1950 Ice Hockey World Championships

1950 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships 1950 United Kingdom 13–22 March 9 Wembley Arena, Empress Hall and Harringay 1 ih Canada 1921 13 USA 1912 Switzerland Great Britain 27 302 127700 1949 1951 The 1950 Ice Hockey World Championships, were the 17th World Championships and 28th European Championships were held from 13 to 22 March 1950 in London, England. Canada, represented by the Edmonton Mercurys, won its 13th World Championship. Highest ranking European team Switzerland finished third, winning its fourth European Championship. Defending World and European champion Czechoslovakia was absent from the tournament. History and political issues Officially, the defending champion Czechoslovaks did not arrive in London because two of their journalists did not receive their visas.http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1950.htm Tournament Summary 2012-10-25 2014-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20141201235059/http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1950.htm dead In reality, communist authorities had become uneasy after the LTC Praha (LTC Prague) club team had suffered defections at the 1948 Spengler Cup in Davos, the death of six national team players in a plane crash a few months before the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships, and the defection of former national hockey team player (and future Wimbledon tennis champion) Jaroslav Drobný in June 1949. The authorities arrested several members of the 1950 national team while they were awaiting their delayed flight at the Prague Airport.Duplacey p. 462 On 7 October 1950, the players appeared in court charged with espionage and were named "state traitors." At issue was the claim that several players on the 1950 national team, who played their club hockey with LTC Praha, had discussed defecting in Davos in 1948—though only Miroslav Sláma, two other players and one of the heads of the delegation had actually defected at that Spengler Cup tournament. All twelve men were convicted, with sentences ranging from eight months to 15 years. Then current LTC Praha and former national team goaltender Bohumil Modrý, a delegate with the 1950 national team, was the one to receive the 15 year sentence, as he was mysteriously cast as the "main figure" in the potential defection plan. Despite the politics, International Ice Hockey Federation president W. G. Hardy stressed that the event was "to promote international amity".Swedish Coach Favors Merks March 17, 1950 Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-17-1950-1461915/ Hardy credited the Sweden men's national ice hockey team for great improvements reflecting the growth of the game in Sweden.Hardy Likes Swedes March 29, 1950 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 24 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-29-1950-1461954/ World Hockey Championships (in London, England) In a format similar to the 1949 championships, in the initial round, the nine teams participating were divided into three groups with three teams each. In the second round, the top two teams in each group advanced to the medal pool (for positions 1 through 6) with the remaining three teams advancing to the consolation pool for places 7 through 9. First Round Group A 13 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px France 9:0 (4:0,3:0,2:0) 14 March 1950 London 30px Norway – 30px France 11:0 (7:0,2:0,2:0) 15 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px Norway 2:0 (0:0,0:0,2:0) Standings Pos. Team G.P Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal diff. Pts.1 30px Great Britain220011: 0+114:02 30px Norway210111: 2+ 92:23 30px France2002 0:20-200:4 Group B 13 March 1950 London 30px Switzerland – 30px Belgium 24:3 (5:1,7:1,12:1) 14 March 1950 London 30px Canada – 30px Switzerland 13:2 (5:1,4:1,4:0) 15 March 1950 London 30px Canada – 30px Belgium 33:0 (14:0,10:0,9:0) Standings Pos. Team G.P Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal diff. Pts.1 30px Canada220046: 2+444:02 30px Switzerland210126:16+102:23 30px Belgium2002 3:57-540:4 Group C 13 March 1950 London 30px Sweden – 30px USA 8:3 (5:2,0:0,3:1) 14 March 1950 London 30px Sweden – 30px Netherlands 10:0 (3:0,1:0,6:0) 15 March 1950 London 30px USA – 30px Netherlands 17:1 (7:0,2:0,8:1) Standings Pos. Team G.P Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal diff. Pts.1 30px Sweden220018: 3+154:02 30px USA210120: 9+112:23 30px Netherlands2002 1:27-260:4 Consolation round – places 7 to 9 20 March 1950 London 30px Belgium – 30px France 8:1 (3:0,2:0,3:1) 21 March 1950 London 30px Netherlands – 30px France 4:2 (1:0,3:1,0:1) 22 March 1950 London 30px Belgium – 30px Netherlands 4:2 (2:1,1:0,1:1) Standings Pos. Team G.P Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal diff. Pts.7 30px Belgium220012: 3+ 94:08 30px Netherlands2101 6: 6 02:29 30px France2002 3:12- 90:4 Final Round – places 1 to 6 17 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px Norway 4:3 (1:0,2:2,1:1) 17 March 1950 London 30px Canada – 30px Switzerland 11:1 (2:0,3:1,6:0) 17 March 1950 London 30px Sweden – 30px USA 2:4 (1:0,1:2,0:2) 18 March 1950 London 30px Switzerland – 30px Norway 12:4 (3:3,6:0,3:1) 18 March 1950 London 30px Canada – 30px USA 5:0 (0:0,1:0,4:0) 18 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px Sweden 5:4 (0:0,1:2,4:2) 20 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px USA 2:3 (2:1,0:0,0:2) 20 March 1950 London 30px Canada – 30px Norway 11:1 (3:0,4:1,4:0) 20 March 1950 London 30px Sweden – 30px Switzerland 2:3 (2:1,0:0,0:2) 21 March 1950 London 30px USA – 30px Switzerland 10:5 (3:0,1:3,6:2) 21 March 1950 London 30px Sweden – 30px Norway 6:1 (2:0,3:0,1:1) 21 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px Canada 0:12 (0:5,0:3,0:4) 22 March 1950 London 30px USA – 30px Norway 12:6 (5:0,4:3,3:3) 22 March 1950 London 30px Great Britain – 30px Switzerland 3:10 (1:4,2:3,0:3) 22 March 1950 London 30px Canada – 30px Sweden 3:1 (1:0,2:0,0:1) Standings Pos. Team G.P Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal diff. Pts.1 30px Canada550042: 3+3910: 02 30px USA540129:20+ 9 8: 23 30px Switzerland530231:30+ 1 6: 44 30px Great Britain520314:32-18 4: 65 30px Sweden510415:16- 1 2: 86 30px Norway500515:45-30 0:10 Final rankings – World Championship Pos. Team1 30px Canada2 30px USA3 30px Switzerland4 30px Great Britain5 30px Sweden6 30px Norway7 30px Belgium8 30px Netherlands9 30px France World Champion 1950 80px Canada Team members Edmonton Mercurys Pos. Country Members 1 CAN Leo Lucchini, Hassie Young, Ab Newsome, Billy Dawe, Harry Allen, Doug Macauley, Don Stanley, Bob Watt, Marsh Darling, Al Purvis, John Davies, Jimmy Kilburn, Pete Wright, Don Gauf, Robert David, Jack Manson, Wilbur Delaney; Trainer: Jimmy Graham Final rankings – European Championships Pos. Team1 30px Switzerland2 30px Great Britain3 30px Sweden4 30px Norway5 30px Belgium6 30px Netherlands7 30px France European Champions 1950 80px Switzerland Citations References Complete results https://web.archive.org/web/20141201235059/http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1950.htm 2014-12-01 Duplacey James Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League 1998 Total Sports 0-8362-7114-9 462–3, 498–528 registration https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/462 Podnieks Andrew IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 2010 Moydart Press 132–3 O'Coughlin, Seamus (2001). Squaw Valley Gold: American Hockey's Olympic Odyssey. Writer's Showcase. pp. 148. Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by the United Kingdom Ice Hockey World Championships Category:International sports competitions in London Ice Hockey World Championships Category:1949–50 in British ice hockey