1961 World Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | 1–12 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (19th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 236 (8.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 141,300 (5,046 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Boris Mayorov 17 points |
1962 → | |
The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 28th time the Ice Hockey World Championships were held. The tournament was in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from March 1 to March 12, 1961. Canada won their nineteenth international title. It would be the last championship for Canada in thirty-three years.[1] Canada was represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters.
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)[change | change source]
Final Round[change | change source]
| 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 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 - 43 | 3 |
| 7 |  Finland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 - 43 | 3 |
| 8 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 - 50 | 2 |
| 02 March | Canada
|
6-1 |
Sweden
|
| 02 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6-0 |
Finland
|
| 02 March | Soviet Union
|
13-2 |
United States
|
| 04 March | Czechoslovakia
|
4-1 |
United States
|
| 04 March | Finland
|
6-4 |
East Germany
|
| 04 March | Canada
|
9-1 |
West Germany
|
| 04 March | Soviet Union
|
6-2 |
Sweden
|
| 05 March | Canada
|
7-4 |
United States
|
| 05 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6-0 |
West Germany
|
| 05 March | Sweden
|
3-2 |
East Germany
|
| 05 March | Soviet Union
|
7-3 |
Finland
|
| 07 March | Sweden
|
6-4 |
Finland
|
| 07 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6-4 |
Soviet Union
|
| 07 March | United States
|
4-4 |
West Germany
|
| 07 March | Canada
|
5-2 |
East Germany
|
| 08 March | Sweden
|
12-1 |
West Germany
|
| 08 March | East Germany
|
6-5 |
United States
|
| 09 March | Soviet Union
|
9-1 |
East Germany
|
| 09 March | Finland
|
3-3 |
West Germany
|
| 09 March | Canada
|
1-1 |
Czechoslovakia
|
| 11 March | Czechoslovakia
|
5-1 |
East Germany
|
| 11 March | Sweden
|
7-3 |
United States
|
| 11 March | Soviet Union
|
11-1 |
West Germany
|
| 11 March | Canada
|
12-1 |
Finland
|
| 12 March | Canada
|
5-1 |
Soviet Union
|
| 12 March | Czechoslovakia
|
5-2 |
Sweden
|
| 12 March | United States
|
5-2 |
Finland
|
| 12 March | East Germany
|
5-0 |
West Germany
|
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)[change | change source]
Final Round[change | change source]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Norway |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 - 09 | 8 |
| 10 |  Great Britain |
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
|
0-6 |
Norway
|
| 03 March | Great Britain
|
10-2 |
Austria
|
| 03 March | Italy
|
5-3 |
Poland
|
| 05 March | Italy
|
7-2 |
Austria
|
| 06 March | Norway
|
5-3 |
Poland
|
| 06 March | Italy
|
3-3 |
Great Britain
|
| 06 March | Switzerland
|
9-1 |
Austria
|
| 07 March | Switzerland
|
1-3 |
Poland
|
| 09 March | Great Britain
|
3-2 |
Poland
|
| 09 March | Norway
|
7-2 |
Austria
|
| 10 March | Austria
|
3-2 |
Poland
|
| 10 March | Norway
|
7-1 |
Italy
|
| 10 March | Switzerland
|
2-2 |
Great Britain
|
| 11 March | Switzerland
|
5-3 |
Italy
|
| 12 March | Great Britain
|
3-2 |
Norway
|
World Championship Group C (Switzerland)[change | change source]
Final Round[change | change source]
| 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
|
7-3 |
Netherlands
|
| 03 March | Romania
|
22-1 |
Belgium
|
| 03 March | Yugoslavia
|
12-3 |
South Africa
|
| 04 March | Yugoslavia
|
9-2 |
Netherlands
|
| 05 March | Romania
|
14-0 |
South Africa
|
| 06 March | Netherlands
|
8-4 |
South Africa
|
| 06 March | France
|
10-0 |
Belgium
|
| 06 March | Romania
|
12-1 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 07 March | France
|
11-2 |
South Africa
|
| 08 March | Yugoslavia
|
10-2 |
Belgium
|
| 08 March | Romania
|
12-0 |
Netherlands
|
| 09 March | France
|
3-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 10 March | Romania
|
9-3 |
France
|
| 10 March | Netherlands
|
5-4 |
Belgium
|
| 11 March | South Africa
|
9-2 |
Belgium
|
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, p. 199
References[change | change source]
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2
- 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[permanent dead link]
- The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961
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