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1937 World Championships

The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937 in London, England. Only eleven teams took part in this World Championship. 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 team in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8.

Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain, won its third European championship.

World Ice Hockey Championship (in London , England)[]

Preliminary Round[]

Group A[]

17. February 1937 London Flag of Hungary Hungary Flag of Romania Romania 4:1 (2:1,0:0,2:0)
17. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Germany 1933 Germany 6:0 (1:0,1:0,4:0)
18. February 1937 London Flag of Germany 1933 Germany Flag of Romania Romania 4:2 (0:0,1:0,3:2)
18. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Hungary Hungary 7:0 (0:0,2:0,5:0)
19. February 1937 London Flag of Germany 1933 Germany Flag of Hungary Hungary 2:2 (1:0,0:1,1:1)
19. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Romania Romania 11:0 (3:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 0 0 24: 0 +24 6:0
2 Flag of Germany 1933 Germany 3 1 1 1 6:10 - 4 3:3
2 Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 1 1 1 6:10 - 4 3:3
4 Flag of Romania Romania 3 0 0 3 3:19 -16 0:6

Group B[]

17. February 1937 London Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Flag of Norway Norway 7:0 (2:0,3:0,2:0)
18. February 1937 London Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Flag of Norway Norway 13:2 (3:1,6:1,4:0)
19. February 1937 London Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2:2 (0:0,1:2,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2 1 1 0 15: 4 +11 3:1
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 9: 2 + 7 3:1
3 Flag of Norway Norway 2 0 0 2 2:20 -18 0:4

Group C[]

17. February 1937 London Flag of Poland Poland Flag of Sweden Sweden 3:0 (0:0,3:0,0:0)
17. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of France France 12:0 (2:0,5:0,5:0)
18. February 1937 London Flag of France France Flag of Sweden Sweden 2:1 (0:1,1:0,1:0)
18. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Poland Poland 8:2 (3:1,3:0,2:1)
19. February 1937 London Flag of Poland Poland Flag of France France 7:1 (2:1,3:0,2:0)
19. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Sweden Sweden 9:0 (4:0,2:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 29: 2 +27 6:0
2 Flag of Poland Poland 3 2 0 1 12: 9 + 3 4:2
3 Flag of France France 3 1 0 2 3:20 -17 2:4
4 Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 0 0 3 1:14 -13 0:6

Second Round[]

Group A[]

20. February 1937 London Flag of Germany 1933 Germany Flag of France France 5:0 (1:0,3:0,1:0)
20. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3:0 (0:0,2:0,1:0)
21. February 1937 London Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Flag of France France 8:1 (2:1,2:0,4:0)
21. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Germany 1933 Germany 5:0 (0:0,3:0,2:0)
22. February 1937 London Flag of Germany Germany Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2:1 n.V. (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
22. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of France France 13:1 (2:0,4:0,7:1)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 21: 1 +20 6:0
2 Flag of Germany Germany 3 2 0 1 7: 6 + 1 4:2
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 9: 6 + 3 2:4
4 Flag of France France 3 0 0 3 2:26 -23 0:6

Group B[]

20. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
20. February 1937 London Flag of Poland Poland Flag of Hungary Hungary 4:0 (1:0,1:0,2:0)
21. February 1937 London Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Flag of Hungary Hungary 4:2 (0:1,2:1,2:0)
21. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Poland Poland 11:0 (5:0,4:0,2:0)
22. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Hungary Hungary 5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0)
22. February 1937 London Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Flag of Poland Poland 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 3 3 0 0 19: 0 +19 6:0
2 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 2 0 1 5: 5 0 4:2
3 Flag of Poland Poland 3 1 0 2 4:12 -8 2:4
4 Flag of Hungary Hungary 3 0 0 3 2:13 -11 0:6

Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th Place[]

25. February 1937 London Flag of Hungary Hungary Flag of France France 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
25. February 1937 London Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Flag of Poland Poland 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
26. February 1937 London Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Flag of France France 3:1 (1:0,1:0,1:1)
27. February 1937 London Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Flag of Hungary Hungary 0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of Hungary Hungary 2 1 1 0 5:1 +4 3:1
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 3:1 +2 3:1
3 Flag of France France 2 0 0 2 2:8 -6 0:4
4 Flag of Poland Poland disqualified

Final Round – 1st to 4th Place[]

25. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2:0 n.V. (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,2:0)
25. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Germany Germany 5:0 (1:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937 London Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Flag of Germany Germany 6:0 (2:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Canada Canada 0:3 (0:1,0:1,0:1)
27. February 1937 London Flag of Canada Canada Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2:1 n.V. (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
27. February 1937 London Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain Flag of Germany Germany 5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos. Team GP Wins Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff. Pts.
1 Flag of Canada Canada 3 3 0 0 10: 1 + 9 6:0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 3 2 0 1 7: 3 + 4 4:2
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3 1 0 2 7: 4 + 3 2:4
4 Flag of Germany Germany 3 0 0 3 0:16 -16 0:6

Final Rankings – World Championships[]

RF Team
1 Flag of Canada Canada
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
4 Flag of Germany 1933 Germany
5 Flag of Hungary Hungary
6 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
7 Flag of France France
8 Flag of Poland Poland
9 Flag of Norway Norway
10 Flag of Sweden Sweden
11 Flag of Romania Romania

Teams[]

Pos. Country Team Members
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

Canada was represented by the Kimberley Dynamiters. The team went on an exhibition tour before and after the championships. Please see 1936-37 Kimberley Dynamiters.

Final Rankings – European Championships[]

RF Team
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain
2 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
3 Flag of Germany Germany
4 Flag of Hungary Hungary
5 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
6 Flag of France France
7 Flag of Poland Poland
8 Flag of Norway Norway
9 Flag of Sweden Sweden
10 Flag of Romania Romania

European Champions 1937
Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain


Team Photos[]


Notes[]

information based upon German version at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft_1937


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