1937 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937 in London, England. Only eleven teams took part in this World Championship. In the preliminary round, the teams were divided into three groups: two groups of four teams and a group with three teams. The top three teams in the groups with four teams and the top two in the group with three teams advanced to the second round. The second round consisted of two groups of four with the top two teams in each group advancing to the final round. The other four team in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8.

Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain, won its third European championship.

Contents

World Ice Hockey Championship (in London , England)

First Round

Group A

17. February 1937 London  Hungary –  Romania 4:1 (2:1,0:0,2:0)
17. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Germany 6:0 (1:0,1:0,4:0)
18. February 1937 London  Germany –  Romania 4:2 (0:0,1:0,3:2)
18. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Hungary 7:0 (0:0,2:0,5:0)
19. February 1937 London  Germany –  Hungary 2:2 (1:0,0:1,1:1)
19. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Romania 11:0 (3:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 24: 0 +24 6:0
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 6:10 - 4 3:3
2  Hungary 3 1 1 1 6:10 - 4 3:3
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 3:19 -16 0:6

Group B

17. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia –  Norway 7:0 (2:0,3:0,2:0)
18. February 1937 London  Switzerland –  Norway 13:2 (3:1,6:1,4:0)
19. February 1937 London  Switzerland –  Czechoslovakia 2:2 (0:0,1:2,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Switzerland 2 1 1 0 15: 4 +11 3:1
2  Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 9: 2 + 7 3:1
3  Norway 2 0 0 2 2:20 -18 0:4

Group C

17. February 1937 London  Poland –  Sweden 3:0 (0:0,3:0,0:0)
17. February 1937 London  Canada –  France 12:0 (2:0,5:0,5:0)
18. February 1937 London  France –  Sweden 2:1 (0:1,1:0,1:0)
18. February 1937 London  Canada –  Poland 8:2 (3:1,3:0,2:1)
19. February 1937 London  Poland –  France 7:1 (2:1,3:0,2:0)
19. February 1937 London  Canada –  Sweden 9:0 (4:0,2:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 29: 2 +27 6:0
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 12: 9 + 3 4:2
3  France 3 1 0 2 3:20 -17 2:4
4  Sweden 3 0 0 3 1:14 -13 0:6

Second Round

Group A

20. February 1937 London  Germany –  France 5:0 (1:0,3:0,1:0)
20. February 1937 London  Canada –  Czechoslovakia 3:0 (0:0,2:0,1:0)
21. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia –  France 8:1 (2:1,2:0,4:0)
21. February 1937 London  Canada –  Germany 5:0 (0:0,3:0,2:0)
22. February 1937 London  Germany –  Czechoslovakia 2:1 n.V. (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
22. February 1937 London  Canada –  France 13:1 (2:0,4:0,7:1)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 21: 1 +20 6:0
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 7: 6 + 1 4:2
3  Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 9: 6 + 3 2:4
4  France 3 0 0 3 2:26 -24 0:6

Group B

20. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Switzerland 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
20. February 1937 London  Poland –  Hungary 4:0 (1:0,1:0,2:0)
21. February 1937 London  Switzerland –  Hungary 4:2 (0:1,2:1,2:0)
21. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Poland 11:0 (5:0,4:0,2:0)
22. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Hungary 5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0)
22. February 1937 London  Switzerland –  Poland 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 0 19: 0 +19 6:0
2  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 5: 5 0 4:2
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 4:12 -8 2:4
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 2:13 -11 0:6

Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th Place

25. February 1937 London  Hungary –  France 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
25. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia –  Poland 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
26. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia –  France 3:1 (1:0,1:0,1:1)
27. February 1937 London  Czechoslovakia –  Hungary 0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
5  Hungary 2 1 1 0 5:1 +4 3:1
6  Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 3:1 +2 3:1
7  France 2 0 0 2 2:8 -6 0:4
8  Poland 0 0 0 0 0:0 0 0:0

Final Round – 1st to 4th Place

25. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Switzerland 2:0 n.V. (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,2:0)
25. February 1937 London  Canada –  Germany 5:0 (1:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937 London  Switzerland –  Germany 6:0 (2:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Canada 0:3 (0:1,0:1,0:1)
27. February 1937 London  Canada –  Switzerland 2:1 n.V. (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
27. February 1937 London  Great Britain –  Germany 5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 10: 1 + 9 6:0
2  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 7: 3 + 4 4:2
3  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 7: 4 + 3 2:4
4  Germany 3 0 0 3 0:16 -16 0:6

Final Rankings – World Championships

RF Team
1  Canada
2  Great Britain
3  Switzerland
4  Germany
5  Hungary
6  Czechoslovakia
7  France
8  Poland
9  Norway
10  Sweden
11  Romania

Teams

Pos. Country Team Members (Kimberley Dynamiters)
1 CAN Ralph Reading, Harry Robertson, Fred Botterill, T. Almack, James Kemp, Hugo Mackie, Gordon Wilson, Doug Keiver, George Goble, Ken Campbell, Fred Burnett, Paul Kozak, Eric Hornquist; Trainer: John Achtzener

Final Rankings – European Championships

RF Team
1  Great Britain
2  Switzerland
3  Germany
4  Hungary
5  Czechoslovakia
6  France
7  Poland
8  Norway
9  Sweden
10  Romania

European Champions 1937
 Great Britain

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Notes

information based upon German version at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft_1937