1931 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1931 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 1 and February 8, 1931 in Krynica, Poland.
The University of Manitoba Grads Hockey Team represented Canada and were world champions.
[edit] Standings
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 11 |
| Silver | United States | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 10 |
| Bronze | Austria | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 8 |
| 4th | Poland | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 5th | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| 6th | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 7th | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 8th | Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| 9th | France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| 10th | Romania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 |
[edit] Games
First Round
Winners of First Round games advance to Second Round. Losers advance to "Losers Pool"
February 1 - Czechoslovakia 4 - 1 Hungary
February 1 - Austria 1 - 0 Great Britain
Second Round
Winners of Second Round games advance to "Final Pool". Losers advance to "Qualifying Round".
February 1 - Canada 9 - 0 France
February 2 - Czechoslovakia 4 - 1 Poland
February 2 - Sweden 3 - 1 Austria
February 2 - United States 15 - 0 Romania
Qualifying Round
Winners of Qualifying Round games advance to "Final Pool". Losers advance to "Losers Pool".
February 3 - Austria 7 - 0 Romania
February 3 - Poland 2 - 1 France
Losers Pool
Games played February 4 to February 7
Hungary 3 - 1 Great Britain
France 7 - 1 Romania
Hungary 9 - 1 Romania
Great Britain 2 - 1 France
Great Britain 11 - 0 Romania
Hungary 1 - 0 France
Losers Pool - Standings
| Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Goal Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | .svg/20px-Flag_of_Hungary_(state).svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13: 2 | +11 | 6:0 |
| 8 |  Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14: 4 | +10 | 4:2 |
| 9 |  France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8: 4 | + 4 | 2:4 |
| 10 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:27 | -25 | 0:6 |
Final Pool
February 4 - United States 2 - 1 Austria
February 4 - Canada 2 - 0 Czechoslovakia
February 4 - Poland 2 - 0 Sweden
February 5 - Czechoslovakia 2 - 1 Austria
February 5 - United States 3 - 0 Sweden
February 5 - Canada 3 - 0 Poland
February 6 - United States 1 - 0 Czechoslovakia
February 6 - Canada 0 - 0 Sweden
February 6 - Austria 2 - 1 Poland
February 7 - Sweden 1 - 0 Czechoslovakia
February 7 - Canada 8 - 0 Austria
February 7 - United States 1 - 0 Poland
February 8 - Austria 1 - 0 Sweden
February 8 - Poland 0 - 0 Czechoslovakia
February 8 - Canada 2 - 0 United States
Final Pool -- Standings
| Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Goal Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15: 0 | +15 | 9:1 |
| 2 |  USA |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7: 3 | + 4 | 8:2 |
| 3 |  Austria |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5:13 | - 8 | 4:6 |
| 4 |  Poland + |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3: 6 | - 3 | 3:7 |
| 5 |  Czechoslovakia + |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2: 5 | - 3 | 3:7 |
| 6 |  Sweden |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1: 6 | - 5 | 3:7 |
+ tie decided in favour of Poland with more total goals scored
[edit] Trivia
Sweden's 0 - 0 tie with Canada was the first time a European team did not lose to a team representing Canada.
