1931 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1931 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1–8 February
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada (5th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Fourth placeFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Tournament statistics
Games played29
Goals scored119 (4.1 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Charles Ramsay (8 goals)
  1930
1932  

The 1931 Ice Hockey World Championships was the fifth World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 1 and 8 February 1931 in Krynica, Poland. The tournament was won by Canada who were represented by the University of Manitoba Grads team, claiming their fifth world championship title by finishing on top of the group in the final round with a total of nine points. The United States finished second to win the silver medal, losing only one game to Canada and Austria finished third for the bronze medal. The host nation of Poland finished fourth at the tournament after winning one game, tying one, and losing three in the final round.

Contents

The World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championship. Austria who finished highest of the European teams in third were named the champions.

First round

Four teams compete in the First round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Second round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round. [1]

February 1, 1931 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Lodowisko, Krynica
February 1, 1931 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1 – 0 2OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lodowisko, Krynica

Second round

Eight teams compete in the Second round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the Third round. [1]

February 1, 1931 Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg9–0
(1–0, 4–0, 4–0)
Flag of France.svg  France Lodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931 United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg15–0
(7–0, 5–0, 3–0)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Lodowisko, Krynica

Third round

The four losing teams from the Second round compete in the Third round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round. [1]

February 3, 1931 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2 – 1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of France.svg  France Lodowisko, Krynica
February 3, 1931 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg7–0
(4–0, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Lodowisko, Krynica

Final round

The six participating teams played a round-robin, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze respectively. Canada's University of Manitoba Grads won the tournament with a total of nine points after winning four games and tying one. [1] Sweden's 0 – 0 tie with Canada was the first time a European team did not lose to a team representing Canada in a World Championship match.[ citation needed ] Due to a tie between Czechoslovakia and Poland in points, fourth spot was given to Poland who had more total goals scored. [1]

TeamGPWTLGFGADIFPTS
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 5410150+159:1
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 540173+48:2
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5203513−84:6
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 511336−33:7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 511325−33:7
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 511316−53:7
February 4, 1931 United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg2–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lodowisko, Krynica
February 4, 1931 Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg2–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Lodowisko, Krynica
February 4, 1931 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931 United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg3–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931 Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg3–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931 United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg1–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Lodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931 Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg0–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Lodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931 Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg8–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931 United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg1–0Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Lodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Lodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931 Canada  Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg2–0Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Lodowisko, Krynica

Consolation round

The four participating teams played a round-robin, with games played between February 4 to February 7. The winner Hungary won all three games, finishing with six points and earning sixth place in the overall standings. [1]

TeamGPWTLGFGADIFPTS
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary 3300132+116:0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3201144+104:2
Flag of France.svg  France 310284+42:4
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3003227−250:6
Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg3–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Lodowisko, Krynica
France  Flag of France.svg7–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Lodowisko, Krynica
Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg9–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Lodowisko, Krynica
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–1Flag of France.svg  France Lodowisko, Krynica
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg11–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Lodowisko, Krynica
Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg1–0Flag of France.svg  France Lodowisko, Krynica

15th European Championship

The 1931 World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championships. Austria were named champions after finishing as the highest ranked European team in the tournament in third. Second and third were awarded to Poland and Czechoslovakia respectively. [1]

Austrian winning team

The Austrian national team in 1931. Gobl Josef Nationalmannschaft 1931 Prag.JPG
The Austrian national team in 1931.

Medal table

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
5Flag of France.svg  France
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Ranking and statistics


 1931 World Championship winners 
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg
Canada
5th title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament:

Gold medal icon.svg Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
9Flag of France.svg  France
10Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Top scorer

Canadian winning team

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