1955 World Ice Hockey Championships

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1955 World Ice Hockey Championships
The world champion Penticton V's
Tournament details
Host nation  West Germany
Dates 25 February–6 March
Teams 9
Champions Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada (16 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 36
Goals scored 319  (8.86 per game)
Attendance 153,300  (4,258 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Czechoslovakia Vlastimil Bubnik17 goals
Trophy awarded for the 1955 World Championships

The 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955. A total of 14 nations participated in this World Championship, which was a new record for the postwar era. As a result, the teams were seeded with the strongest 9 teams placed in Pool A (the championship pool) and the remaining 5 nations as well as the West German B team placed in Pool B.

Canada, represented by the Penticton V's of the Okanagan Senior League won their 16th international title. For the second straight year both the Soviets and Canadians were undefeated until they played each other in the final game of the tournament. This time Canada won 5–0 giving the Russians the silver medal, and their second European Championship. Czechoslovakia won the bronze by dominating the weaker teams, drawing the Americans, and narrowly defeating the Swedes.

World Championship Group A (West Germany)

Final Round

25 February Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 7–0
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Cologne
25 February Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 12–1
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States Dortmund
25 February Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 10–2
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Düsseldorf
25 February West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 4–5
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden Krefeld
26 February United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 8–1
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Cologne
26 February Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 2–1
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden Dortmund
26 February Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 5–3
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia Düsseldorf
26 February West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 4–5
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Krefeld
27 February Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 8–0
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Cologne
27 February West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 3–6
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States Dortmund
27 February Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 10–0
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Düsseldorf
27 February Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 4–0
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia Krefeld
28 February Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 8–2
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Cologne
28 February Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 12–0
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Düsseldorf
28 February United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 7–3
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Krefeld
1 March Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 6–5
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden Cologne
1 March Poland Flag of Poland.svg.png 2–4
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Düsseldorf
1 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 7–1
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Krefeld
2 March Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 11–1
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Cologne
2 March Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 9–0
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Düsseldorf
2 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 0–8
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia Düsseldorf
2 March Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 3–0
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States Krefeld
3 March Poland Flag of Poland.svg.png 6–3
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Cologne
3 March Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 3–0
 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden Krefeld
3 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 1–5
 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union Düsseldorf
3 March Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 4–4
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States Cologne
4 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 1–10
 Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png Canada Cologne
4 March United States Flag of the United States.svg.png 6–2
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Düsseldorf
4 March Soviet Union Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png 7–2
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Krefeld
5 March Finland Flag of Finland.svg.png 7–2
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Cologne
5 March Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 1–1
 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States Düsseldorf
5 March Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 17–2
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Krefeld
6 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png 8–3
 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland Düsseldorf
6 March Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg.png 9–0
 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Cologne
6 March Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 18–2
 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland Düsseldorf
6 March Canada Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png 5–0
 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union Krefeld

Standings

Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1 Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg.png Canada 8 8 0 0 66 6 16
2 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union 8 7 0 1 39 13 14
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia 8 5 1 2 63 22 11
4 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 8 4 2 2 33 29 10
5 Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 8 4 1 3 40 16 9
6 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany 8 2 0 6 28 43 4
7 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 8 2 0 6 19 59 4
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 8 1 0 7 15 59 2
9 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 8 1 0 7 16 72 2

World Championship Group B (West Germany)

It was known as a "Junior" tournament.

Final Round

25 February Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 3–2
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia Dortmund
25 February West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png B 2–2
 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Düsseldorf
27 February Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 6–3
 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Dortmund
27 February West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png B 3–2
 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Köln
28 February Yugoslavia Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png 5–2
 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Krefeld
28 February Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 3–1
 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Düsseldorf
2 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 5–3
 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Krefeld
2 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 10–2
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands Dortmund
2 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png B 5–1
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia Düsseldorf
4 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 9–1
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia Cologne
4 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png B 11–1
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands Köln
5 March Austria Flag of Austria.svg.png 6–1
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands Krefeld
5 March West Germany Flag of Germany.svg.png B 11–1
 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Düsseldorf
6 March Italy Flag of Italy.svg.png 28–0
 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Krefeld
6 March Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 9–1
 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia Krefeld

Standings

Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
10 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 5 4 1 0 52 6 9
NC Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany B 5 4 1 0 30 5 9
11 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 5 3 0 2 17 12 6
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 5 2 0 3 19 31 4
13 Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 5 1 0 4 10 28 2
14 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 5 0 0 5 9 55 0

Note:West Germany B games were unofficial.

European Championship medal table

Gold medal icon.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.png Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.png Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden
4 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
5 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
7 Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland

Team rosters

Place Team Player
1  Canada Goaltenders: Ivan McLelland, Donald Moog. Defensemen: George McAvoy, Harold Tarala, Kevin Conway, Dino Mascotto. Forwards: Dick Warwick, Bill Warwick, Grant Warwick (player-coach), John McDonald, Douglas Kilburn, James Fairburn, Mike Shabaga, John McIntyre, James Middleton, Bernard Bathgate, Donald Berry, John Taggart.
2  Soviet Union Goaltenders: Nikolai Puchkov, Grigory Mkrtyhcan. Defensen: Pavel Zhiburtovich, Dimitry Ukolov, Alfred Kucevski, Nikolay Sologubov, Ivan Tregubov. Forwards: Vsevolod Bobrov, Viktor Shuvalov, Yevgeni Babich, Yuri Krylov, Alexandr Uvarov, Valentin Kuzin, Michail Bychkov, Alexej Guryshev, Nikolay Chlystov, Alexandr Komarov. Coach: Arkady Chernyshev.
3  Czechoslovakia Goaltenders: Jiří Hanzl, Ján Jendek. Defensemen: Karel Gut, Stanislav Bacílek, Václav Bubník, Jan Lidral, Jan Kasper. Forwards: Vlastimil Bubník, Slavomír Bartoň, Bronislav Danda, Vlastimil Hajšman, Vladimír Zábrodský, Václav Pantůček, Miroslav Rejman, Oldřich Sedlák, Jiří Sekyra, Milan Vidlák. Coach: Vladimír Bouzek.
4  United States Goaltenders: Donald Rigazio, Henry Bothfeld. Defensemen: Wendy Anderson, Dan McKinnon, John Crocott, John Gilbert. Forwards: John Titus, Walter Greely, Edward Robson, Dick Dougherty, Dick Rodenheiser, Gene Campbell, Gordon Christian, Arnie Bauer, Rube Bjorkman, John Matchefts, Don Sennott. Coach: Albert Yurkewicz.
5  Sweden Goaltenders: Yngve Johansson, Lars Svensson. Defensemen: Lars Björn, Vilgot Larsson, Åke Lassas, Sven Thunman. Forwards: Hans Andersson-Tvilling, Stig Andersson-Tvilling, Sigurd Bröms, Stig Carlsson, Erik Johansson, Gösta Johansson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Rolf Pettersson, Ronald Pettersson, Sven Tumba Johansson, Hans Öberg.

Coach: Herman Carlson.

6  West Germany Goaltenders: Ulrich Jansen, Karl Fischer. Defensemen: Martin Beck, Bruno Guttowski, Ernst Eggerbauer, Karl Bierschel. Forwards: Kurt Sepp, Markus Egen, Ernst Trautwein, Hans-Georg Pescher, Ulrich Eckstein, Günther Jochems, Hans Huber, Walter Kremershof, Rudolf Pittrich, Rudolf Weide, Rainer Kossmann. Coach: Frank Trottier.
7  Poland Goaltenders: Edward Koczab, Ryszard Foryś. Defensemen: Kazimierz Chodakowski, Stanislaw Olczyk, Alfred Gansiniec, Henryk Bromowicz-Brommer. Forwards: Szymon Janiczko, Zdzislaw Nowak, Józef Kurek, Alfred Wrobel, Kazimierz Bryniarski, Bronislaw Gosztyla, Marian Jezak, Stefan Csorich, Roman Penczak, Eugeniusz Lewacki, Adolf Wrobel. Coach: Witalis Ludwiczak, Kazimierz Osmanski.
8  Switzerland Goaltenders: Jean Ayer, Martin Riesen. Defensemen: Milo Golaz, Rüedi Keller, Emil Handschin, Paul Hofer, Raymond Cattin. Forwards: Otto Schubiger, Otto Schläpfer, Hans Ott, Francois Blank, Reto Delnon, Fritz Naef, Paul Zimmermann, Hans Morger, Heinz Dietiker, Rätus Frei. Coach: Hanggi Boller.
9  Finland Goaltenders: Esko Niemi, Unto Wiitala. Defensemen: Panu Ignatius, Teppo Rastio, Matti Lampainen, Matti Rintakoski, Esko Tie. Forwards: Yrjö Hakala, Esko Rekomaa, Aarno Hiekkaranta, Erkki Hytönen, Rainer Lindström, Teuvo Takala, Seppo Liitsola, Lenni Lainesalo, Christian Rapp, Matti Sundelin. Coach: Aarne Honkavaara.

Citations

References

  • Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing,  
  • 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, 134–5. 


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