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International ice hockey competition
The 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 3 and February 12, 1939 in Zürich and Basel , Switzerland . Austria had been annexed by Germany in 1938, and four Austrians played this tournament in German jerseys.[ 1]
The fourteen teams participating in the 1939 World Championship were initially divided into four preliminary groups: two groups of four and two groups of three. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round. The eight teams in the second round played in two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the third (final) round. The six teams not advancing to the second round played a consolation round in two groups of 3 teams with the winners of each group playing a one game play-off for 9th place. The four teams not advancing from the second round played a consolation round for placed 5 through 8.
Canada won its eleventh world championship winning all their games while only giving up one goal in the entire tournament. The USA had lost to the Swiss in the semi-final round, but defeated them in the final to claim silver. The host, Switzerland , won its third European championship by winning a one-game playoff against Czechoslovakia well after the World Championship had concluded. Both teams had earned one point in the final round and decided to play tie-breaking game.[ 1]
World Ice Hockey Championship (in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland)
First Round
Group A
3. February 1939
Basel
Germany
–
Finland
12:1 (2:0,7:1,3:0)
3. February 1939
Basel
USA
–
Italy
5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)
4. February 1939
Basel
Italy
–
Finland
5:2 (1:0,1:0,3:2)
4. February 1939
Basel
USA
–
Germany
4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)
5. February 1939
Basel
USA
–
Finland
4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
5. February 1939
Basel
Germany
–
Italy
4:4 ET (1:0,3:2,0:2,0:0,0:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
USA
3
3
0
0
13: 0
+13
6:0
2
Germany
3
1
1
1
16: 9
+ 7
3:3
3
Italy
3
1
1
1
9:11
- 2
3:3
4
Finland
3
0
0
3
3:21
-18
0:6
The Executive Board voted to have Italy and Germany replay their game (February 6), which ended in a scoreless draw, after which goal differential was used to decide second place.[ 1]
Group B
3. February 1939
Basel
Czechoslovakia
–
Yugoslavia
24:0 (10:0,7:0,7:0)
3. February 1939
Zürich
Switzerland
–
Latvia
12:0 (5:0,3:0,4:0)
4. February 1939
Zürich
Switzerland
–
Yugoslavia
23:0 (7:0,7:0,9:0)
4. February 1939
Zürich
Czechoslovakia
–
Latvia
9:0 (3:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939
Zürich
Latvia
–
Yugoslavia
6:0 (0:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939
Zürich
Switzerland
–
Czechoslovakia
1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Switzerland
3
3
0
0
36: 0
+36
6:0
2
Czechoslovakia
3
2
0
1
33: 1
+32
4:2
3
Latvia
3
1
0
2
6:18
-12
2:4
4
Yugoslavia
3
0
0
3
0:53
-53
0:6
Group C
3. February 1939
Basel
Canada
–
Netherlands
8:0 (1:0,4:0,3:0)
4. February 1939
Basel
Poland
–
Netherlands
9:0 (3:0,2:0,4:0)
5. February 1939
Basel
Canada
–
Poland
4:0 (2:0,1:0,1:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Canada
2
2
0
0
12: 0
+12
4:0
2
Poland
2
1
0
1
9: 4
+ 5
2:2
3
Netherlands
2
0
0
2
0:17
-17
0:4
Group D
3. February 1939
Zürich
Hungary
–
Belgium
8:1 (2:0,4:1,2:0)
4. February 1939
Zürich
Great Britain
–
Belgium
3:1 (0:0,0:1,3:0)
5. February 1939
Zürich
Great Britain
–
Hungary
1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Great Britain
2
2
0
0
4: 1
+3
4:0
2
Hungary
2
1
0
1
8: 2
+6
2:2
3
Belgium
2
0
0
2
2:11
-9
0:4
Consolation Round – Places 9 to 14
Group A
6. February 1939
Basel
Netherlands
–
Finland
2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)
7. February 1939
Basel
Italy
–
Netherlands
2:1 (0:0,0:0,2:1)
8. February 1939
Basel
Italy
–
Finland
2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Italy
2
2
0
0
4:2
+2
4:0
2
Netherlands
2
1
0
1
3:3
0
2:2
3
Finland
2
0
0
2
2:4
-2
0:4
Group B
6. February 1939
Zürich
Latvia
–
Belgium
5:1 (2:0,1:1,2:0)
7. February 1939
Zürich
Belgium
–
Yugoslavia
3:3 (2:1,1:0,0:2)
8. February 1939
Zürich
Latvia
–
Yugoslavia
4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Latvia
2
2
0
0
9:1
+8
4:0
2
Belgium
2
0
1
1
4:8
-4
1:3
3
Yugoslavia
2
0
1
1
3:7
-4
1:3
Consolation round 9-10 Place
9. February 1939
Basel
Italy
–
Latvia
2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)
Second Round
Group A
7. February 1939
Zürich
Czechoslovakia
–
Germany
1:1 ET (0:0,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)
7. February 1939
Zürich
Canada
–
Great Britain
4:0 (0:0,0:0,4:0)
8. February 1939
Zürich
Great Britain
–
Germany
0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
8. February 1939
Basel
Canada
–
Czechoslovakia
2:1 (0:1,0:0,2:0)
9. February 1939
Basel
Great Britain
–
Czechoslovakia
0:2 (0:1,0:1,0:0)
9. February 1939
Zürich
Canada
–
Germany
9:0 (2:0,5:0,2:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Canada
3
3
0
0
15: 1
+14
6:0
2
Czechoslovakia
3
1
1
1
4: 3
+1
3:3
3
Germany
3
1
1
1
2:10
- 8
3:3
4
Great Britain
3
0
0
3
0: 7
- 7
0:6
Group B
7. February 1939
Basel
USA
–
Hungary
3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
7. February 1939
Basel
Switzerland
–
Poland
4:0 (0:0,4:0,0:0)
8. February 1939
Basel
Poland
–
Hungary
5:3 (1:1,2:0,2:2)
8. February 1939
Basel
Switzerland
–
USA
3:2 (0:0,2:2,1:0)
9. February 1939
Basel
USA
–
Poland
4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0)
9. February 1939
Basel
Switzerland
–
Hungary
5:2 (2:1,2:0,1:1)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Switzerland
3
3
0
0
12: 4
+8
6:0
2
USA
3
2
0
1
9: 3
+ 4
4:2
3
Poland
3
1
0
2
5:11
- 6
2:4
4
Hungary
3
0
0
3
5:13
- 8
0:6
Consolation Round -- Places 5 to 8
10. February 1939
Basel
Poland
–
Hungary
3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
11. February 1939
Zürich
Germany
–
Hungary
6:2 (0:2,3:0,3:0)
12. February 1939
Basel
Germany
–
Poland
4:0 (1:0,3:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
5
Germany
2
2
0
0
10: 2
+8
4:0
6
Poland
2
1
0
1
3: 4
-1
2:2
7
Hungary
2
0
0
2
2: 9
-7
0:4
8
Great Britain
0
0
0
0
0: 0
0
0:0
Final Round – Places 1 to 4
10. February 1939
Zürich
USA
–
Czechoslovakia
1:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
10. February 1939
Basel
Switzerland
–
Canada
0:7 (0:2,0:4,0:1)
11. February 1939
Basel
Switzerland
–
USA
1:2 (0:1,0:0,1:1)
11. February 1939
Basel
Canada
–
Czechoslovakia
4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
12. February 1939
Basel
Canada
–
USA
4:0 (3:0,1:0,0:0)
12. February 1939
Zürich
Switzerland
–
Czechoslovakia
0:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.
Team
G.P.
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals
Goal Diff
Pts..
1
Canada
3
3
0
0
15: 0
+15
6:0
2
USA
3
2
0
1
3: 5
- 2
4:2
3
Switzerland
3
0
1
2
1: 9
- 8
1:5
4
Czechoslovakia
3
0
1
2
0: 6
- 6
1:5
Playoff for 3rd place (and European Championship)
5. March 1939
Basel
Switzerland
–
Czechoslovakia
2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)
Final Rankings – 1939 World Championships
World Champion 1939
Canada
Team Members
Trail Smoke Eaters
Pos.
Country
Members
1
CAN
Bunny Dame , Benny Hayes , Joe Benoit , Tom Johnston , Jim Haight , Mel Snowdon , Duke Scodellaro , Mickey Brennen , Dick Kowcinak , Ab Cronie , Jim Morris , John McCreedy , Buck Buchanan ; Trainer: Elmer Piper
Final Rankings – 1939 European Championships
European Champion 1939
Switzerland
Citations
References
Complete results
Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League . Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9 .
Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 . Moydart Press. pp. 129–30.
Medals were awarded to the best European participants of the World Championships or Olympic Games (marked in italics ).