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1961 Ice Hockey World Championships
1961 edition of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1961 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 28th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from 1 to 12 March 1961. The games were played outdoors on a frozen pool. A glare made it hard for players to see well, however photographers were able to get aerial pictures from the diving board. Canada, represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters,[1] won their nineteenth international title. It would be 33 years before Canada won another World Championship.[2] By beating out the Soviets for the Silver, the Czechoslovaks won their tenth European title. The final day was marred by political controversy when Willi Daume, president of West Germany hockey, forbade his team to take the ice against East Germany to avoid the possibility of honouring East Germany's new flag.[3]
A record twenty nations participated in three groups, with South Africa appearing for the first time.[4] Teams were divided into the three tiers, roughly following the 1959 championships, and using qualification games, to establish an eight-team group A, a six-team group B, and a six-team group C. The South African team did not have the minimum number of players so forty-five-year-old federation president Tom Durling played despite not actually being a citizen of the country.[5] Promotion and relegation did not begin yet, but it was a big step towards formulating the process.
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Qualification matches for Group A and B
The nations who finished 1st through 6th in 1959 played in Group A. The nation ranked 7th played the hosts, and 8th played 9th to qualify the final two entries.
| 1 March | Switzerland  | 5–6 OT |  West Germany |
| 1 March | East Germany  | 6–1 |  Norway |
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)
Final Round
| 2 March | Canada  | 6–1 |  Sweden |
| 2 March | Czechoslovakia  | 6–0 |  Finland |
| 2 March | Soviet Union  | 13–2 |  United States |
| 4 March | Czechoslovakia | 4–1 | United States |
| 4 March | Finland | 6–4 | East Germany |
| 4 March | Canada | 9–1 | West Germany |
| 4 March | Soviet Union | 6–2 | Sweden |
| 5 March | Canada | 7–4 | United States |
| 5 March | Czechoslovakia | 6–0 | West Germany |
| 5 March | Sweden | 3–2 | East Germany |
| 5 March | Soviet Union | 7–3 | Finland |
| 7 March | Sweden | 6–4 | Finland |
| 7 March | Czechoslovakia | 6–4 | Soviet Union |
| 7 March | United States | 4–4 | West Germany |
| 7 March | Canada | 5–2 | East Germany |
| 8 March | Sweden | 12–1 | West Germany |
| 8 March | East Germany | 6–5 | United States |
| 9 March | Soviet Union | 9–1 | East Germany |
| 9 March | Finland | 3–3 | West Germany |
| 9 March | Canada | 1–1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 11 March | Czechoslovakia | 5–1 | East Germany |
| 11 March | Sweden | 7–3 | United States |
| 11 March | Soviet Union | 11–1 | West Germany |
| 11 March | Canada | 12–1 | Finland |
| 12 March | Canada | 5–1 | Soviet Union |
| 12 March | Czechoslovakia | 5–2 | Sweden |
| 12 March | United States | 5–2 | Finland |
| 12 March | East Germany | 5–0 | West Germany |
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Qualification matches for Group B and C
The losers of the Group A qualifiers (Switzerland and Norway), were joined by the nations who finished 10th and 11th (Italy and Poland) in 1959. Remaining countries that wished to play at this level played qualification games.
| 2 March | Austria  | 6–5 |  Romania |
| 2 March | Great Britain  | 18–1 |  Belgium |
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
Final Round
| 3 March | Switzerland | 0–6 | Norway |
| 3 March | Great Britain | 10–2 | Austria |
| 3 March | Italy  | 5–3 |  Poland |
| 5 March | Italy | 7–2 | Austria |
| 6 March | Norway | 5–3 | Poland |
| 6 March | Italy | 3–3 | Great Britain |
| 6 March | Switzerland | 9–1 | Austria |
| 7 March | Switzerland | 1–3 | Poland |
| 9 March | Great Britain | 3–2 | Poland |
| 9 March | Norway | 7–2 | Austria |
| 10 March | Austria | 3–2 | Poland |
| 10 March | Norway | 7–1 | Italy |
| 10 March | Switzerland | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| 11 March | Switzerland | 5–3 | Italy |
| 12 March | Great Britain | 3–2 | Norway |
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World Championship Group C (Switzerland)
Final Round
| 3 March | France  | 7–3 |  Netherlands |
| 3 March | Romania | 22–1 | Belgium |
| 3 March | Yugoslavia  | 12–3 |  South Africa |
| 4 March | Yugoslavia | 9–2 | Netherlands |
| 5 March | Romania | 14–0 | South Africa |
| 6 March | Netherlands | 8–4 | South Africa |
| 6 March | France | 10–0 | Belgium |
| 6 March | Romania | 12–1 | Yugoslavia |
| 7 March | France | 11–2 | South Africa |
| 8 March | Yugoslavia | 10–2 | Belgium |
| 8 March | Romania | 12–0 | Netherlands |
| 9 March | France | 3–2 | Yugoslavia |
| 10 March | Romania | 9–3 | France |
| 10 March | Netherlands | 5–4 | Belgium |
| 11 March | South Africa | 9–2 | Belgium |
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Ranking and statistics
| 1961 IIHF World Championship winners |
|---|
 Canada |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender:
Seth Martin - Best Defenceman:
Ivan Tregubov - Best Forward:
Vlastimil Bubník
- Best Goaltender:
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Seth Martin
- Defence: Darryl Sly, Harry Smith
- Forwards: Michel Legacé, Boris Mayorov, Miroslav Vlach
- Goaltender:
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
 | Canada |
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | East Germany |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Finland |
| 8 | West Germany |
European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Soviet Union |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | East Germany |
| 5 | Finland |
| 6 | West Germany |
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Notes
References
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