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1950 Ice Hockey World Championships

1950 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships

1950 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships

FieldValue
year1950
countryUnited Kingdom
dates13–22 March
num_teams9
venuesWembley Arena, Empress Hall and Harringay
cities1
typeih
winnersCanada
winners-flagvar1921
count13
secondUSA
second-flagvar1912
thirdSwitzerland
fourthGreat Britain
games27
goals302
attendance127700
prevseason1949
nextseason1951

| winners-flagvar = 1921 | second-flagvar = 1912

The 1950 Ice Hockey World Championships, were the 17th World Championships and 28th European Championships were held from 13 to 22 March 1950 in London, England. Canada, represented by the Edmonton Mercurys, won its 13th World Championship. Highest ranking European team Switzerland finished third, winning its fourth European Championship. Defending World and European champion Czechoslovakia was absent from the tournament.

History and political issues

Officially, the defending champion Czechoslovaks did not arrive in London because two of their journalists did not receive their visas. In reality, communist authorities had become uneasy after the LTC Praha (LTC Prague) club team had suffered defections at the 1948 Spengler Cup in Davos, the death of six national team players in a plane crash a few months before the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships, and the defection of former national hockey team player (and future Wimbledon tennis champion) Jaroslav Drobný in June 1949. The authorities arrested several members of the 1950 national team while they were awaiting their delayed flight at the Prague Airport. On 7 October 1950, the players appeared in court charged with espionage and were named "state traitors." At issue was the claim that several players on the 1950 national team, who played their club hockey with LTC Praha, had discussed defecting in Davos in 1948—though only Miroslav Sláma, two other players and one of the heads of the delegation had actually defected at that Spengler Cup tournament. All twelve men were convicted, with sentences ranging from eight months to 15 years. Then current LTC Praha and former national team goaltender Bohumil Modrý, a delegate with the 1950 national team, was the one to receive the 15 year sentence, as he was mysteriously cast as the "main figure" in the potential defection plan.

Despite the politics, International Ice Hockey Federation president W. G. Hardy stressed that the event was "to promote international amity". Hardy credited the Sweden men's national ice hockey team for great improvements reflecting the growth of the game in Sweden.

World Hockey Championships (in London, England)

In a format similar to the 1949 championships, in the initial round, the nine teams participating were divided into three groups with three teams each. In the second round, the top two teams in each group advanced to the medal pool (for positions 1 through 6) with the remaining three teams advancing to the consolation pool for places 7 through 9.

First Round

Group A

15 March 1950London[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg30px]] Great Britain–[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg30px]] Norway2:0 (0:0,0:0,2:0)

Standings

Pos.TeamG.PWinsTiesLossesGoalsGoal diff.Pts.
1[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg30px]] Great Britain220011: 0+114:0
2[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg30px]] Norway210111: 2+ 92:2
3[[Image:Flag of France.svg30px]] France20020:20-200:4

Group B

15 March 1950London[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg30px]] Canada–[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg30px]] Belgium33:0 (14:0,10:0,9:0)

Standings

Pos.TeamG.PWinsTiesLossesGoalsGoal diff.Pts.
1[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg30px]] Canada220046: 2+444:0
2[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg30px]] Switzerland210126:16+102:2
3[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg30px]] Belgium20023:57-540:4

Group C

15 March 1950London[[Image:US flag 48 stars.svg30px]] USA–[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg30px]] Netherlands17:1 (7:0,2:0,8:1)

Standings

Pos.TeamG.PWinsTiesLossesGoalsGoal diff.Pts.
1[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg30px]] Sweden220018: 3+154:0
2[[Image:US flag 48 stars.svg30px]] USA210120: 9+112:2
3[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg30px]] Netherlands20021:27-260:4

Consolation round – places 7 to 9

22 March 1950London[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg30px]] Belgium–[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg30px]] Netherlands4:2 (2:1,1:0,1:1)

Standings

Pos.TeamG.PWinsTiesLossesGoalsGoal diff.Pts.
7[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg30px]] Belgium220012: 3+ 94:0
8[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg30px]] Netherlands21016: 602:2
9[[Image:Flag of France.svg30px]] France20023:12- 90:4

Final Round – places 1 to 6

22 March 1950London[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg30px]] Canada–[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg30px]] Sweden3:1 (1:0,2:0,0:1)

Standings

Pos.TeamG.PWinsTiesLossesGoalsGoal diff.Pts.
1[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg30px]] Canada550042: 3+3910: 0
2[[Image:US flag 48 stars.svg30px]] USA540129:20+ 98: 2
3[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg30px]] Switzerland530231:30+ 16: 4
4[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg30px]] Great Britain520314:32-184: 6
5[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg30px]] Sweden510415:16- 12: 8
6[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg30px]] Norway500515:45-300:10

Final rankings – World Championship

Pos.Team
1[[Image:Flag of Canada 1921.svg30px]] Canada
2[[Image:US flag 48 stars.svg30px]] USA
3[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg30px]] Switzerland
4[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg30px]] Great Britain
5[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg30px]] Sweden
6[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg30px]] Norway
7[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg30px]] Belgium
8[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg30px]] Netherlands
9[[Image:Flag of France.svg30px]] France

World Champion 1950

Team members

Edmonton Mercurys

Pos.CountryMembers1
CANLeo Lucchini, Hassie Young, Ab Newsome, Billy Dawe, Harry Allen, Doug Macauley, Don Stanley, Bob Watt, Marsh Darling, Al Purvis, John Davies, Jimmy Kilburn, Pete Wright, Don Gauf, Robert David, Jack Manson, Wilbur Delaney; Trainer: Jimmy Graham

Final rankings – European Championships

Pos.Team
1[[Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg30px]] Switzerland
2[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg30px]] Great Britain
3[[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg30px]] Sweden
4[[Image:Flag of Norway.svg30px]] Norway
5[[Image:Flag of Belgium.svg30px]] Belgium
6[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg30px]] Netherlands
7[[Image:Flag of France.svg30px]] France

European Champions 1950

Citations

References

  • Complete results
  • O'Coughlin, Seamus (2001). Squaw Valley Gold: American Hockey's Olympic Odessey. Writer's Showcase. pp. 148.

References

  1. [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1950.htm Tournament Summary]
  2. Duplacey p. 462
  3. (March 17, 1950). "Swedish Coach Favors Merks". Winnipeg Tribune.
  4. (March 29, 1950). "Hardy Likes Swedes". Winnipeg Free Press.
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