1961 World Ice Hockey Championships
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 10px | 22x20px Canada (19th title) |
| Runner-up 10px |  Czechoslovakia |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (dark version).svg 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) | File:Flag of the Soviet Union (dark version).svg Boris Mayorov 17 points |
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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 | .svg){kind=small} 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 | .svg){kind=small} 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
|
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
World Championship Group C (Switzerland)
1961 World Ice Hockey Championships Media
- Wereldkampioenschappen ijshockey C-landen te Genève Nederland tegen Joegoslavi…, Bestanddeelnr 912-1818.jpg
Nederlands vs Yugoslavia match. Yugoslavia won 9–2.
- Gold medal icon.svg
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
- 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[dead link]
- The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961