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1939 World Championships

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 Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Switzerland 3 3 0 0 36: 0 +36 6:0
2 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 33: 1 +32 4:2
3 Latvia 3 1 0 2 6:18 -12 2:4
4 Yugoslavia 3 0 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 Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Canada 2 2 0 0 12: 0 +12 4:0
2 Poland 2 1 0 1 9: 4 + 5 2:2
3 Netherlands 2 0 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 Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Great Britain 2 2 0 0 4: 1 +3 4:0
2 Hungary 2 1 0 1 8: 2 +6 2:2
3 Belgium 2 0 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 Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Italy 2 2 0 0 4:2 +2 4:0
2 Netherlands 2 1 0 1 3:3 0 2:2
3 Finland 2 0 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 Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
1 Switzerland 3 3 0 0 12: 4 +8 6:0
2 USA 3 2 0 1 9: 3 + 4 4:2
3 Poland 3 1 0 2 5:11 - 6 2:4
4 Hungary 3 0 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 Ties Losses Goals Goal Diff Pts..
5 Germany 2 2 0 0 10: 2 +8 4:0
6 Poland 2 1 0 1 3: 4 -1 2:2
7 Hungary 2 0 0 2 2: 9 -7 0:4
8 Great Britain 0 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 Flag of Canada Canada
2 Flag of the United States USA
3 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
4 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
5 Flag of Germany Germany
6 Flag of Poland Poland
7 Flag of Hungary Hungary
8 Flag of United Kingdom Great Britain
9 Flag of Italy Italy
10 Flag of Latvia Latvia
11 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
12 Flag of Belgium Belgium
13 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
14 Flag of Finland Finland

Team Members[]

Pos. Country Members
1 Flag of Canada 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
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