The 17th 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 28th European Hockey Championships were held from 13 to 22 March 1950 in London

London

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, England

England

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. In a format similar to the 1949 championships

1949 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 16th Ice Hockey World Championships and 27th European Hockey Championships was held from February 12 to 20, 1949, in Stockholm, Sweden. In the initial round, the ten teams participating were divided into three groups: two groups of three and one of four...

, in the initial round, the nine teams participating were divided into three groups with three teams each. In the second round, the top two teams in each group advanced to the medal pool (for positions 1 through 6) with the remaining three teams advancing to the consolation pool for places 7 through 9.
Canada won its 13th World Championship and Switzerland won its fourth European Championship. Both teams benefited from the absence of the defending champion, Czechoslovakia.

Group A

13 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	France		9:0 (4:0,3:0,2:0)
14 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Norway	–	France		11:0 (7:0,2:0,2:0)
15 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	Norway		2:0 (0:0,0:0,2:0)

Standings

11

9

Pos.	Team	G.P	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff.	Pts.
1	Great Britain	2	2	0	0	11: 0
4:0
2	Norway	2	1	0	1	11: 2
2:2
3	France	2	0	0	2	0:20
0:4

Group B

13 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Switzerland	–	Belgium		24:3 (5:1,7:1,12:1)
14 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Canada	–	Switzerland		13:2 (5:1,4:1,4:0)
15 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Canada	–	Belgium		33:0 (14:0,10:0,9:0)

Standings

44

10

Pos.	Team	G.P	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff.	Pts.
1	Canada	2	2	0	0	46: 2
4:0
2	Switzerland	2	1	0	1	26:16
2:2
3	Belgium	2	0	0	2	3:57
0:4

Group C

13 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Sweden	–	USA		8:3 (5:2,0:0,3:1)
14 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Sweden	–	Netherlands		10:0 (3:0,1:0,6:0)
15 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	USA	–	Netherlands		17:1 (7:0,2:0,8:1)

Standings

15

11

Pos.	Team	G.P	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff.	Pts.
1	Sweden	2	2	0	0	18: 3
4:0
2	USA	2	1	0	1	20: 9
2:2
3	Netherlands	2	0	0	2	1:27
0:4

Consolation Round – places 7 to 9

20 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Belgium	–	France		8:1 (3:0,3:1,2:0)
21 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Netherlands	–	France		4:2 (1:0,3:1,0:1)
22 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Belgium	–	Netherlands		4:2 (2:1,1:0,1:1)

Standings

9

Pos.	Team	G.P	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff.	Pts.
7	Belgium	2	2	0	0	12: 3
4:0
8	Netherlands	2	1	0	1	6: 6	0	2:2
9	France	2	0	0	2	3:12
0:4

Final Round – places 1 to 6

17 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	Norway		4:3 (1:0,2:2,1:1)
17 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Canada	–	Switzerland		11:1 (2:0,3:1,6:0)
17 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Sweden	–	USA		2:4 (1:0,1:2,0:2)
18 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Switzerland	–	Norway		12:4 (3:3,6:0,3:1)
18 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Canada	–	USA		5:0 (0:0,1:0,4:0)
18 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	Sweden		5:4 (0:0,1:2,4:2)
20 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	USA		2:3 (2:1,0:0,0:2)
20 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Canada	–	Norway		11:1 (3:0,4:1,4:0)
20 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Sweden	–	Switzerland		2:3 (2:1,0:0,0:2)
21 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	USA	–	Switzerland		10:5 (3:0,1:3,6:2)
21 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Sweden	–	Norway		6:1 (2:0,3:0,1:1)
21 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	Canada		0:12 (0:5,0:3,0:4)
22 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	USA	–	Norway		12:6 (5:0,4:3,3:3)
22 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Great Britain	–	Switzerland		3:10 (1:4,2:3,0:3)
22 March 1950	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	Canada	–	Sweden		3:1 (1:0,2:0,0:1)

Standings

39

9

1

Pos.	Team	G.P	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff.	Pts.
1	Canada	5	5	0	0	42: 3
10: 0
2	USA	5	4	0	1	29:20
8: 2
3	Switzerland	5	3	0	2	31:30
6: 4
4	Great Britain	5	2	0	3	14:32
4: 6
5	Sweden	5	1	0	4	15:16
2: 8
6	Norway	5	0	0	5	15:45
0:10

Final rankings – World Championship

Pos.	Team
1	Canada
2	USA
3	Switzerland
4	Great Britain
5	Sweden
6	Norway
7	Belgium
8	Netherlands
9	France

World Champion 1950

Canada

Team members

Pos.	Country	Members
1	CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	Leo Lucchini, Hassie Young, Ab Newsome, Billy Dawe, Harry Allen, Doug Macauley, Don Stanley, Bob Watt, Marsh Darling, Al Purvis, John Davies John Davies (ice hockey) Competitor for CanadaJohn Francis "Jack" Davies , was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. John Davies, along with The Mercurys, were inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002.-External links:*... , Doug Kilburn, Pete Wright, Don Gauf, Robert David, Jack Manson, Wilbur Delaney; Trainer: Jimmy Graham Jimmy Graham Jimmy Graham is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He played college football at the University of Miami...

Final rankings – European Championships

Pos.	Team
1	Switzerland
2	Great Britain
3	Sweden
4	Norway
5	Belgium
6	Netherlands
7	France

European Champions 1950

Switzerland