1947 World Ice Hockey Championships

1947 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Czechoslovakia
Dates 15–23 February
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions   Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up   Sweden
Third place   Austria
Fourth place   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 28
Goals scored 337 (12.04 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zábrodský 29 goals
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The 14th Ice Hockey World Championship and 25th European Championship was the first after the Second World War. It was held from 15 to 23 February 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Eight teams participated, but the competition was notably missing the reigning world champion, Canada. The world champion was decided for the first time by round robin league play. Czechoslovakia won the world championship for the first time and the European championship for the seventh time. King Gustav V had sent a telegram of congratulations to the Swedish team after beating the Czechoslovaks, unfortunately they had barely finished celebrating when they were upset by the Austrians, costing them the Gold.[1]

Many notable changes were made to the rules for this championship. The game was standardized to be played in three 20 minute periods, aligning with the Canadian practice. The net size was standardized as well. There would be no more one- and three-minute penalties, and penalty shots were instituted.[1] The Congress in Brussels where all this was decided, also tried to absolve Canada's objections to the definition of what an 'amateur player' was. Canada's absence from the first post World War II games was a combination of this dispute, and a dispute over who was making the decisions (i.e. North America vs. Europe).[1][2]

Also at issue was which American federation's team was the proper representative, (a dispute that nearly destroyed the following year's Olympic tournament) and how to decide which nations would receive invitations. Japan and Germany were barred from participation, but the IIHF was careful to illustrate that it was the politics, not the people, who were at fault, and allies like Austria and Italy were admitted.[2]

1947 World Ice Hockey Championships (Prague, Czechoslovakia)

Game results

15. February 1947 Prague Austria – Poland 10:2 (3:1,2:1,5:0)
15. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – Romania 23:1 (4:0,7:1,12:0)
15. February 1947 Prague Sweden – Switzerland 4:4 (2:2,1:0,1:2)
16. February 1947 Prague Sweden – Belgium 24:1 (8:0,7:1,9:0)
16. February 1947 Prague Poland – Romania 6:0 (2:0,1:0,3:0)
16. February 1947 Prague USA – Switzerland 4:3 (0:0,3:2,1:1)
17. February 1947 Prague Austria – Belgium 14:5 (2:0,6:0,6:5)
17. February 1947 Prague Switzerland – Romania 13:3 (7:0,0:2,6:1)
17. February 1947 Prague Sweden – USA 4:1 (1:0,2:0,1:1)
18. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – Austria 13:5 (2:3,6:0,5:2)
18. February 1947 Prague USA – Belgium 13:2 (5:1,5:0,3:1)
18. February 1947 Prague Sweden – Poland 5:3 (0:1,4:1,1:1)
19. February 1947 Prague Austria – USA 6:5 (2:1,2:3,2:1)
19. February 1947 Prague Sweden – Romania 15:3 (6:2,6:0,3:1)
19. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – Poland 12:0 (3:0,2:0,7:0)
19. February 1947 Prague Switzerland – Belgium 12:2 (3:1,7:0,2:1)
20. February 1947 Prague USA – Romania 15:3 (6:0,3:1,6:2)
20. February 1947 Prague Poland – Belgium 11:1 (1:0,6:0,4:1)
20. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – Switzerland 6:1 (2:1,2:0,2:0)
21. February 1947 Prague Austria – Romania 12:1 (2:0,5:0,5:1)
21. February 1947 Prague USA – Poland 3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0)
21. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – Belgium 24:0 (9:0,5:0,10:0)
22. February 1947 Prague Romania – Belgium 6:4 (2:1,3:0,1:3)
22. February 1947 Prague Switzerland – Austria 5:0 (3:0,0:0,2:0)
22. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – Sweden 1:2 (0:1,0:1,1:0)
23. February 1947 Prague Switzerland – Poland 9:3 (3:1,1:0,5:2)
23. February 1947 Prague Austria – Sweden 2:1 (1:0,0:0,1:1)
23. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia – USA 6:1 (2:0,1:1,3:0)

Final standings

Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 Czechoslovakia 7 6 0 1 85 10 +75 12
 Sweden 7 5 1 1 55 15 +40 11
 Austria 7 5 0 2 49 32 +17 10
  Switzerland 7 4 1 2 47 22 +25 9
 United States 7 4 0 3 42 26 +16 8
 Poland 7 2 0 5 27 40 –13 4
 Romania 7 1 0 6 17 88 –71 2
 Belgium 7 0 0 7 15 104 –89 0

World Champion 1947
Czechoslovakia

Team members

Pos. Country Members
1 CSR Bohumil Modrý, Zdeněk Jarkovský, Josef Trousílek, Vilibald Šťovík, František Pácalt, Miroslav Sláma, Miloslav Pokorný, Ladislav Troják, Vladimír Zábrodský, Stanislav Konopásek, Josef Kus, Jaroslav Drobný, Karel Stibor, Václav Roziňák, Vladimír Bouzek

Final rankings -- European Championship

 Czechoslovakia
 Sweden
 Austria
4   Switzerland
5  Poland
6  Romania
7  Belgium

1947 European Champion
Czechoslovakia

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 Duplacey page 502
  2. 1 2 Summary at Passionhockey.com

References

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