1931 World Championship

The 1931 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 1 and February 8, 1931 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland.

The University of Manitoba Grads Hockey Team represented Canada and were world champions. See 1930-31 University of Manitoba Grads.

First round
Four teams compete in the First round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Second round and the losing teams compete in the Consolation round.

Second round
Eight teams compete in the Second round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the Third round.

Third round
The four losing teams from the Second round compete in the Third round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the Consolation round.

Final round
The six participating teams played a round-robin, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze respectively. Canada's University of Manitoba Grads won the tournament with a total of nine points after winning four games and tieing one. Sweden's 0 – 0 tie with Canada was the first time a European team did not lose to a team representing Canada in a World Championship match. Due to a tie between Czechoslovakia and Poland in points, fourth spot was given to Poland who had more total goals scored.

Consolation round
The four participating teams played a round-robin, with games played between February 4 to February 7. The winner Hungary won all three games, finishing with six points and earning sixth place in the overall standings.

15th European Championship
The 1931 World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championships. Austria were named champions after finishing as the highest ranked European team in the tournament in third. Second and third were awarded to Poland and Czechoslovakia respectively.

Austrian winning team

 * Herbert Brück, Friedrich Demmer, Jacques Dietrichstein, Anton Emhardt, Josef Göbl, Bruno Kahane, Karl Kirchberger, Ulrich Lederer, Walter Sell, Hans Tatzer, Hans Trauttenberg, Hermann Weiß

Ranking and statistics
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Top scorer

 * 🇺🇸 Charles Ramsay – 8 goals

Canadian winning team

 * George Garbutt, George Hill, Sammy McCallum, Gord McKenzie, Ward Mcvey, Frank Morris, Jack Pidcock, Art Putee, Blake Watson, Guy Williamson
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Final standings
The final standings of the tournament: