1937 edition of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship
The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937, in London , England . Eleven teams took part in this World Championship. Teams from Austria and Czechoslovakia were supposed to be in attendance as well but had issues travelling, and cancelled.[ 1]
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 teams in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8. The three teams that did not advance to the second round were supposed to play off for places 9-11, but first Romania , then both Sweden and Norway decided not to continue playing.[ 1]
Norway prior to the start of the tournament. Playing in their first international competition, the Norwegians finished ninth.
Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain , won its third European championship. The British team, using many of the players from the previous year's Olympics , won their first seven games by a combined total of forty-five to zero, before losing to Canada. The Swiss team finished third, with their final round losses to Canada and Great Britain both coming in overtime.
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
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
Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th place
Standings
Pos.
Team
GP
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff.
Pts.
5
Hungary
3
2
1
0
10:1
+9
5:1
6
Czechoslovakia
3
2
1
0
4:1
+2
5:1
7
France
3
1
0
2
7:8
-6
2:4
8
Poland
3
0
0
3
0:11
–11
0:6
Poland forfeited their games against Hungary and France, which are officially viewed as five to nothing losses.[ 2]
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
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
European Champions 1937
Great Britain
Citations
References
External links Media related to 1937 IIHF World Championship at Wikimedia Commons
Medals were awarded to the best European participants of the World Championships or Olympic Games (marked in italics ).