1938 Ice Hockey World Championships

1938 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championship 1938 Czechoslovakia 11–20 February 14 1 1 ih Canada 1921 10 Great Britain Czechoslovakia Germany 1935 40 159 1937 1939 The 1938 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 11 and February 20, 1938, at Štvanice Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It marked the 30th anniversary of the IIHF, and a special celebration was held with famous hockey players from all over Europe in attendance. Also a yearbook was produced for the twenty-two member nations which documented which European country had the most hockey clubs (Czechoslovakia 361) and the most artificial rinks (Great Britain 21).Duplacey p. 502 Fourteen teams participated in this World Championship. It was first divided into three preliminary round groups — two groups of five and a group with four teams. In the preliminary round, the top three teams in each group advanced to the second round. The nine teams advancing to the second round were divided into three groups of three teams each. The three group winners and the best second-place team advanced to the semifinals. The Canadians won the World Championship title for the tenth time beating Great Britain 3-1 in the final, leaving the British with their fourth European Championship title (the third in a row). In the bronze-medal game, Czechoslovakia defeated Germany 3-0, and in a match for fifth place Sweden defeated Switzerland 2-0. The Swiss were very unhappy with the IIHF's decision to pick Germany as the fourth semi-finalist, as the two of them, and Sweden, finished the second round in an absolute tie. The decision was made to advance Germany because they had lost to Canada, so they were the best European nation in their group.Summary World Men's Hockey Championships (in Prague, Czechoslovakia) First round Group A 11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SUI – HUN 1920 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) 11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague LIT 1918 – ROM 1866 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) 12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SUI – ROM 1866 8:1 (2:0,1:1,5:0) 12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague POL 1928 – LIT 1918 8:1 (4:0,3:0,1:1) 13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague POL 1928 – ROM 1866 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0) 13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague HUN 1920 – LIT 1918 10:1 (2:0,4:0,4:1) 14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SUI – LIT 1918 15:0 (9:0,2:0,4:0) 14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague POL 1928 – HUN 1920 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) 15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague HUN 1920 – ROM 1866 3:1 (1:1,1:0,1:0) 15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SUI – POL 1928 7:1 (3:0,1:0,3:1) Standings - Group A Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points1 SUI440031: 2+298:02 POL 1928430115: 8+ 76:23 HUN 1920420213: 6+ 74:44 LIT 19184103 3:33-302:65 ROM 18664004 2:15-130:8 Group B 11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague LAT – NOR 3:1 OT (1:0,0:1,0:0,2:0) 11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GBR – GER 1935 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) 12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague USA 1912 – LAT 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) 12 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GBR – NOR 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0) 13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague USA 1912 – NOR 7:1 (3:0,4:0,0:1) 13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GER 1935 – LAT 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) 14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GBR – LAT 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1) 14 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague USA 1912 – GER 1935 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0) 15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GER 1935 – NOR 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0) 15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GBR – USA 1912 1:1 OT (0:0,0:0,1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0) Standings - Group B Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points1 GBR431015: 2+137:12 USA 1912431010: 2+ 87:13 GER 19354202 9: 2+ 74:44 LAT4103 4: 8- 42:65 NOR4004 2:26-240:8 Group C 11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague CAN 1921 – SWE 3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0) 11 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – AUT 1934 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) 13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague CAN 1921 – AUT 1934 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) 13 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – SWE 0:0 OT (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0) 15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – CAN 1921 0:3 (0:2,0:0,0:1) 15 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SWE – AUT 1934 1:1 OT (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0) Standings - Group C Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points1 CAN 192133009:2+76:02 TCH31111:3-23:33 SWE30213:4-12:44 AUT 193430121:5-41:5 Second round Group A 16 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – USA 1912 2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0) 17 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SUI – USA 1912 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) 18 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – SUI 3:2 OT. (0:1,1:0,0:0,2:1) Standings - Group A Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points1 TCH22005:2+34:02 SUI +21013:3 02:23 USA 191220020:3-30:4 Group B 16 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GBR – SWE 3:2 (0:0,1:1,2:1) 17 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SWE – POL 1928 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) 18 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GBR – POL 1928 7:1 (3:1,4:0,0:0) Standings - Group B Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points1 GBR220010: 3+74:02 SWE +2101 3: 3 02:23 POL 19282002 1: 8-70:4 Group C 16 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague CAN 1921 – GER 1935 3:2 OT. (1:1,0:1,1:0,1:0) 17 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague GER 1935 – HUN 1920 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) 18 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague CAN 1921 – HUN 1920 1:1 OT. (1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0) Standings—Group C Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Diff. Points1 CAN 192121104:3+13:12 GER 1935 +21013:3 02:23 HUN 192020111:2-11:3 + Germany, Switzerland and Sweden ended with identical records. The Organizing Committee awarded the semifinal position to Germany because it had to play Canada. Consolation round 5–6 place 19 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague SWE – SUI 2:0 (1:0,0:0,1:0) Final round Semifinals 19 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague CAN 1921 – GER 1935 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) 19 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – GBR 0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)Game for 3rd place 20 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague TCH – GER 1935 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0)Final 20 February 1938 Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague CAN 1921 – GBR 3:1 (3:1,0:0,0:0) Final Rankings – World Championships thumb|right|The bronze-medal match between Czechoslovakia and Germany. Czechoslovakia won 3–0. Image:gold medal icon.svg Canada 1921Image:silver medal icon.svg GBRImage:bronze medal icon.svg TCH4 GER 19355 SWE6 SUI7 Hungary 19207 POL 19287 USA 191210 AUT 193410 LAT10 LIT 191813 NOR13 ROM 1866 World Champion 1938 CAN 1921 80px Members of team Sudbury Wolves Pos. Team Players 1 CANPat McReavy, Roy Heximer, Mel Albright, Johnny Godfrey, Glen Sutherland, Gordie Bruce, Jimmy Russell, Buster Portland, Jack Marshall, John Coulter, Percy Allen, Reg Chipman, Archie Burnie; Trainer: Max Silverman Final Rankings – European Championships Image:gold medal icon.svg GBRImage:silver medal icon.svg TCHImage:bronze medal icon.svg GER 19354 SWE5 SUI6 HUN 19206 POL 19288 AUT 19348 LAT8 LIT 191811 NOR11 ROM 1866 European Champion 1938 GBR 80px Citations References Complete results 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 128–9 Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia Category:1937–38 in Czechoslovak ice hockey Category:February 1938 sports events in Europe Category:Sports competitions in Prague Category:1930s in Prague