1957 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1957 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Dates24 February–5 March
Teams8
Venue(s)Luzhniki Palace of Sports
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2nd title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored300 (10.71 per game)
Attendance223,700 (7,989 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Konstantin Loktev (18 points)
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The 1957 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 24 February and 5 March 1957 at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, USSR.

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Trophy awarded for the 1957 World Championships IIHFChampionshipTrophy19531959.jpg
Trophy awarded for the 1957 World Championships

This was the last World Championships played on natural ice; and were the first World Championships held in the Soviet Union and they are remembered for the political circumstances surrounding the games. Hungary had been recently occupied by the Soviet Army (to suppress a revolution in October and November 1956), and as a result, the United States and Canada boycotted the World Championships in protest. Joining them were Norway, West Germany, Italy and Switzerland. East Germany participated at the top level for the first time.

Competition

Sven Johansson of Sweden scores a goal against East Germany. Sweden won the match 11-1. Sweden vs East Germany 1957.jpg
Sven Johansson of Sweden scores a goal against East Germany. Sweden won the match 11–1.

With the boycott, the home team USSR was heavily favoured to win the tournament, but Sweden surprised the world by pulling off an upset. The first step was taken in their third game, when they beat Czechoslovakia 2-0. This important victory was saved by the head of Leksands IF defenseman Vilgot Larsson. He literally headed the puck away from the Swedish net to save a goal, and in the days before mandatory helmets, received several stitches for his heroics. In the final game, Sweden opened with two goals, but the dynamic Soviets responded with four goals of their own. Down by two in the third period, goals by Eilert Määttä and Erling Lindström tied the game, and the goaltending of Thord Flodqvist and play of Sven "Tumba" Johansson guaranteed the final draw. The USSR had previously only tied Czechoslovakia, so all Sweden needed was one point, or a tie, for gold.

Karel Straka of Czechoslovakia was named best goaltender. Nikolaï Sologubov of the USSR was best defenceman, and Sven "Tumba" Johansson of Sweden was best forward. Konstantin Loktev of the USSR led all scorers with 18 points (on 11 goals and 7 assists), followed by Nils Nilsson and Ronald Pettersson of Sweden, both with 16 points. Vsevolod Bobrov of the USSR led all scorers with 13 goals. Japan competed for the first time since 1930, and finished last with one point in the standings.

The Soviets did not have the Swedish national anthem ready for the gold medal ceremony. To compensate for this, the Swedish players decided to sing the anthem over the stadium's PA system. However, few players knew the anthem by heart so they decided to play a little prank on the Soviets and instead sang the Swedish drinking song "Helan Går". [1] Swedish captain Lasse Björn later recalled the story of Marshal Zhukov, the Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union, standing to attention for a simple Swedish drinking song. [2]

Standings

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 76016211+5113
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7502779+6812
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 7511669+5711
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 74302833−58
5Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany 73402348−256
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 72502545−204
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7061861−531
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 70611184−731
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final round

24 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
24 February Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg16–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
24 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg11–1Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany
24 February Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg9–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
25 February Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg11–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
25 February Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg15–1Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany
25 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg8–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
26 February Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
27 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
27 February Poland  Flag of Poland.svg8–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
27 February Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg22–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
27 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–3Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany
28 February Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
28 February Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg10–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg10–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1 March East Germany  Flag of Germany.svg9–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2 March Finland  Flag of Finland.svg9–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2 March Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
2 March East Germany  Flag of Germany.svg6–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg18–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3 March Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4 March Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg25–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
4 March Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg9–3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
4 March East Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–12Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
5 March East Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
5 March Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
5 March Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg12–3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
5 March Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Attendance record

The final game (USSR versus Sweden for the championship) was played on the football field of the Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Stadium. It is reputed that over 50,000 fans (or 55,000, depending on sources) saw the game, the most ever for an international hockey game. This stood as the world record until 6 October 2001, when 74,544 fans saw Michigan State University and the University of Michigan play an American NCAA Hockey game outdoors at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.

European Championship medal table

Games played against Japan did not count for the purposes of determining the European champion. Since six of the seven European participants defeated Japan, and since the only opponent that did not defeat Japan (Austria) also lost to each of their European opponents, finishing order for the European championship table was the same as it was for the main championship table.

Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
5Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Tournament awards

Citations

  1. ↑ Nordstrom, Louise (2 October 2011). "Sven Tumba, ice hockey star and golf pioneer in Sweden". Boston.com.
  2. ↑ "Var med och vann Sveriges första VM-guld – Old School Hockey Lasse Björn - Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar".

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