1962 Ice Hockey World Championships

1962 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships August 2023 1962 United States 8–18 March 8 ih Sweden 3 Canada 1957 USA Finland 28 310 70702 SWE Nisse Nilsson 18 points 1961 1963 The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from 8 to 18 March 1962. This was the first World Championship hosted in North America that was not part of ice hockey at the Olympic Games.Summary and explanations (in french) It also remains the only IIHF World Championship ever held in the United States that was not also part of the Olympics. The World Championships were in jeopardy of being cancelled to the political situation in Europe and the Berlin Wall. Sweden won their third World, and their ninth European title. Canada, represented by the Galt Terriers, lost only to the Swedes finishing second, followed by the host Americans. In the 'B' pool, the Australian team defeated Denmark for their first victory ever. Political issues The World Championships were scheduled to be hosted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but the event was placed in jeopardy due to the political situation in Europe. When the Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the West, NATO responded with travel restrictions which prevented the East Germany national ice hockey team from attending the World Championships.https://hockeyinsociety.com/2018/05/28/hockey-research-at-the-2018-north-american-society-for-sport-history-nassh-conference/ Hockey Research at the 2018 North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Conference – Canadian Speculation: Back-Up Host for the 1962 IIHF World Championships or NATO Ally? Dicther Heather L. May 28, 2018 Hockey in Society 2019-06-06 Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh felt that politics should not affect sports, and that the decision went against the goodwill and relations established by teams traveling behind the Iron Curtain. He called for the International Ice Hockey Federation to unite in opposition to the NATO decision.Politics, Sports Said Mixed February 3, 1962 Medicine Hat News Medicine Hat, Alberta 5 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-feb-03-1962-1326683/ Teams from the Soviet Union and other communist countries ultimately chose to withdraw in protest of the NATO decision.https://www.hockeyarchives.info/mondial1962.htm Championnats du monde 1962 Hockey Archives fr 2019-10-12 Qualifying round (A/B) With the absences of the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany, the top two nations from the 1961 'B' pool were elevated (Norway and Great Britain). The third and final spot was filled by a qualifying game between the only remaining 'B' pool nations. #eeeeee 07 March SUI 9-4 AUT Switzerland qualified in Group A Austria qualified in Group B World Championship Group A (United States) Final round main WDL 2 SWE SWE CAN CAN 1957 USA USA FIN FIN NOR NOR FRG FRG SUI SUI GBR GBR 7 0 0 67 10 6 0 1 58 12 5 0 2 54 23 3 0 4 32 42 3 0 4 32 54 2 0 5 27 36 1 0 6 21 60 1 0 6 19 73 complete #eeeeee 08 March GBR 3-6 SUI #eeeeee 08 March USA 14-2 NOR #eeeeee 08 March FIN 1-8 CAN 1957 #eeeeee 09 March FIN 5-7 GBR #eeeeee 09 March SWE 17-2 SUI #eeeeee 09 March FRG 4-6 NOR #eeeeee 10 March USA 1-2 SWE #eeeeee 10 March CAN 1957 8-0 FRG #eeeeee 11 March CAN 1957 7-2 SUI #eeeeee 11 March GBR 2-12 NOR #eeeeee 11 March USA 6-3 FIN #eeeeee 12 March NOR 7-5 SUI #eeeeee 12 March GBR 0-9 FRG #eeeeee 12 March SWE 12-2 FIN #eeeeee 13 March CAN 1957 3-5 SWE #eeeeee 13 March USA 8-4 FRG #eeeeee 14 March FIN 7-4 SUI #eeeeee 14 March USA 12-5 GBR #eeeeee 14 March CAN 1957 14-1 NOR #eeeeee 15 March FRG 3-9 FIN #eeeeee 15 March SWE 17-0 GBR #eeeeee 16 March SWE 10-2 NOR #eeeeee 16 March USA 12-1 SUI #eeeeee 17 March FIN 5-2 NOR #eeeeee 17 March GBR 2-12 CAN 1957 #eeeeee 17 March SWE 4-0 FRG #eeeeee 18 March USA 1-6 CAN 1957 #eeeeee 18 March FRG 7-1 SUI World Championship Group B (United States) Final round main WDL 2 9 JPN JPN AUT AUT FRA FRA NED NED AUS AUS DEN DEN 5 0 0 63 16 4 0 1 49 09 3 0 2 35 25 2 0 3 20 46 1 0 4 13 51 0 0 5 09 42 complete #eeeeee 08 March AUS 4-6 NED #eeeeee 09 March JPN 10-8 FRA #eeeeee 10 March AUS 0-17 AUT #eeeeee 10 March NED 9-4 DEN #eeeeee 11 March FRA 7-2 DEN #eeeeee 12 March AUS 2-13 JPN #eeeeee 13 March FRA 13-1 AUS #eeeeee 13 March NED 1-12 AUT #eeeeee 14 March JPN 7-3 AUT #eeeeee 15 March FRA 6-2 NED #eeeeee 15 March DEN 2-6 AUS #eeeeee 16 March NED 2-20 JPN #eeeeee 16 March FRA 1-10 AUT #eeeeee 17 March JPN 13-1 DEN #eeeeee 18 March DEN 0-7 AUT Ranking and statistics ih 1962 IIHF World Championship winners SWE 3rd Tournament Awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: SWE Lennart Häggroth Best Defenceman: USA John Mayasich Best Forward: SWE Sven Tumba Media All-Star Team: Goaltender: SWE Lennart Häggroth Defence: CAN 1957 Jack Douglas, CAN 1957 Harry Smith Forwards: CAN 1957 Jackie McLeod, SWE Nisse Nilsson, SWE Ulf Sterner Final standings The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF: SWE CAN 1957 USA4 FIN5 NOR6 FRG7 SUI8 GBR European championships final standings The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF: Image:gold medal icon.svg SWEImage:silver medal icon.svg FINImage:bronze medal icon.svg NOR4 FRG5 SUI6 GBR Notes References Championnat du monde 1962 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 138 Szemberg Szymon Podnieks Andrew World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF 2007 Fenn Publishing Bolton, Ontario 2007 978-1-55168-307-2 Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships World Championships 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1962 Category:Ice hockey competitions in Denver Category:Ice hockey competitions in Colorado Springs, Colorado World Ice Hockey Championships Category:March 1962 sports events in the United States Category:1960s in Colorado Springs, Colorado Category:1960s in Denver