1955 Ice Hockey World Championships

1955 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships 1955 West Germany 25 February – 6 March 9 ih Canada 1921 16 USSR 1936 Czechoslovakia USA 1912 36 319 153300 TCH Vlastimil Bubnik (17 goals) 1954 1956 right|thumb|200px|Trophy awarded for the 1955 World Championships The 1955 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955. A total of 14 nations participated in this World Championship, which was a new record for the postwar era. As a result, the teams were seeded with the strongest 9 teams placed in Pool A (the championship pool) and the remaining 5 nations as well as the West German B team placed in Pool B. Canada, represented by the Penticton Vees of the Okanagan Senior League, won their 16th international title. For the second straight year both the Soviets and Canadians were undefeated until they played each other in the final game of the tournament. This time Canada won 5–0, giving the Soviets the silver medal, and their second European Championship. Czechoslovakia won the bronze by dominating the weaker teams, drawing the Americans, and narrowly defeating the Swedes. Despite the victory, the Canadian Press reported sentiments from Canadian players and spectators that "Canada should never again take part in the tournament under its present setup",Vees Now Relax, "Rewind" After Keyed-Up Contest MacKenzie Arch Mar 8, 1955 St. John's Daily News St. John's, Newfoundland 11 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-08-1955-2167506/ and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president W. B. George was concerned that the game in Europe took on political and religious meanings in which Canada did not want to become involved.Canada May Not Enter 1956 Tourney April 20, 1955 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg, Manitoba 23 https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-20-1955-2167552/ World Championship Group A (West Germany) Final Round #eeeeee 25 February TCH 7–0 SUI Cologne #ffffff 25 February CAN 1921 12–1 USA 1912 Dortmund #eeeeee 25 February URS 1936 10–2 FIN Düsseldorf #ffffff 25 February FRG 4–5 SWE Krefeld #eeeeee 26 February USA 1912 8–1 FIN Cologne #ffffff 26 February URS 1936 2–1 SWE Dortmund #eeeeee 26 February CAN 1921 5–3 TCH Düsseldorf #ffffff 26 February FRG 4–5 POL Krefeld #eeeeee 27 February CAN 1921 8–0 POL Cologne #ffffff 27 February FRG 3–6 USA 1912 Dortmund #eeeeee 27 February SWE 10–0 SUI Düsseldorf #ffffff 27 February URS 1936 4–0 TCH Krefeld #eeeeee 28 February URS 1936 8–2 POL Cologne #ffffff 28 February CAN 1921 12–0 FIN Düsseldorf #eeeeee 28 February USA 1912 7–3 SUI Krefeld #ffffff 1 March TCH 6–5 SWE Cologne #eeeeee 1 March POL 2–4 SUI Düsseldorf #ffffff 1 March FRG 7–1 FIN Krefeld #eeeeee 2 March CAN 1921 11–1 SUI Cologne #ffffff 2 March SWE 9–0 FIN Düsseldorf #eeeeee 2 March FRG 0–8 TCH Düsseldorf #ffffff 2 March URS 1936 3–0 USA 1912 Krefeld #eeeeee 3 March POL 6–3 FIN Cologne #ffffff 3 March CAN 1921 3–0 SWE Krefeld #eeeeee 3 March FRG 1–5 URS 1936 Düsseldorf #ffffff 3 March TCH 4–4 USA 1912 Cologne #eeeeee 4 March FRG 1–10 CAN 1921 Cologne #ffffff 4 March USA 1912 6–2 POL Düsseldorf #eeeeee 4 March URS 1936 7–2 SUI Krefeld #ffffff 5 March FIN 7–2 SUI Cologne #eeeeee 5 March SWE 1–1 USA 1912 Düsseldorf #ffffff 5 March TCH 17–2 POL Krefeld #eeeeee 6 March FRG 8–3 SUI Düsseldorf #ffffff 6 March SWE 9–0 POL Cologne #eeeeee 6 March TCH 18–2 FIN Düsseldorf #ffffff 6 March CAN 1921 5–0 URS 1936 Krefeld Standings main WDL 2 CAN CAN 1921 URS URS 1936 CSK CSK USA USA 1912 SWE SWE FRG FRG POL POL SUI SUI FIN FIN 8 0 0 66 6 7 0 1 39 13 5 1 2 63 22 4 2 2 33 29 4 1 3 40 16 2 0 6 28 43 2 0 6 19 59 1 0 7 15 59 1 0 7 16 72 complete Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: USA 1912 Don Rigazio Best Defenceman: TCH Karel Gut Best Forward: CAN 1921 Bill Warwick World Championship Group B (West Germany) Final Round #eeeeee 25 February AUT 3–2 YUG Dortmund #ffffff 25 February FRG B 2–2 ITA Düsseldorf #eeeeee 27 February NED 6–3 BEL Dortmund #ffffff 27 February FRG B 3–2 AUT Köln #eeeeee 28 February YUG 5–2 BEL Krefeld #ffffff 28 February ITA 3–1 AUT Düsseldorf #eeeeee 2 March AUT 5–3 BEL Krefeld #ffffff 2 March ITA 10–2 NED Dortmund #eeeeee 2 March FRG B 5–1 YUG Düsseldorf #ffffff 4 March ITA 9–1 YUG Cologne #eeeeee 4 March FRG B 11–1 NED Köln #ffffff 5 March AUT 6–1 NED Krefeld #eeeeee 5 March FRG B 11–1 BEL Düsseldorf #ffffff 6 March ITA 28–0 BEL Krefeld #eeeeee 6 March NED 9–1 YUG Krefeld Standings main WDL 2 ITA 10 ITA FRGB NC FRG B AUT 11 AUT NED 12 NED YUG 13 YUG BEL 14 BEL 4 1 0 52 6 4 1 0 30 5 3 0 2 17 12 2 0 3 19 31 1 0 4 10 28 0 0 5 9 55 complete Note:West Germany B games were unofficial. European Championship medal table URS 1936 TCH SWE4 FRG5 POL6 SUI7 FIN Citations References Szemberg Szymon Podnieks Andrew World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF 2007 Fenn Publishing Bolton, Ontario 2007 978-1-55168-307-2 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 134–5 Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships World Championships 1955 World Category:February 1955 sports events in Europe Category:March 1955 sports events in Europe Category:Sports competitions in Düsseldorf Category:Sports competitions in Cologne Category:20th century in Düsseldorf Category:1950s in Cologne Category:20th century in Dortmund Category:1950s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Sports competitions in Dortmund Category:Sport in Krefeld