1962 World Championships
The 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tourmanent was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962.
The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia both boycotted this tournament. The United States refused to grant visas to the team from East Germany. This was in retaliation for the building of the Berlin Wall the year before.
Sweden won their third international title.
Qualifying Round (A/B)[]
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Switzerland 
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9-4 |  Austria
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Switzerland qualified in Group A
Austria qualified in Group B
World Championship Group A (United States)[]
Final Round[]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
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| 1 |  Sweden |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 - 10 | 14 |
| 2 |  Canada |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 58 - 12 | 12 |
| 3 |  United States of America |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 54 - 23 | 10 |
| 4 |  Finland |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 - 42 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 - 54 | 6 |
| 6 |  Federal Republic of Germany |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 - 36 | 4 |
| 7 | Switzerland |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 - 60 | 2 |
| 8 |  United Kingdom |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 - 73 | 2 |
| 08 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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3-6 | Switzerland
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| 08 March | |||
| United States of America
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14-2 | Norway
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| 08 March | |||
| Finland
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1-8 | Canada
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| 09 March | |||
| Finland
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5-7 | United Kingdom
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| 09 March | |||
| Sweden
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17-2 | Switzerland
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| 09 March | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
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4-6 | Norway
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| 10 March | |||
| United States of America
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1-2 | Sweden
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| 10 March | |||
| Canada
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8-0 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 11 March | |||
| Canada
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7-2 | Switzerland
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| 11 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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2-12 | Norway
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| 11 March | |||
| United States of America
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6-3 | Finland
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| 12 March | |||
| Norway
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7-5 | Switzerland
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| 12 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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0-9 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 12 March | |||
| Sweden
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12-2 | Finland
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| 13 March | |||
| Canada
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3-5 | Sweden
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| 13 March | |||
| United States of America
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8-4 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 14 March | |||
| Finland
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7-4 | Switzerland
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| 14 March | |||
| United States of America
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12-5 | United Kingdom
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| 14 March | |||
| Canada
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14-1 | Norway
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| 15 March | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
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3-9 | Finland
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| 15 March | |||
| Sweden
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17-0 | United Kingdom
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| 16 March | |||
| Sweden
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10-2 | Norway
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| 16 March | |||
| United States of America
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12-1 | Switzerland
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| 17 March | |||
| Finland
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5-2 | Norway
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| 17 March | |||
| United Kingdom
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2-12 | Canada
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| 17 March | |||
| Sweden
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4-0 | Federal Republic of Germany
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| 18 March | |||
| United States of America
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1-6 | Canada
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| 18 March | |||
| Federal Republic of Germany
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7-1 | Switzerland
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World Championship Group B (United States)[]
Final Round[]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
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| 9 |  Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 - 16 | 10 |
| 10 | Austria |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 - 09 | 8 |
| 11 |  France |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 35 - 25 | 6 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 - 46 | 4 |
| 13 |  Australia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 - 51 | 2 |
| 14 |  Denmark |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 09 - 42 | 0 |
| 08 March | |||
| Australia
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4-6 | Netherlands
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| 09 March | |||
| Japan
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10-8 | France
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| 10 March | |||
| Australia
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0-17 | Austria
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| 10 March | |||
| Netherlands
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9-4 | Denmark
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| 11 March | |||
| France
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7-2 | Denmark
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| 12 March | |||
| Austria
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2-13 | Japan
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| 13 March | |||
| France
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13-1 | Australia
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| 13 March | |||
| Netherlands
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1-12 | Austria
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| 14 March | |||
| Japan
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7-3 | Austria
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| 15 March | |||
| France
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6-2 | Netherlands
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| 15 March | |||
| Denmark
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2-6 | Australia
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| 16 March | |||
| Netherlands
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2-20 | Japan
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| 16 March | |||
| France
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1-10 | Austria
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| 17 March | |||
| Japan
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13-1 | Denmark
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| 18 March | |||
| Denmark
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0-7 | Austria
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Notes[]
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
All Star Team[]
- Goaltender Lennart Haggorth
Sweden - Defenceman Jack Douglas Canada
- Defenceman Harry Smith Canada
- Centre Nils Nilsson Sweden
- Right Wing Jackie McLeod Canada
- Left Wing Ulf Sterner Sweden
Team Photos[]
Game Ads[]
Television ad @ Windsor, Ontario
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