This is the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championship held at Basle and Zurich, Switzerland.

Preliminary Round[]

Top two teams advanced to the Championship Round.

World Ice Hockey Championship (in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland)[]

First Round[]

Group A[]

3. February 1939	Basel	Germany	–	Finland	12:1 (2:0,7:1,3:0)
3. February 1939	Basel	USA	–	Italy	5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)

4. February 1939	Basel	Italy	–	Finland	5:2 (1:0,1:0,3:2)
4. February 1939	Basel	USA	–	Germany	4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)

5. February 1939	Basel	USA	–	Finland	4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
5. February 1939	Basel	Germany	–	Italy	4:4 ET (1:0,3:2,0:2,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	USA	3	3	0	0	13: 0	+13	6:0
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	16: 9	+ 7	3:3
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	9:11	- 2	3:3
4	Finland	3	0	0	3	3:21	-18	0:6

Group B[]

3. February 1939	Basel	Czechoslovakia	–	Yugoslavia	24:0 (10:0,7:0,7:0)
3. February 1939	Zürich	Switzerland	–	Latvia	12:0 (5:0,3:0,4:0)

4. February 1939	Zürich	Switzerland	–	Yugoslavia	23:0 (7:0,7:0,9:0)
4. February 1939	Zürich	Czechoslovakia	–	Latvia	9:0 (3:0,3:0,3:0)

5. February 1939	Zürich	Latvia	–	Yugoslavia	6:0 (0:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939	Zürich	Switzerland	–	Czechoslovakia	1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	36: 0	+36	6:0
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	33: 1	+32	4:2
3	Latvia	3	1	2	6:18	-12	2:4
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	3	0:53	-53	0:6

Group C[]

3. February 1939	Basel	Canada	–	Netherlands	8:0 (1:0,4:0,3:0)

4. February 1939	Basel	Poland	–	Netherlands	9:0 (3:0,2:0,4:0)

5. February 1939	Basel	Canada	–	Poland	4:0 (2:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Canada	2	2	0	12: 0	+12	4:0
2	Poland	2	1	1	9: 4	+ 5	2:2
3	Netherlands	2	0	2	0:17	-17	0:4

Group D[]

3. February 1939	Zürich	Hungary	–	Belgium	8:1 (2:0,4:1,2:0)

4. February 1939	Zürich	Great Britain	–	Belgium	3:1 (0:0,0:1,3:0)

5. February 1939	Zürich	Great Britain	–	Hungary	1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Great Britain	2	2	0	4: 1	+3	4:0
2	Hungary	2	1	1	8: 2	+6	2:2
3	Belgium	2	0	2	2:11	-9	0:4

Consolation Round – Places 9 to 14[]

Group A[]

6. February 1939	Basel	Netherlands	–	Finland	2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)

7. February 1939	Basel	Italy	–	Netherlands	2:1 (0:0,0:0,2:1)

8. February 1939	Basel	Italy	–	Finland	2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Italy	2	2	0	4:2	+2	4:0
2	Netherlands	2	1	1	3:3	0	2:2
3	Finland	2	0	2	2:4	-2	0:4

Group B[]

6. February 1939	Zürich	Latvia	–	Belgium	5:1 (2:0,1:1,2:0)

7. February 1939	Zürich	Belgium	–	Yugoslavia	3:3 (2:1,1:0,0:2)

8. February 1939	Zürich	Latvia	–	Yugoslavia	4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Latvia	2	2	0	0	9:1	+8	4:0
2	Belgium	2	0	1	1	4:8	-4	1:3
3	Yugoslavia	2	0	1	1	3:7	-4	1:3

Consolation round 9-10 Place[]

9. February 1939

Basel

Italy

–

Latvia

2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)

Second Round[]

Group A[]

7. February 1939	Zürich	Czechoslovakia	–	Germany	1:1 ET (0:0,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)
7. February 1939	Zürich	Canada	–	Great Britain	4:0 (0:0,0:0,4:0)

8. February 1939	Zürich	Great Britain	–	Germany	0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
8. February 1939	Basel	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia	2:1 (0:1,0:0,2:0)

9. February 1939	Basel	Great Britain	–	Czechoslovakia	0:2 (0:1,0:1,0:0)
9. February 1939	Zürich	Canada	–	Germany	9:0 (2:0,5:0,2:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	15: 1	+14	6:0
2	Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4: 3	+1	3:3
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	2:10	- 8	3:3
4	Great Britain	3	0	0	3	0: 7	- 7	0:6

Group B[]

7. February 1939	Basel	USA	–	Hungary	3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
7. February 1939	Basel	Switzerland	–	Poland	4:0 (0:0,4:0,0:0)

8. February 1939	Basel	Poland	–	Hungary	5:3 (1:1,2:0,2:2)
8. February 1939	Basel	Switzerland	–	USA	3:2 (0:0,2:2,1:0)

9. February 1939	Basel	USA	–	Poland	4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0)
9. February 1939	Basel	Switzerland	–	Hungary	5:2 (2:1,2:0,1:1)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	12: 4	+8	6:0
2	USA	3	2	1	9: 3	+ 4	4:2
3	Poland	3	1	2	5:11	- 6	2:4
4	Hungary	3	0	3	5:13	- 8	0:6

Consolation Round -- Places 5 to 8[]

10. February 1939	Basel	Poland	–	Hungary	3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)

11. February 1939	Zürich	Germany	–	Hungary	6:2 (0:2,3:0,3:0)

12. February 1939	Basel	Germany	–	Poland	4:0 (1:0,3:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
5	Germany	2	2	0	10: 2	+8	4:0
6	Poland	2	1	1	3: 4	-1	2:2
7	Hungary	2	0	2	2: 9	-7	0:4
8	Great Britain	0	0	0	0: 0	0	0:0

Final Round – Places 1 to 4[]

10. February 1939	Zürich	USA	–	Czechoslovakia	1:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
10. February 1939	Basel	Switzerland	–	Canada	0:7 (0:2,0:4,0:1)

11. February 1939	Basel	Switzerland	–	USA	1:2 (0:1,0:0,1:1)
11. February 1939	Basel	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia	4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)

12. February 1939	Basel	Canada	–	USA	4:0 (3:0,1:0,0:0)
12. February 1939	Zürich	Switzerland	–	Czechoslovakia	0:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	15: 0	+15	6:0
2	USA	3	2	0	1	3: 5	- 2	4:2
3	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1: 9	- 8	1:5
4	Czechoslovakia	3	0	1	2	0: 6	- 6	1:5

Playoff for 3rd place (and European Championship)[]

5. March 1939

Basel

Switzerland

–

Czechoslovakia

2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)

Final Rankings – 1939 World Championships[]

RF	Team
1	Canada
2	USA
3	Switzerland
4	Czechoslovakia
5	Germany
6	Poland
7	Hungary
8	Great Britain
9	Italy
10	Latvia
11	Netherlands
12	Belgium
13	Yugoslavia
14	Finland

Team Members[]

Pos.	Country	Members
1		Bunny Dame, Benny Hayes, Joe Benoit, Tom Johnston, Jim Haight, Mel Snowdon, Duke Scodellaro, Mickey Brennen, Dick Kowcinak, Ab Cronie, Jim Morris, John McCreedy, Buck Buchanan; Trainer: Elmer Piper

Team Photos[]

Final Rankings – 1939 European Championships[]

RF	Team
1	Switzerland
2	Czechoslovakia
3	Germany
4	Poland
5	Hungary
6	Great Britain
7	Italy
8	Latvia
9	Netherlands
10	Belgium
11	Yugoslavia
12	Finland