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Ice Hockey European Championships

Ice Hockey European Championship
Genresports event
Date(s)January–March
Frequencyannual
Location(s)various
Inaugurated1910 (1910)
Most recent1991 (1991)
Organised byIIHF

The Ice Hockey European Championship was an annual ice hockey tournament for European countries associated with the International Ice Hockey Federation. A total of 66 European Champions were crowned in between the years 1910 and 1991.[1]

Independent championship tournaments were organized between 1910 and 1927, and again in 1929 and 1932. The 1928 European Championships medals were awarded to the European participants of the Olympic tournament in St. Moritz. After 1932, the European Championship was awarded to the top European team among the participants in the Ice Hockey World Championships. Until 1970, the final standings for the European Championship was determined simply by where European teams placed in the World Championships. Starting in 1971, a separate final standings was maintained, determined by using only the games played between European teams at the World Championships.[1]

Between 1954 and 1991, in all but six tournaments, the only three teams to medal were the Soviets, Czechoslovakia, and Sweden. The Soviets led all European countries with 27 championships in that span.[1]

There were no European (or World) Championships awarded in the Olympic years of 1980, 1984 and 1988.

Results

Year Gold Silver Bronze Venue
1910  Great Britain German Empire Germany  Belgium Switzerland Les Avants, Switzerland
1911  Bohemia German Empire Germany  Belgium German Empire Berlin, Germany
1912 Tournament declared null and void Austria-Hungary Prague, Austria-Hungary
1913  Belgium  Bohemia German Empire Germany German Empire Munich, Germany
1914  Bohemia German Empire Germany  Belgium German Empire Berlin, Germany
No Championship held in 1915-1920 due to World War I
1921  Sweden  Czechoslovakia only two teams entered Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
1922  Czechoslovakia  Sweden   Switzerland Switzerland St. Moritz, Switzerland
1923  Sweden  France  Czechoslovakia Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
1924  France  Sweden   Switzerland Italy Milan, Italy
1925  Czechoslovakia  Austria   Switzerland Czechoslovakia Štrbské Pleso / Starý Smokovec, Czechoslovakia
1926   Switzerland  Czechoslovakia  Austria Switzerland Davos, Switzerland
1927  Austria  Belgium  Germany Austria Vienna, Austria
1929  Czechoslovakia  Poland  Austria Hungary Budapest, Hungary
1932  Sweden  Austria   Switzerland Germany Berlin, Germany
Notes
  • Prague 1912: Championship was declared null and void as Austria was not a member of the IIHF at the time of the competition. (1. Bohemia, 2. Germany, 3. Austria)
  • Berlin 1932 was the last separate IIHF European Championship event.
  • European Championship medals were awarded to the European participants of the IIHF World Championships until 1991.

European Medalists from combined events

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1928  Sweden   Switzerland  Great Britain
1930  Germany   Switzerland  Austria
1931  Austria  Poland  Czechoslovakia
1933  Czechoslovakia  Austria  Germany
  Switzerland
1934  Germany   Switzerland  Czechoslovakia
1935   Switzerland  Great Britain  Czechoslovakia
1936  Great Britain  Czechoslovakia  Germany
 Sweden
1937  Great Britain   Switzerland  Germany
1938  Great Britain  Czechoslovakia  Germany
1939   Switzerland  Czechoslovakia  Germany
1947  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Austria
1948  Czechoslovakia   Switzerland  Sweden
1949  Czechoslovakia  Sweden   Switzerland
1950   Switzerland  Great Britain  Sweden
1951  Sweden   Switzerland  Norway
1952  Sweden  Czechoslovakia   Switzerland
1953  Sweden  West Germany   Switzerland
1954  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1955  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1956  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1957  Sweden  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia
1958  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1959  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1960  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1961  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1962  Sweden  Finland  Norway
1963  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1964  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1965  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1966  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  East Germany
1967  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1968  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1969  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1970  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1971  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1972  Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union  Sweden
1973  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1974  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1975  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1976  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Soviet Union
1977  Czechoslovakia  Sweden  Soviet Union
1978  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1979  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1981  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1982  Soviet Union  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1983  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1985  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1986  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
1987  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Finland
1989  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia  Sweden
1990  Sweden  Soviet Union  Czechoslovakia
1991  Soviet Union  Sweden  Finland
Notes
  • only first-round games in the World Championships were used for the European rankings.[2]
  • in 1972 and 1976 there was a world tournament separate from the olympics.

Medal table

# Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 27 5 2 34
2 Bohemia / Czechoslovakia 14 21 17 52
 Bohemia 2 1 0 3
 Czechoslovakia 12 20 17 49
3  Sweden 10 19 17 46
4   Switzerland 4 6 8 18
5  Great Britain 4 2 1 7
6 Germany / West Germany 2 4 7 13
 Germany 2 3 7 12
 West Germany 0 1 0 1
7  Austria 2 3 4 9
8  Belgium 1 1 3 5
9  France 1 1 0 2
10  Poland 0 2 0 2
11  Finland 0 1 4 5
12  Norway 0 0 2 2
13  East Germany 0 0 1 1

Medals 1910-1991 (Including Precursors)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union275234
2 Czechoslovakia14211752
3 Sweden10191746
4 Switzerland46818
5 Great Britain4217
6 Germany24814
7 Austria2349
8 Belgium1135
9 France1102
10 Poland0202
11 Finland0145
12 Norway0022
Totals (12 entries)656566196
  • 1921 no Bronze + 1933 and 1936 Shared Bronze.
  • 12 Editions + 53 from other Events.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Malolepszy, Tomasz (2013). European Ice Hockey Championship Results Since 1910. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8781-7. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ Duplacey p.498