1951 World Championship

The 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 15th World Championships and the 28th European Championships in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from the 9th to 17 March and the matches were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were first split into two groups. The seven best teams were placed in the first group, and the six others were placed into the "Criterium Européen", which would later become the B World Championships. The A World Championships were played in a league, with each team playing each other once.

Canada became world champions for the 14th time, and Sweden took their fifth European Championships.

Canada was represented by the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. See 1950-51 Lethbridge Maple Leafs.

A World Championships[]

Date	Matches A World Championships 1951	Result	Period.
9 March	Norway - United States of America	3 - 0	0-0,1-0,2-0
10 March	Canada - Finland	11 - 1	4-0, 4-0, 3-1
10 March	Sweden - United Kingdom	5 - 1	0-1, 1-0, 4-0
10 March	Switzerland - Norway	8 - 1	4-1, 3-0, 1-0
11 March	Sweden - United States of America	8 - 0	4-0,1-0,3-0
11 March	Canada - Norway	8 - 0	3-0, 1-0, 4-0
12 March	Switzerland - United States of America	7 - 1	2-0, 4-1, 1-0
12 March	Switzerland - United Kingdom	7 - 1	2-0,4-1,1-0
13 March	Sweden - Norway	5 - 2	1-0,4-1,0-1
13 March	Switzerland - Finland	4 - 1	1-0, 2-1, 1-0
13 March	Canada - United Kingdom	17 - 1	0-1, 7-0, 10-0
14 March	Switzerland - Sweden ]	3 - 3	1-2, 1-1, 1-0
15 March	Norway - United Kingdom	4 - 3	0-0,1-2,3-1
15 March	Sweden - Finland	11 - 3	5-0, 1-1, 5-2
15 March	Canada - United States of America	16 - 2	5-0, 6-2, 5-0
16 March	Norway - Finland	0 - 3	0-1,0-0,0-2
16 March	Canada - Switzerland	5 - 1	0-1,3-0,2-0
16 March	United States of America- United Kingdom	6 - 6	1-4,2-1,3-1
17 March	Finland - United Kingdom	3 - 6	0-2,3-0,0-4
17 March	Switzerland - United States of America	5 - 1	3-0,1-1,1-0
17 March	Canada - Sweden	5 - 1	1-0,2-0,2-1

Table[]

Place	Team	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
1	Canada	6	6	0	0	62 - 6	12
2	Sweden	6	4	1	1	33 - 14	9
3	Switzerland	6	4	1	1	28 - 12	9
4	Norway	6	2	0	4	10 - 27	4
5	United Kingdom	6	1	1	4	18 - 42	3
6	United States of America	6	1	1	4	14 - 42	3
7	Finland	6	1	0	5	15 - 37	2

World Championships Group B (France)[]

Date	Matches B World Championships 1951	Result	Period.
10 March	France - Italy	1 - 4	0-1,0-2,1-1
11 March	Netherlands - Italy	1 - 3	1-0,0-2,0-1
11 March	France - Austria	7 - 3	1-0,1-0,5-3
11 March	Yugoslavia - Belgium	3 - 13	0-5,0-3,3-5
12 March	Austria - Belgium	5 - 3	0-1,3-1,2-1
12 March	Netherlands - Yugoslavia	5 - 2	0-0,4-1,1-1
13 March	Belgium - Italy	3 - 6	1-0,0-1,2-5
14 March	France - Yugoslavia	10 - 3	3-2,3-1,4-0
14 March	Austria - Netherlands	3 - 4	1-1,1-2,1-1
15 March	Italy - Yugoslavia	6 - 1	1-0,4-1,1-0
15 March	France - Belgium	10 - 0	2-0,3-0,5-0
16 March	Belgium - Netherlands	1 - 2	0-2,1-0,0-0
16 March	Austria - Italy	2 - 7	1-1,0-3,1-3
17 March	Austria - Yugoslavia	3 - 4	1-1,1-0,1-3
17 March	France - Netherlands	7 - 5	1-2,3-1,3-2