1937 Ice Hockey World Championships

1937 edition of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship 1937 United Kingdom 17–27 February 11 Wembley Arena, Harringay Arena ih Canada 1921 9 Great Britain Switzerland Germany Nazi 39 224 Canada 1921 Ralph Redding 12 Goals 1936 1938 The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937, in London, England. Eleven teams took part in this World Championship. Teams from Austria and Czechoslovakia were supposed to be in attendance as well but had issues travelling, and cancelled.Summary In the preliminary round, the teams were divided into three groups: two groups of four teams and a group with three teams. The top three teams in the groups with four teams and the top two in the group with three teams advanced to the second round. The second round consisted of two groups of four with the top two teams in each group advancing to the final round. The other four teams in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8. The three teams that did not advance to the second round were supposed to play off for places 9-11, but first Romania, then both Sweden and Norway decided not to continue playing. right|thumb|Norway prior to the start of the tournament. Playing in their first international competition, the Norwegians finished ninth. Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain, won its third European championship. The British team, using many of the players from the previous year's Olympics, won their first seven games by a combined total of forty-five to zero, before losing to Canada. The Swiss team finished third, with their final round losses to Canada and Great Britain both coming in overtime. First round Group A 17. February 1937 London Hungary 1920 – Romania 4:1 (2:1,0:0,2:0) 17. February 1937 London Great Britain – Germany Nazi 6:0 (1:0,1:0,4:0) 18. February 1937 London Germany Nazi – Romania 4:2 (0:0,1:0,3:2) 18. February 1937 London Great Britain – Hungary 1920 7:0 (0:0,2:0,5:0) 19. February 1937 London Germany Nazi – Hungary 1920 2:2 (1:0,0:1,1:1) 19. February 1937 London Great Britain – Romania 11:0 (3:0,5:0,3:0) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.1 Great Britain330024: 0+246:02 Germany Nazi3111 6:10- 43:32 Hungary 19203111 6:10- 43:34 Romania3003 3:19-160:6 Group B 17. February 1937 London Czechoslovakia – Norway 7:0 (2:0,3:0,2:0) 18. February 1937 London Switzerland – Norway 13:2 (3:1,6:1,4:0) 19. February 1937 London Switzerland – Czechoslovakia 2:2 (0:0,1:2,1:0) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.1 Switzerland211015: 4+113:12 Czechoslovakia2110 9: 2+ 73:13 Norway2002 2:20-180:4 Group C 17. February 1937 London Poland – Sweden 3:0 (0:0,3:0,0:0) 17. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – France 12:0 (2:0,5:0,5:0) 18. February 1937 London France – Sweden 2:1 (0:1,1:0,1:0) 18. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – Poland 8:2 (3:1,3:0,2:1) 19. February 1937 London Poland – France 7:1 (2:1,3:0,2:0) 19. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – Sweden 9:0 (4:0,2:0,3:0) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.1 Canada 1921330029: 2+276:02 Poland320112: 9+ 34:23 France3102 3:20-172:44 Sweden3003 1:14-130:6 Second round Group A 20. February 1937 London Germany Nazi – France 5:0 (1:0,3:0,1:0) 20. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – Czechoslovakia 3:0 (0:0,2:0,1:0) 21. February 1937 London Czechoslovakia – France 8:1 (2:1,2:0,4:0) 21. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – Germany Nazi 5:0 (0:0,3:0,2:0) 22. February 1937 London Germany Nazi – Czechoslovakia 2:1 n.V. (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0) 22. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – France 13:1 (2:0,4:0,7:1) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.1 Canada 1921330021: 1+206:02 Germany Nazi3201 7: 6+ 14:23 Czechoslovakia3102 9: 6+ 32:44 France3003 2:26-240:6 Group B 20. February 1937 London Great Britain – Switzerland 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) 20. February 1937 London Poland – Hungary 1920 4:0 (1:0,1:0,2:0) 21. February 1937 London Switzerland – Hungary 1920 4:2 (0:1,2:1,2:0) 21. February 1937 London Great Britain – Poland 11:0 (5:0,4:0,2:0) 22. February 1937 London Great Britain – Hungary 1920 5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0) 22. February 1937 London Switzerland – Poland 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.1 Great Britain330019: 0+196:02 Switzerland3201 5: 5 04:23 Poland3102 4:12-82:44 Hungary 19203003 2:13-110:6 Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th place 25. February 1937 London Hungary 1920 – France 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1) 25. February 1937 London Czechoslovakia – Poland 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) 26. February 1937 London Czechoslovakia – France 3:1 (1:0,1:0,1:1) 27. February 1937 London Czechoslovakia – Hungary 1920 0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.5 Hungary 1920321010:1+95:16 Czechoslovakia32104:1+25:17 France31027:8-62:48 Poland30030:11–110:6 Poland forfeited their games against Hungary and France, which are officially viewed as five to nothing losses.Podnieks p. 128 Final Round – 1st to 4th place 25. February 1937 London Great Britain – Switzerland 2:0 n.V. (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,2:0) 25. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – Germany Nazi 5:0 (1:0,2:0,2:0) 26. February 1937 London Switzerland – Germany Nazi 6:0 (2:0,2:0,2:0) 26. February 1937 London Great Britain – Canada 1921 0:3 (0:1,0:1,0:1) 27. February 1937 London Canada 1921 – Switzerland 2:1 n.V. (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0) 27. February 1937 London Great Britain – Germany Nazi 5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0) Standings Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.1 Canada 1921330010: 1+ 96:02 Great Britain3201 7: 3+ 44:23 Switzerland3102 7: 4+ 32:44 Germany Nazi3003 0:16-160:6 Final Rankings – World Championships RF Team1 Canada 19212 Great Britain3 Switzerland4 Germany Nazi5 Hungary 19206 Czechoslovakia7 France8 Poland9 Norway9 Sweden9 Romania Teams Pos. Country Team Members (Kimberley Dynamiters) 1 CAN Ralph Reading, Harry Robertson, Fred Botterill, T. Almack, James Kemp, Hugo Mackie, Gordon Wilson, Doug Keiver, George Goble, Ken Campbell, Fred Burnett, Paul Kozak, Eric Hornquist; Trainer: John Achtzener Final Rankings – European Championships RF Team1 Great Britain2 Switzerland3 Germany Nazi4 Hungary 19205 Czechoslovakia6 France7 Poland8 Norway8 Sweden8 Romania European Champions 1937 Great Britain 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 127–8 External links 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:1936–37 in British ice hockey