1949 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 16th Ice Hockey World Championships

Ice Hockey World Championships

The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...

 and 27th European Hockey Championships was held from February 12 to 20, 1949, in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. In the initial round, the ten teams participating were divided into three groups: two groups of three and one of four. In the second round, the top two teams in each group advanced to the medal round (for positions 1 through 6) with the remaining four teams advancing to the consolation round for places 7 through 10.

Czechoslovakia won their second world championship and ninth European Championship by defeating Canada 3:2. It was only the third defeat for the Canadians at a World Championship.

Group A

12 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Canada	–	Denmark		47:0 (13:0,16:0,18:0)
13 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Canada	–	Austria		7:0 (0:0,3:0,4:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Austria	–	Denmark		25:1 (8:0,6:0,11:1)

Standings

54

17

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Canada	2	2	0	0	54: 0
4:0
2	Austria	2	1	0	1	25: 8
2:2
3	Denmark	2	0	0	2	1:72
0:4

Group B

12 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Norway	–	Belgium		2:0 (2:0,0:0,0:0)
12 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	USA	–	Switzerland		12:5 (6:2,4:1,2:2)
13 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Switzerland	–	Belgium		18:2 (5:0,10:1,3:1)
13 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	USA	–	Norway		12:1 (7:1,3:0,2:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Switzerland	–	Norway		7:1 (4:1,3:0,0:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	USA	–	Belgium		12:0 (4:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

30

15

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	USA	3	3	0	0	36: 6
6:0
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	30:15
4:2
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	4:19
2:4
4	Belgium	3	0	0	3	2:32
0:6

Group C

12 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	Finland		12:1 (2:0,3:0,7:1)
13 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	Czechoslovakia		4:2 (3:0,1:2,0:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Czechoslovakia	–	Finland		19:2 (8:1,3:1,8:0)

Standings

13

15

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Sweden	2	2	0	0	16: 3
4:0
2	Czechoslovakia	2	1	0	1	21: 6
2:2
3	Finland	2	0	0	2	3:31
0:4

Consolation Round – places 7 to 10

17 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Belgium	–	Denmark		8:3 (2:1,4:2,2:0)
17 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Finland	–	Norway		7:3 (4:3,2:0,1:0)
18 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Finland	–	Belgium		17:2 (6:0,4:0,7:2)
18 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Norway	–	Denmark		Denmark withdrew
19 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Finland	–	Denmark		Denmark withdrew
19 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Norway	–	Belgium		14:1 (5:0,6:0,3:1)

Standings

19

9

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
7	Finland	3	3	0	0	24: 5
6:0
8	Norway	3	2	0	1	17: 8
4:2
9	Belgium	3	1	0	2	11:34
2:4
10	Denmark	3	0	0	3	3: 8
0:6

Final Round – places 1 to 6

15 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia		2:3 (0:0,1:2,1:1)
15 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	Austria		18:0 (5:0,5:0,8:0)
15 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	USA	–	Switzerland		4:5 (1:4,3:0,0:1)
16 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Czechoslovakia	–	Austria		7:1 (4:0,2:0,1:1)
16 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	Canada		2:2 (0:1,1:0,1:1)
17 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Canada	–	USA		7:2 (2:0,1:2,4:0)
17 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	Switzerland		3:1 (0:0,2:1,1:0)
18 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Czechoslovakia	–	Switzerland		8:1 (4:0,1:1,3:0)
18 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Canada	–	Austria		8:2 (3:0,3:1,2:1)
18 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	USA		3:6 (1:0,0:4,2:2)
19 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Switzerland	–	Austria		10:1 (4:0,3:1,3:0)
19 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	USA	–	Czechoslovakia		2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)
20 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	USA	–	Austria		9:1 (0:1,3:0,6:0)
20 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Sweden	–	Czechoslovakia		0:3 (0:0,0:2,0:1)
20 February 1949	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...	Canada	–	Switzerland		1:1 (0:1,0:0,1:0)

Standings

15

10

7

14

1

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Czechoslovakia	5	4	0	1	21: 6
8: 2
2	Canada	5	2	2	1	20:10
6: 4
3	USA	5	3	0	2	23:16
6: 4
4	Sweden	5	2	1	2	26:12
5: 5
5	Switzerland	5	2	1	2	18:17
5: 5
6	Austria	5	0	0	5	5:52
0:10

Final rankings – World Championships

RF	Team
1	Czechoslovakia
2	Canada
3	USA
4	Sweden
5	Switzerland
6	Austria
7	Finland
8	Norway
9	Belgium
10	Denmark

World Championships 1949

Czechoslovakia

Team members

Pos.	Country	Members
1	CSR Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...	Bohumil Modrý Bohumil Modrý Bohumil Modrý was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :... , Josef Jirka, Přemysl Hajný Přemysl Hajný Přemysl Hajný is an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :... , Oldřich Němec, Josef Trousílek Josef Trousílek Josef Trousílek was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :... , František Vacovský, Jiří Macelis, Václav Roziňák Václav Roziňák Václav Roziňák is an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.- References :... , Miloslav Charouzd, Vladimír Zábrodský Vladimír Zábrodský Vladimír Zábrodský is a retired Czechoslovak ice hockey player, centerforward.He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and he is two time world champion . Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997... , Stanislav Konopásek Stanislav Konopásek Stanislav Konopásek was a Czech professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:Konopásek played as a winger when he was drafted for LTC Praha in 1935, whom he would play with until 1950. He also played on the national team, winning the 1947 and 1949 World Championships and a silver medal at the... , Vladimír Kobranov Vladimír Kobranov Vladimír Kobranov is an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovakian national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1949 world championship. In 1950 he was imprisoned with other Czech hockey players by the communist government. His career and careers of his... , Vladimír Bouzek Vladimír Bouzek Vladimír Bouzek was a ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2007.-External links:*... , Gustav Bubník, Zdeněk Marek, František Mizera, Čeněk Picka

Final rankings – European Championships

RF	Team
1	Czechoslovakia
2	Sweden
3	Switzerland
4	Austria
5	Finland
6	Norway
7	Belgium
8	Denmark