1954 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1954 Ice Hockey World Championships
VM 1954.jpg
Opening ceremony
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Dates26 February – 7 March
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored222 (7.93 per game)
Attendance148,399 (5,300 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Moe Galand (20 points)
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The 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships , were the 21st World Championships and 32nd European ice hockey championships were held from 26 February to 7 March 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden. Every team played each other once with the top three finishers receiving medals at the end. The USSR won in its first attempt, led by Vsevolod Bobrov who was recognized as the best forward of the tournament in the first ever presentation of Directorate Awards.

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Soviet Union-Canada match. The Soviets, playing in their first World Championships, defeated Canada 7-2 in the final game to win the gold medal. 1954 World Ice Hockey Championships Canada vs Soviet.jpg
Soviet Union–Canada match. The Soviets, playing in their first World Championships, defeated Canada 7–2 in the final game to win the gold medal.

The USSR won their first five games before meeting up with the host, and defending champion, Sweden. Sweden, having already lost 8-0 to Canada, desperately needed to beat the Soviets, but settled for a 1–1 tie. The final game of the tournament pitted the East York Lyndhursts, representing Canada, against the USSR, both teams being undefeated. Tournament organizers believed the Canadians would cruise to their seventh straight win and had begun to sell tickets for a planned tie-breaking game between the Soviets and Swedes to determine the European Championship. [1] [2] However the Soviets "appeared to pass too much, check too little, and skate too fast" [1] and "thoroughly dominated" in a 7–2 win before 16,000 fans.[ citation needed ]

Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president W. B. George stated that the final game was the worst he had seen the Lyndhursts play and that they seemed afraid of being penalized. [3] The CAHA was heavily criticized by media in Canada for the failure to win the World Championships, and writer Michael McKinley stated the loss was a "day of reckoning" and a symbol of what went wrong with the CAHA's international strategy, and the beginning of a hockey rivalry with the Soviet Union. [4]

Beginning with this year the IIHF began giving out official awards (known as the "directorate awards") to the best forward, defensemen, and goaltender, of the tournament. [5]

Final round

26 February Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
26 February Soviet Union  Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg7–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
26 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg10–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
27 February Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg8–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
27 February Soviet Union  Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg7–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
27 February Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg9–4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
28 February Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg8–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
28 February Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
28 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1 March Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg12–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1 March Soviet Union  Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg6–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–8Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
2 March Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2 March Soviet Union  Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg5–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
3 March Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
3 March Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg8–1Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
3 March Soviet Union  Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg4–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
4 March Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
4 March Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg20–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
4 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–0Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
5 March West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5 March Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg5–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
5 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
6 March Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
6 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
7 March West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg7–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
7 March Soviet Union  Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg7–2Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada

Standings

Trophy awarded for the 1954 World Championships IIHFChampionshipTrophy19531959.jpg
Trophy awarded for the 1954 World Championships
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 76103710+2713
2Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 76015912+4712
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 75113018+1211
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 74034121+208
5Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 72142232−105
6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 71151252−403
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 70251534−192
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7106643−372
Source: [ citation needed ]

Team members

Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union

Tournament awards

European Championships final rankings

  1. Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
  4. Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  5. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
  6. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
  7. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Citations

  1. 1 2 Duplacey P. 503
  2. ↑ Tournament summary
  3. ↑ MacKenzie, Arch (March 10, 1954). "Russians No Supermen Says C.A.H.A. President". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 21. Lock-green.svg
  4. ↑ McKinley, Michael (2014). It's Our Game: Celebrating 100 Years Of Hockey Canada. Toronto, Ontario: Viking Press. pp. 151–152. ISBN   978-0-670-06817-3.
  5. ↑ Podnieks p.30

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