1961 World Ice Hockey Championships
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| 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 |
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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.
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)
Final Round
| 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 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 - 36 | 4 |
| 19 |  South Africa |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 - 47 | 2 |
| 20 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 09 - 56 | 0 |
| 03 March | France 
|
7-3 |
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 03 March | Romania 
|
22-1 |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 03 March | Yugoslavia 
|
12-3 |
South Africa
|
| 04 March | Yugoslavia
|
9-2 |
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 05 March | Romania
|
14-0 |
South Africa
|
| 06 March | Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 8-4 |
South Africa
|
| 06 March | France
|
10-0 |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 06 March | Romania
|
12-1 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 07 March | France
|
11-2 |
South Africa
|
| 08 March | Yugoslavia
|
10-2 |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 08 March | Romania
|
12-0 |
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
| 09 March | France
|
3-2 |
Yugoslavia
|
| 10 March | Romania
|
9-3 |
France
|
| 10 March | Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg | 5-4 |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| 11 March | South Africa 
|
9-2 |
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
World Championship Group C (Switzerland)
1961 World Ice Hockey Championships Media
Nederlands vs Yugoslavia match. Yugoslavia won 9–2.
An icon that represents a gold medal
An icon that represents a silver medal
An icon that represents a bronze medal
Notes
- ↑ Szemberg & Podnieks 2007, p. 199
References
- World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF (2007). 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[dead link]
- The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961
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