1949 World Ice Hockey Championships

1949 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation	Sweden
Dates	12–20 February
Teams	10
Champions	Czechoslovakia (2 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
Goals scored	360  (11.61 per game)

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 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 overcame tragedy to win their second world championship and ninth European Championship. In November 1948 six Czechoslovak players (Ladislav Troják, Karel Stibor, Zdeněk Jarkovský, Vilibald Šťovík, Miloslav Pokorný and defenseman Zdeněk Švarc) were lost when their plane went missing crossing the English Channel. Despite the key losses to their roster, they defeated the Sudbury Wolves, Canada's representative, three to two. It was only the third defeat for the Canadians at a World Championship. The Americans were able to top the Czechs in the final round, which earned them a bronze medal, and kept the host Swedes off the podium.

World Ice Hockey Championship (in Stockholm, Sweden)

Preliminary round

Group A

12 February 1949	Stockholm	Canada	–	Denmark		47:0 (13:0,16:0,18:0)
13 February 1949	Stockholm	Canada	–	Austria		7:0 (0:0,3:0,4:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm	Austria	–	Denmark		25:1 (8:0,6:0,11:1)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Canada	2	2	0	0	54: 0	+54	4:0
2	Austria	2	1	0	1	25: 8	+17	2:2
3	Denmark	2	0	0	2	1:72	-71	0:4

Group B

12 February 1949	Stockholm	Norway	–	Belgium		2:0 (2:0,0:0,0:0)
12 February 1949	Stockholm	USA	–	Switzerland		12:5 (6:2,4:1,2:2)
13 February 1949	Stockholm	Switzerland	–	Belgium		18:2 (5:0,10:1,3:1)
13 February 1949	Stockholm	USA	–	Norway		12:1 (7:1,3:0,2:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm	Switzerland	–	Norway		7:1 (4:1,3:0,0:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm	USA	–	Belgium		12:0 (4:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

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

Group C

12 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	Finland		12:1 (2:0,3:0,7:1)
13 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	Czechoslovakia		4:2 (3:0,1:2,0:0)
14 February 1949	Stockholm	Czechoslovakia	–	Finland		19:2 (8:1,3:1,8:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Sweden	2	2	0	0	16: 3	+13	4:0
2	Czechoslovakia	2	1	0	1	21: 6	+15	2:2
3	Finland	2	0	0	2	3:31	-28	0:4

Second round

Consolation round – places 7 to 10

17 February 1949	Stockholm	Belgium	–	Denmark		8:3 (2:1,4:2,2:0)
17 February 1949	Stockholm	Finland	–	Norway		7:3 (4:3,2:0,1:0)
18 February 1949	Stockholm	Finland	–	Belgium		17:2 (6:0,4:0,7:2)
18 February 1949	Stockholm	Norway	–	Denmark		Denmark withdrew
19 February 1949	Stockholm	Finland	–	Denmark		Denmark withdrew
19 February 1949	Stockholm	Norway	–	Belgium		14:1 (5:0,6:0,3:1)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Finland	3	3	0	0	24: 5	+19	6:0
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	17: 8	+ 9	4:2
3	Belgium	3	1	0	2	11:34	-23	2:4
4	Denmark	3	0	0	3	3: 8	- 5	0:6

Medal round – places 1 to 6

15 February 1949	Stockholm	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia		2:3 (0:0,1:2,1:1)
15 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	Austria		18:0 (5:0,5:0,8:0)
15 February 1949	Stockholm	USA	–	Switzerland		4:5 (1:4,3:0,0:1)
16 February 1949	Stockholm	Czechoslovakia	–	Austria		7:1 (4:0,2:0,1:1)
16 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	Canada		2:2 (0:1,1:0,1:1)
17 February 1949	Stockholm	Canada	–	USA		7:2 (2:0,1:2,4:0)
17 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	Switzerland		3:1 (0:0,2:1,1:0)
18 February 1949	Stockholm	Czechoslovakia	–	Switzerland		8:1 (4:0,1:1,3:0)
18 February 1949	Stockholm	Canada	–	Austria		8:2 (3:0,3:1,2:1)
18 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	USA		3:6 (1:0,0:4,2:2)
19 February 1949	Stockholm	Switzerland	–	Austria		10:1 (4:0,3:1,3:0)
19 February 1949	Stockholm	USA	–	Czechoslovakia		2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)
20 February 1949	Stockholm	USA	–	Austria		9:1 (0:1,3:0,6:0)
20 February 1949	Stockholm	Sweden	–	Czechoslovakia		0:3 (0:0,0:2,0:1)
20 February 1949	Stockholm	Canada	–	Switzerland		1:1 (0:1,0:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts..
1	Czechoslovakia	5	4	0	1	21: 6	+15	8: 2
2	Canada	5	2	2	1	20:10	+10	6: 4
3	USA	5	3	0	2	23:16	+ 7	6: 4
4	Sweden	5	2	1	2	26:12	+14	5: 5
5	Switzerland	5	2	1	2	18:17	+ 1	5: 5
6	Austria	5	0	0	5	5:52	-47	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 rosters

Place	Team	Player
1	Czechoslovakia	Goaltenders: Bohumil Modrý, Josef Jirka. Defensemen: Josef Trousílek, Přemysl Hainý, Oldřich Němec, Jiří Macelis, František Vacovský. Forwards: Václav Roziňák, Vladimír Zábrodský, Stanislav Konopásek, Vladimír Kobranov, Vladimír Bouzek, Augustin Bubník, František Mizera, Čeněk Pícha, Zdeněk Marek, Miloslav Charouzd. Coaches: Antonín Vodička, Vladimír Zábrodský.
2	Canada	Goaltenders: Robert Mills, Al Picard. Defensemen: Barney Hillson, Emile Gagne, Herb Kewley, Joe Tergeson. Forwards:: William Dimoch, James Russell, Thomas Russell, Ray Bauer, Joe de Bastiani, Donald Stanley, Bud Hashey, Robert Mills, Don Munroe, John Kovich. Coach: Max Silverman.
3	United States	Goaltenders: Richard Bittner, Pat Finnegan. Skaters: Arthur Crouse, Dan Crowley, Charlie Holt, Paul Johnson, Robert Johnson, Gerard Kilmartin, Bruce Mather, John Riley, William Thayer, Alfred Van, Norman Walker, Alfred Yurkewicz, John Kelley. Coach: Jack Riley.
4	Sweden	Goaltenders: Arne Johansson, Kurt Svanberg. Defensemen: Åke Andersson, Rune Johansson, Åke Lassas, Åke Olsson, Sven Thunman. Forwards: Stig Carlsson, Åke Engqvist, Rolf Eriksson-Hemlin, Erik Johansson, Gösta Johansson, Stig Jönsson, Bengt Larsson, Holger Nurmela, Lars Pettersson, Hans Öberg.
5	Switzerland	Goaltenders: Hans Bänninger, Reto Perl. Defensemen: Emil Handschin, Hanggi Boller, Ferdinand Cattini, Hans Cattini. Forwards: Hans-Martin Trepp, Ulrich Poltera, Gebhard Poltera, Othmar Delnon, Heini Lohrer, Fredy Bieler, Heinz Hinterkircher, Reto Delnon, Hugo Delnon, Otto Schubiger, Ernst Härter. Coach: Richard Torriani.
6	Austria	Goaltenders: Alfred Huber, Jörg Reichl. Defensemen: Friedrich Demmer, Willibald Stanek, Rudolf Vojta, Franz Potucek. Forwards: Johann Schneider, Walter Feistritzer, Hans Wagner, Rudolf Wurmbrand, Fritz Walter, Albert Böhm, Friedrich Penitz, Wilhelm Schmid, Gerhard Springer.
7	Finland	Goaltenders: Unto Viitala, Juhani Linkosuo. Defensemen: Matti Rintakoski, Toivo Hellen, Ossi Kauppi, Esko Tie, Paul Väinjärvi. Forwards: Aarne Honkavaara, Keijo Kuusela, Loft Nasib, Kalle Havulinna, Matti Karumaa, Rauni Laine, Eero Salisma, Nils Nummelin, Tuomo Pohjavirta. Coach: Henry Kvist.
8	Norway	Goaltenders: Per Dahl, Arthur Kristiansen. Skaters: Johnny Larntvedt, Björn Kristiansen, Kjell Hauger, Gunnar Kroge, Roar Bakke (Pedersen), Ragnar Rygel, Björn Gulbrandsen, Odd Hansen, Oivind Solheim, Per Voigt, Roy Sörensen, Per Moe, Leif Solheim. Coach: Trygve Holter.
9	Belgium	Goaltender: Henri Heirman. Skaters: Tony Delrez, Constant Delarge, Fernand Carrez, Roland Dumon, Hubert Anciaux, Raymond Lombard, Leon van Eeckhout, Coco Berry, Jules Dupre, Roger Beck, Percy Lippit, Georges Hartmeyer, Jimmy Graeffe. Coach: Gusty de Backer.
10	Denmark	Goaltenders: Flemming Jensen, Leif Jonsen. Skaters: Borge Hamann, Svend Malver, Dan Danry, Jörgen Hviid, Erik Hviid, Knud Lebech, Erik Halberg, Frede Sörensen, Poul Nielsen, Ole Nielsen, Leif Ammentorp, Sven Christensen.

Team Photos

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  Canada

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  Czechoslovakia

References

• Complete results
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 131–2. 

External links

• The event at SVT's open archive

Notes

Information based upon German version at http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft_1949

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