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1961 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country   Switzerland
Dates1–12 March
Teams8
Final positions
Champions    Canada (19th title)
Runner-up    Czechoslovakia
Third place    Soviet Union
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored236 (8.43 per game)
Attendance141,300 (5,046 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Soviet Union Boris Mayorov (17 points)
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The 1961 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 28th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from 1 to 12 March 1961. The games were played outdoors on a frozen pool. A glare made it hard for players to see well, however photographers were able to get aerial pictures from the diving board. Canada, represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters, [1] won their nineteenth international title. It would be 33 years before Canada won another World Championship. [2] By beating out the Soviets for the Silver, the Czechoslovaks won their tenth European title. The final day was marred by political controversy when Willi Daume, president of West Germany hockey, forbade his team to take the ice against East Germany to avoid the possibility of honouring the East German's new flag. [3]

A record twenty nations participated in three groups, with South Africa appearing for the first time. [4] Teams were divided into the three tiers, roughly following the 1959 championships, and using qualification games, to establish an eight-team group A, a six-team group B, and a six-team group C. The South African team did not have the minimum number of players so forty-five-year-old federation president Tom Durling played despite not actually being a citizen of the country. [5] Promotion and relegation did not begin yet, but it was a big step towards formulating the process.

Qualification matches for Group A and B

The nations who finished 1st through 6th in 1959 played in Group A. The nation ranked 7th played the hosts, and 8th played 9th to qualify the final two entries.

1 March Switzerland 5–6 OT  West Germany
1 March East Germany 6–1  Norway

World Championship Group A (Switzerland)

Final Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Canada 7 6 1 0 45 11 +34 13
2   Czechoslovakia 7 6 1 0 33 9 +24 13
3   Soviet Union 7 5 0 2 51 20 +31 10
4   Sweden 7 4 0 3 33 27 +6 8
5   East Germany 7 2 0 5 21 33 −12 4
6   United States 7 1 1 5 24 43 −19 3
7   Finland 7 1 1 5 19 43 −24 3
8   West Germany 7 0 2 5 10 50 −40 2
Source: [ citation needed]
2 March Canada 6–1  Sweden
2 March Czechoslovakia 6–0  Finland
2 March Soviet Union 13–2  United States
4 March Czechoslovakia 4–1  United States
4 March Finland 6–4  East Germany
4 March Canada 9–1  West Germany
4 March Soviet Union 6–2  Sweden
5 March Canada 7–4  United States
5 March Czechoslovakia 6–0  West Germany
5 March Sweden 3–2  East Germany
5 March Soviet Union 7–3  Finland
7 March Sweden 6–4  Finland
7 March Czechoslovakia 6–4  Soviet Union
7 March United States 4–4  West Germany
7 March Canada 5–2  East Germany
8 March Sweden 12–1  West Germany
8 March East Germany 6–5  United States
9 March Soviet Union 9–1  East Germany
9 March Finland 3–3  West Germany
9 March Canada 1–1  Czechoslovakia
11 March Czechoslovakia 5–1  East Germany
11 March Sweden 7–3  United States
11 March Soviet Union 11–1  West Germany
11 March Canada 12–1  Finland
12 March Canada 5–1  Soviet Union
12 March Czechoslovakia 5–2  Sweden
12 March United States 5–2  Finland
12 March East Germany 5–0  West Germany

Qualification matches for Group B and C

The losers of the Group A qualifiers (Switzerland and Norway), were joined by the nations who finished 10th and 11th (Italy and Poland) in 1959. Remaining countries that wished to play at this level played qualification games.

2 March Austria 6–5  Romania
2 March Great Britain 18–1  Belgium

World Championship Group B (Switzerland)

Final Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   Norway 5 4 0 1 27 9 +18 8
10   Great Britain 5 3 2 0 21 11 +10 8
11    Switzerland 5 2 1 2 17 15 +2 5
12   Italy 5 2 1 2 19 20 −1 5
13   Poland 5 1 0 4 13 17 −4 2
14   Austria 5 1 0 4 10 35 −25 2
Source: [ citation needed]
3 March Switzerland 0–6  Norway
3 March Great Britain 10–2  Austria
3 March Italy 5–3  Poland
5 March Italy 7–2  Austria
6 March Norway 5–3  Poland
6 March Italy 3–3  Great Britain
6 March Switzerland 9–1  Austria
7 March Switzerland 1–3  Poland
9 March Great Britain 3–2  Poland
9 March Norway 7–2  Austria
10 March Austria 3–2  Poland
10 March Norway 7–1  Italy
10 March Switzerland 2–2  Great Britain
11 March Switzerland 5–3  Italy
12 March Great Britain 3–2  Norway

World Championship Group C (Switzerland)

Nederlands vs Yugoslavia match. Yugoslavia won 9–2.

Final Round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15   Romania 5 5 0 0 69 5 +64 10
16   France 5 4 0 1 34 16 +18 8
17   Yugoslavia 5 3 0 2 34 22 +12 6
18   Netherlands 5 2 0 3 18 36 −18 4
19   South Africa 5 1 0 4 18 47 −29 2
20   Belgium 5 0 0 5 9 56 −47 0
Source: [ citation needed]
3 March France 7–3  Netherlands
3 March Romania 22–1  Belgium
3 March Yugoslavia 12–3  South Africa
4 March Yugoslavia 9–2  Netherlands
5 March Romania 14–0  South Africa
6 March Netherlands 8–4  South Africa
6 March France 10–0  Belgium
6 March Romania 12–1  Yugoslavia
7 March France 11–2  South Africa
8 March Yugoslavia 10–2  Belgium
8 March Romania 12–0  Netherlands
9 March France 3–2  Yugoslavia
10 March Romania 9–3  France
10 March Netherlands 5–4  Belgium
11 March South Africa 9–2  Belgium

Ranking and statistics


 1961 IIHF World Championship winners 

Canada

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)   Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   Soviet Union
4   Sweden
5   East Germany
6   United States
7   Finland
8   West Germany

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

  Czechoslovakia
  Soviet Union
  Sweden
4   East Germany
5   Finland
6   West Germany

Notes

  1. ^ Story #66. Iihf.com (12 March 1961). Retrieved on 2018-02-27.
  2. ^ Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, p. 199
  3. ^ Merk, Martin (25 March 2011) When flags stopped games. iihf.com
  4. ^ Duplacey p. 504
  5. ^ Summary in French. Passionhockey.com (4 March 1961). Retrieved on 2018-02-27.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1961 IIHF World Championship.
  • Championnat du monde 1961
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp.  498–528. ISBN  0-8362-7114-9.
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 136–7.
  • Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN  978-1-55168-307-2
  • Ottawa Citizen - 3 Feb 1961
  • The Montreal Gazette - 6 Feb 1961
  • The Hartford Courant, 6 Feb 1961, page 15
  • New York Times, 12 February 1961, Page S6
  • The Montreal Gazette - 13 Feb 1961
  • The Pittsburgh Press - 17 Feb 1961
  • Ottawa Citizen - 1 Mar 1961
  • Tri City Herald - 8 Mar 1961[ permanent dead link]
  • The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
  • The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961
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