1961 World Ice Hockey Championships
1961 edition of the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship
The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 28th time the Ice Hockey World Championships were held. The tournament was in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from March 1 to March 12, 1961. Canada won their nineteenth international title. It would be the last championship for Canada in thirty-three years.[1] Canada was represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Switzerland |
| Dates | 1–12 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (19th title) |
Runner-up  |  Czechoslovakia |
Third place  |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 236 (8.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 141,300 (5,046 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Boris Mayorov 17 points |
1962 → | |
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)
changeFinal Round
change| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 - 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 - 09 | 13 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 51 - 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Sweden |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33 - 27 | 8 |
| 5 |  East Germany |
7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 - 33 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 - 43 | 3 |
| 7 |  Finland |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 - 43 | 3 |
| 8 |  West Germany |
7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 - 50 | 2 |
| 02 March | Canada
|
6-1 |
Sweden
|
| 02 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6-0 |
Finland
|
| 02 March | Soviet Union
|
13-2 |
United States
|
| 04 March | Czechoslovakia
|
4-1 |
United States
|
| 04 March | Finland
|
6-4 |
East Germany
|
| 04 March | Canada
|
9-1 |
West Germany
|
| 04 March | Soviet Union
|
6-2 |
Sweden
|
| 05 March | Canada
|
7-4 |
United States
|
| 05 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6-0 |
West Germany
|
| 05 March | Sweden
|
3-2 |
East Germany
|
| 05 March | Soviet Union
|
7-3 |
Finland
|
| 07 March | Sweden
|
6-4 |
Finland
|
| 07 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6-4 |
Soviet Union
|
| 07 March | United States
|
4-4 |
West Germany
|
| 07 March | Canada
|
5-2 |
East Germany
|
| 08 March | Sweden
|
12-1 |
West Germany
|
| 08 March | East Germany
|
6-5 |
United States
|
| 09 March | Soviet Union
|
9-1 |
East Germany
|
| 09 March | Finland
|
3-3 |
West Germany
|
| 09 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
|
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
changeFinal Round
change| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Norway |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 - 09 | 8 |
| 10 |  Great Britain |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 - 11 | 8 |
| 11 | Switzerland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 - 15 | 5 |
| 12 |  Italy |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 - 20 | 5 |
| 13 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 - 17 | 2 |
| 14 |  Austria |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 - 35 | 2 |
| 03 March | Switzerland
|
0-6 |
Norway
|
| 03 March | Great Britain
|
10-2 |
Austria
|
| 03 March | Italy
|
5-3 |
Poland
|
| 05 March | Italy
|
7-2 |
Austria
|
| 06 March | Norway
|
5-3 |
Poland
|
| 06 March | Italy
|
3-3 |
Great Britain
|
| 06 March | Switzerland
|
9-1 |
Austria
|
| 07 March | Switzerland
|
1-3 |
Poland
|
| 09 March | Great Britain
|
3-2 |
Poland
|
| 09 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
|
World Championship Group C (Switzerland)
changeFinal Round
change| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Romania |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 69 - 05 | 10 |
| 16 |  France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 34 - 16 | 8 |
| 17 |  Yugoslavia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 34 - 22 | 6 |
| 18 |  Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 - 36 | 4 |
| 19 |  South Africa |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 - 47 | 2 |
| 20 |  Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 09 - 56 | 0 |
| 03 March | France
|
7-3 |
Netherlands
|
| 03 March | Romania
|
22-1 |
Belgium
|
| 03 March | Yugoslavia
|
12-3 |
South Africa
|
| 04 March | Yugoslavia
|
9-2 |
Netherlands
|
| 05 March | Romania
|
14-0 |
South Africa
|
| 06 March | Netherlands
|
8-4 |
South Africa
|
| 06 March | France
|
10-0 |
Belgium
|
| 06 March | Romania
|
12-1 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 07 March | France
|
11-2 |
South Africa
|
| 08 March | Yugoslavia
|
10-2 |
Belgium
|
| 08 March | Romania
|
12-0 |
Netherlands
|
| 09 March | France
|
3-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 10 March | Romania
|
9-3 |
France
|
| 10 March | Netherlands
|
5-4 |
Belgium
|
| 11 March | South Africa
|
9-2 |
Belgium
|
Notes
change- ↑ Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, p. 199
References
change- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2
- Ottawa Citizen - 3 Feb 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 6 Feb 1961
- The Hartford Courant, Feb 6, 1961, page 15
- New York Times, February 12, 1961, Page S6
- The Montreal Gazette - 13 Feb 1961
- The Pittsburgh Press - 17 Feb 1961
- Ottawa Citizen - 1 Mar 1961
- Tri City Herald - 8 Mar 1961[permanent dead link]
- The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961