The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 28th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from March 1 to March 12, 1961. Canada, represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters, won their nineteenth international title. It would be the last championship for Canada in thirty-three years.[1]
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)[]
Final Round[]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 - 11 | 13 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 - 09 | 13 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51 - 20 | 10 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 - 27 | 8 |
| 5 |  East Germany |
7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 - 33 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States of America |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 - 43 | 3 |
| 7 |  Finland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 - 43 | 3 |
| 8 |  Federal Republic of Germany |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 - 50 | 2 |
| 02 March | |||
| Canada
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6-1 | Sweden
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|---|---|---|---|
| 02 March | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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6-0 | Finland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 02 March | |||
| Soviet Union
|
13-2 | United States of America
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|---|---|---|---|
| 04 March | |||
| Czechoslovakia
|
4-1 | United States of America
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|---|---|---|---|
| 04 March | |||
| Finland
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6-4 | East Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 04 March | |||
| Canada
|
9-1 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 04 March | |||
| Soviet Union
|
6-2 | Sweden
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|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March | |||
| Canada
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7-4 | United States of America
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|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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6-0 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March | |||
| Sweden
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3-2 | East Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March | |||
| Soviet Union
|
7-3 | Finland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 07 March | |||
| Sweden
|
6-4 | Finland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 07 March | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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6-4 | Soviet Union
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|---|---|---|---|
| 07 March | |||
| United States of America
|
4-4 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 07 March | |||
| Canada
|
5-2 | East Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 08 March | |||
| Sweden
|
12-1 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 08 March | |||
| East Germany
|
6-5 | United States of America
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09 March | |||
| Soviet Union
|
9-1 | East Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09 March | |||
| Finland
|
3-3 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09 March | |||
| Canada
|
1-1 | Czechoslovakia
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|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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5-1 | East Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | |||
| Sweden
|
7-3 | United States of America
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|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | |||
| Soviet Union
|
11-1 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | |||
| Canada
|
12-1 | Finland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March | |||
| Canada
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5-1 | Soviet Union
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|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March | |||
| Czechoslovakia
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5-2 | Sweden
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|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March | |||
| United States of America
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5-2 | Finland
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| 12 March | |||
| East Germany
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5-0 | Federal Republic of Germany
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|---|---|---|---|
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)[]
Final Round[]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Norway |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 - 09 | 8 |
| 10 |  United Kingdom |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 - 11 | 8 |
| 11 |  Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 - 15 | 5 |
| 12 |  Italy |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 - 20 | 5 |
| 13 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 - 17 | 2 |
| 14 |  Austria |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 - 35 | 2 |
| 03 March | |||
| Switzerland
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0-6 | Norway
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|---|---|---|---|
| 03 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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10-2 | Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| 03 March | |||
| Italy
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5-3 | Poland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March | |||
| Italy
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7-2 | Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| 06 March | |||
| Norway
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5-3 | Poland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 06 March | |||
| Italy
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3-3 | United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| 06 March | |||
| Switzerland
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9-1 | Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| 07 March | |||
| Switzerland
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1-3 | Poland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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3-2 | Poland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09 March | |||
| Norway
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7-2 | Austria
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|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | |||
| Austria
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3-2 | Poland
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|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | |||
| Norway
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7-1 | Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | |||
| Switzerland
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2-2 | United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | |||
| Switzerland
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5-3 | Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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3-2 | Norway
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|---|---|---|---|
World Championship Group C (Switzerland)[]
Final Round[]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Romania |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 - 05 | 10 |
| 16 |  France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 - 16 | 8 |
| 17 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 - 22 | 6 |
| 18 |  Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 - 36 | 4 |
| 19 |  South Africa |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 - 47 | 2 |
| 20 |  Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 09 - 56 | 0 |
| 03 March | |||
| France
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7-3 | Netherlands
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|---|---|---|---|
| 03 March | |||
| Romania
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22-1 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
| 03 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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12-3 | South Africa
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|---|---|---|---|
| 04 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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9-2 | Netherlands
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|---|---|---|---|
| 05 March | |||
| Romania
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14-0 | South Africa
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|---|---|---|---|
| 06 March | |||
| Netherlands
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8-4 | South Africa
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|---|---|---|---|
| 06 March | |||
| France
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10-0 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
| 06 March | |||
| Romania
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12-1 | Yugoslavia
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|---|---|---|---|
| 07 March | |||
| France
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11-2 | South Africa
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|---|---|---|---|
| 08 March | |||
| Yugoslavia
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10-2 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
| 08 March | |||
| Romania
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12-0 | Netherlands
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|---|---|---|---|
| 09 March | |||
| France
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3-2 | Yugoslavia
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|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | |||
| Romania
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9-3 | France
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|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | |||
| Netherlands
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5-4 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | |||
| South Africa
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9-2 | Belgium
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|---|---|---|---|
Team Photos[]
Radio Ads[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, p. 199
References[]
- Szemberg, Szymon & Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 1-55168-307-5
- Ottawa Citizen - 3 Feb 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 6 Feb 1961
- The Hartford Courant, Feb 6, 1961, page 15
- New York Times, February 12, 1961, Page S6
- The Montreal Gazette - 13 Feb 1961
- The Pittsburgh Press - 17 Feb 1961
- Ottawa Citizen - 1 Mar 1961
- Tri City Herald - 8 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961
