The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 28th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from March 1 to March 12, 1961. Canada, represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters, won their nineteenth international title. It would be the last championship for Canada in thirty-three years.[1]
Contents |
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 - 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 - 09 | 13 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51 - 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Sweden | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 - 27 | 8 |
| 5 | East Germany | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 - 33 | 4 |
| 6 | United States | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 - 43 | 3 |
| 7 | Finland | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 - 43 | 3 |
| 8 | West Germany | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 - 50 | 2 |
| 02 March | Canada | 6-1 |
Sweden |
| 02 March | Czechoslovakia | 6-0 |
Finland |
| 02 March | Soviet Union | 13-2 |
United States |
| 04 March | Czechoslovakia | 4-1 |
United States |
| 04 March | Finland | 6-4 |
East Germany |
| 04 March | Canada | 9-1 |
West Germany |
| 04 March | Soviet Union | 6-2 |
Sweden |
| 05 March | Canada | 7-4 |
United States |
| 05 March | Czechoslovakia | 6-0 |
West Germany |
| 05 March | Sweden | 3-2 |
East Germany |
| 05 March | Soviet Union | 7-3 |
Finland |
| 07 March | Sweden | 6-4 |
Finland |
| 07 March | Czechoslovakia | 6-4 |
Soviet Union |
| 07 March | United States | 4-4 |
West Germany |
| 07 March | Canada | 5-2 |
East Germany |
| 08 March | Sweden | 12-1 |
West Germany |
| 08 March | East Germany | 6-5 |
United States |
| 09 March | Soviet Union | 9-1 |
East Germany |
| 09 March | Finland | 3-3 |
West Germany |
| 09 March | Canada | 1-1 |
Czechoslovakia |
| 11 March | Czechoslovakia | 5-1 |
East Germany |
| 11 March | Sweden | 7-3 |
United States |
| 11 March | Soviet Union | 11-1 |
West Germany |
| 11 March | Canada | 12-1 |
Finland |
| 12 March | Canada | 5-1 |
Soviet Union |
| 12 March | Czechoslovakia | 5-2 |
Sweden |
| 12 March | United States | 5-2 |
Finland |
| 12 March | East Germany | 5-0 |
West Germany |
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 - 09 | 8 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 - 11 | 8 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 - 15 | 5 |
| 12 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 - 20 | 5 |
| 13 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 - 17 | 2 |
| 14 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 - 35 | 2 |
| 03 March | Switzerland | 0-6 |
Norway |
| 03 March | Great Britain | 10-2 |
Austria |
| 03 March | Italy | 5-3 |
Poland |
| 05 March | Italy | 7-2 |
Austria |
| 06 March | Norway | 5-3 |
Poland |
| 06 March | Italy | 3-3 |
Great Britain |
| 06 March | Switzerland | 9-1 |
Austria |
| 07 March | Switzerland | 1-3 |
Poland |
| 09 March | Great Britain | 3-2 |
Poland |
| 09 March | Norway | 7-2 |
Austria |
| 10 March | Austria | 3-2 |
Poland |
| 10 March | Norway | 7-1 |
Italy |
| 10 March | Switzerland | 2-2 |
Great Britain |
| 11 March | Switzerland | 5-3 |
Italy |
| 12 March | Great Britain | 3-2 |
Norway |
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 - 05 | 10 |
| 16 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 - 16 | 8 |
| 17 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 - 22 | 6 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 - 36 | 4 |
| 19 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 - 47 | 2 |
| 20 | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 09 - 56 | 0 |
| 03 March | France | 7-3 |
Netherlands |
| 03 March | Romania | 22-1 |
Belgium |
| 03 March | Yugoslavia | 12-3 |
South Africa |
| 04 March | Yugoslavia | 9-2 |
Netherlands |
| 05 March | Romania | 14-0 |
South Africa |
| 06 March | Netherlands | 8-4 |
South Africa |
| 06 March | France | 10-0 |
Belgium |
| 06 March | Romania | 12-1 |
Yugoslavia |
| 07 March | France | 11-2 |
South Africa |
| 08 March | Yugoslavia | 10-2 |
Belgium |
| 08 March | Romania | 12-0 |
Netherlands |
| 09 March | France | 3-2 |
Yugoslavia |
| 10 March | Romania | 9-3 |
France |
| 10 March | Netherlands | 5-4 |
Belgium |
| 11 March | South Africa | 9-2 |
Belgium |