1949 Ice Hockey World Championships

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The 1949 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 16th World Championships and 27th European Hockey Championships was held from February 12 to 20, 1949, in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was the first World Championships during the presidency of Canadian W. G. Hardy. The International Ice Hockey Federation allowed for an unlimited number of entrants, after rejecting a proposal to limit the event to eight teams.

In the initial round, the ten teams participating were divided into three groups: two groups of three and one of four. In the second round, the top two teams in each group advanced to the medal round (for positions 1 through 6) with the remaining four teams advancing to the consolation round for places 7 through 10.

Czechoslovakia overcame tragedy to win their second world championship and ninth European Championship. In November 1948 six Czechoslovak players (Ladislav Troják, Karel Stibor, Zdeněk Jarkovský, Vilibald Šťovík, Miloslav Pokorný and defenseman Zdeněk Švarc) were lost when their plane went missing crossing the English Channel. Despite the key losses to their roster, they defeated the Sudbury Wolves, Canada's representative, three to two. It was only the third defeat for the Canadians at a World Championship. The Americans were able to top the Czechoslovaks in the final round, which earned them a bronze medal, and kept the host Swedes off the podium.

World Ice Hockey Championship (in Stockholm, Sweden)

First round

Group A

14 February 1949	Stockholm	[[Image:Flag of Austria.svg	30px]] Austria	–	[[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg	30px]] Denmark		25:1 (8:0,6:0,11:1)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts.
1	[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg	30px]] Canada	2	2	0	0	54: 0	+54	4:0
2	[[Image:Flag of Austria.svg	30px]] Austria	2	1	0	1	25: 8	+17	2:2
3	[[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg	30px]] Denmark	2	0	0	2	1:72	-71	0:4

Group B

14 February 1949	Stockholm	[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg	30px]] USA	–	[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg	30px]] Belgium		12:0 (4:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts.
1	[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg	30px]] USA	3	3	0	0	36: 6	+30	6:0
2	[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg	30px]] Switzerland	3	2	0	1	30:15	+15	4:2
3	[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg	30px]] Norway	3	1	0	2	4:19	-15	2:4
4	[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg	30px]] Belgium	3	0	0	3	2:32	-30	0:6

Group C

14 February 1949	Stockholm	[[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	30px]] Czechoslovakia	–	[[Image:Flag of Finland.svg	30px]] Finland		19:2 (8:1,3:1,8:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts.
1	[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	30px]] Sweden	2	2	0	0	16: 3	+13	4:0
2	[[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	30px]] Czechoslovakia	2	1	0	1	21: 6	+15	2:2
3	[[Image:Flag of Finland.svg	30px]] Finland	2	0	0	2	3:31	-28	0:4

Consolation Round – places 7 to 10

19 February 1949	Stockholm	[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg	30px]] Norway	–	[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg	30px]] Belgium		14:1 (5:0,6:0,3:1)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts.
7	[[Image:Flag of Finland.svg	30px]] Finland	3	3	0	0	29: 5	+24	6:0
8	[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg	30px]] Norway	3	2	0	1	22: 8	+14	4:2
9	[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg	30px]] Belgium	3	1	0	2	11:34	-23	2:4
10	[[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg	30px]] Denmark	3	0	0	3	3: 18	- 15	0:6

Final Round – places 1 to 6

20 February 1949	Stockholm	[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg	30px]] Canada	–	[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg	30px]] Switzerland		1:1 (0:1,0:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal diff	Pts.
1	[[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	30px]] Czechoslovakia	5	4	0	1	21: 6	+15	8: 2
2	[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg	30px]] Canada	5	2	2	1	20:10	+10	6: 4
3	[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg	30px]] USA	5	3	0	2	23:16	+ 7	6: 4
4	[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	30px]] Sweden	5	2	1	2	26:12	+14	5: 5
5	[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg	30px]] Switzerland	5	2	1	2	18:17	+ 1	5: 5
6	[[Image:Flag of Austria.svg	30px]] Austria	5	0	0	5	5:52	-47	0:10

Final rankings – World Championships

RF	Team
1	[[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	30px]] Czechoslovakia
2	[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg	30px]] Canada
3	[[Image:Flag of the United States.svg	30px]] USA
4	[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	30px]] Sweden
5	[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg	30px]] Switzerland
6	[[Image:Flag of Austria.svg	30px]] Austria
7	[[Image:Flag of Finland.svg	30px]] Finland
8	[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg	30px]] Norway
9	[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg	30px]] Belgium
10	[[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg	30px]] Denmark

World Championships 1949

Team members

Pos.	Country	Members	1
CSR	Bohumil Modrý, Josef Jirka, Přemysl Hajný, Oldřich Němec, Josef Trousílek, František Vacovský, Jiří Macelis, Václav Roziňák, Miloslav Charouzd, Vladimír Zábrodský, Stanislav Konopásek, Vladimír Kobranov, Vladimír Bouzek, Gustav Bubník, Zdeněk Marek, František Mizera, Čeněk Pícha

Final rankings – European Championships

RF	Team
1	[[Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg	30px]] Czechoslovakia
2	[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg	30px]] Sweden
3	[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg	30px]] Switzerland
4	[[Image:Flag of Austria.svg	30px]] Austria
5	[[Image:Flag of Finland.svg	30px]] Finland
6	[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg	30px]] Norway
7	[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg	30px]] Belgium
8	[[Image:Flag of Denmark.svg	30px]] Denmark