1959 Ice Hockey World Championships

1959 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships October 2020 1959 Czechoslovakia 5–15 March 12 7 ih Canada 1957 18 USSR 1955 Czechoslovakia USA 1959 48 397 406601 CAN 1957 Red Berenson (13 points) 1958 1960 right|thumb|200px|Trophy awarded for the 1959 World Championships The 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 5 March and 15 March 1959, in Prague, and six other cities in Czechoslovakia. Canada, represented by the Belleville McFarlands, won their 18th World championship, winning every game but their last. The Soviet Union finished second, claiming their fifth European title followed by the host Czechoslovaks. In the consolation round, West Germany played against East Germany for the first time in a World Championship, winning easily, 8–0. The Canadian games were broadcast on CJBQ radio by Jack Devine.Boyce Gerry Belleville: A Popular History Natural Heritage Books 2008 Toronto, Ontario 218–219 978-1-55002-863-8 World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia) First round Twelve teams played in three groups where first and second place advanced to the final round, while the 3rd and 4th place teams competed in a consolation round. Group 1 Played in Bratislava. main WDL Q 2 CAN CAN 1957 TCH TCH SUI SUI POL POL 3 0 0 39 2 2 0 1 24 8 1 0 2 8 35 0 0 3 4 30 #ccffcc A A complete #eeeeee 5 March TCH 9–0 SUI #ffffff 5 March CAN 1957 9–0 POL #eeeeee 6 March CAN 1957 23–0 SUI #ffffff 6 March TCH 13–1 POL #eeeeee 7 March POL 3–8 SUI #ffffff 7 March CAN 1957 7–2 TCH Group 2 Played in Brno. main WDL Q 2 URS URS 1955 USA USA 1912 NOR NOR GDR GDR 1949 3 0 0 24 5 2 0 1 22 10 1 0 2 10 26 0 0 3 6 21 #ccffcc A A complete #eeeeee 5 March URS 1955 6–1 GDR 1949 #ffffff 5 March NOR 3–10 USA 1912 #eeeeee 6 March USA 1912 9–2 GDR 1949 #ffffff 6 March NOR 1–13 URS 1955 #eeeeee 7 March GDR 1949 3–6 NOR #ffffff 7 March URS 1955 5–3 USA 1912 Group 3 Played in Ostrava. main WDL Q 2 SWE SWE FIN FIN FRG FRG ITA ITA 2 1 0 21 5 1 1 1 13 12 1 0 2 11 13 1 0 2 7 22 #ccffcc A A complete #eeeeee 5 March SWE 11–0 ITA #ffffff 5 March FIN 5–3 FRG #eeeeee 6 March ITA 2–7 FRG #ffffff 6 March SWE 4–4 FIN #eeeeee 7 March ITA 5–4 FIN #ffffff 7 March FRG 1–6 SWE Final Round thumb|Canada - Soviet Union Played in Prague. Canada finished first by virtue of a better goal differential, 14 to 10. The Czechoslovaks captured bronze in dramatic fashion, they needed to win against the previously undefeated Canadians in the final game and by enough of a margin to beat out the Americans on tie-breakers. By scoring an empty net goal in the dying moments of the final gameOttawa Citizen March 16, 1959, page 13. the Czechoslovaks equaled the Americans on points (6 each), and goal differential (8 each). The final tie-breaker was goal average, in which the Czechoslovaks had the advantage 1.57 to 1.53. main WDL 2 CAN CAN 1957 URS URS 1955 TCH TCH USA USA 1912 SWE SWE FIN FIN 4 0 1 21 7 4 0 1 20 10 3 0 2 22 14 3 0 2 23 15 1 0 4 6 21 0 0 5 7 32 complete #eeeeee 9 March CAN 1957 6–0 FIN #ffffff 9 March URS 1955 5–1 USA 1912 #eeeeee 9 March TCH 4–1 SWE #ffffff 10 March TCH 8–2 FIN #eeeeee 10 March USA 1912 7–1 SWE #ffffff 11 March USA 1912 10–3 FIN #ffffff 11 March URS 1955 1–3 CAN 1957 #ffffff 12 March CAN 1957 5–0 SWE #ffffff 12 March TCH 3–4 URS 1955 #ffffff 13 March SWE 2–1 FIN #ffffff 13 March TCH 2–4 USA 1912 #ffffff 14 March USA 1912 1–4 CAN 1957 #ffffff 14 March FIN 1–6 URS 1955 #ffffff 15 March URS 1955 4–2 SWE #ffffff 15 March TCH 5–3 CAN 1957 Consolation round Played in Kladno, Mladá Boleslav and Kolín. main WDL 2 7 FRG FRG NOR NOR GDR GDR 1949 ITA ITA POL POL SUI SUI 4 1 0 30 9 3 1 1 20 20 3 0 2 20 21 2 1 2 20 17 1 0 4 11 20 0 1 4 08 22 complete #eeeeee 9 March POL 1–5 GDR 1949 #ffffff 9 March NOR 4–4 SUI #eeeeee 9 March FRG 2–2 ITA #ffffff 10 March ITA 3–4 NOR #eeeeee 10 March POL 3–5 FRG #ffffff 10 March GDR 1949 6–2 SUI #ffffff 11 March FRG 8–0 GDR 1949 #ffffff 11 March SUI 1–4 ITA #ffffff 11 March NOR 4–3 POL #ffffff 13 March GDR 1949 8–6 ITA #ffffff 13 March FRG 9–4 NOR #ffffff 13 March SUI 1–2 POL #ffffff 14 March SUI 0–6 FRG #ffffff 14 March POL 2–5 ITA #ffffff 14 March NOR 4–1 GDR 1949 World Championship Group B (Czechoslovakia) Three other nations played a secondary tournament in Plzeň. A Czechoslovakia 'B' (junior) team also participated in the tournament. Had their games counted, they would've finished first. Final Round main WDL 2 13 ROU ROU 1952 HUN HUN AUT AUT 2 0 0 12 4 1 0 1 05 9 0 0 2 04 8 complete #eeeeee 5 March HUN 3–2 AUT #ffffff 6 March TCH B 3–0 ROU 1952 #eeeeee 7 March ROU 1952 5–2 AUT #ffffff 8 March TCH B 7–1 AUT #eeeeee 9 March TCH B 17–2 HUN #ffffff 10 March ROU 1952 7–2 HUN European Championship medal table URS 1955 TCH SWE4 FIN5 FRG6 NOR7 GDR 19498 ITA9 POL10 SUI11 ROM 195212 HUN13 AUT Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: URS 1955 Nikolai Puchkov Best Defenceman: CAN 1921 Jean Lamirande Best Forward: USA 1912 Bill Clearyhttps://www.eliteprospects.com/player/112436/bill-cleary Bill Cleary eliteprospects.com July 26, 2022 Citations References Championnat du monde 1959 Duplacey James Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League 1998 Total Sports 0-8362-7114-9 498–528 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/498 Podnieks Andrew IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 2010 Moydart Press 135–6 Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia World Championships Ice Hockey World Championships Category:Sports competitions in Prague Category:Sports competitions in Bratislava Ice Hockey World Championships, 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships, 1959 Category:Sports competitions in Brno Category:Sport in Ostrava