1937 World Ice Hockey Championships

1937 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation	Great Britain
Dates	17–27 February
Teams	11
Venue(s)	Wembley Arena Harringay Arena (in host cities)
Champions	Canada (9 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	39
Goals scored	224  (5.74 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Ralph Redding 12 Goals

The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937 in London, England. Only eleven teams took part in this World Championship. Teams from Austria and Czechoslovakia were supposed to be in attendance as well but had issues travelling, and cancelled.

In the preliminary round, the teams were divided into three groups: two groups of four teams and a group with three teams. The top three teams in the groups with four teams and the top two in the group with three teams advanced to the second round. The second round consisted of two groups of four with the top two teams in each group advancing to the final round. The other four team in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8. The three teams that did not advance to the second round were supposed to play off for ninth through eleventh place, but first Romania, then both Sweden and Norway decided not to continue playing.

Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain, won its third European championship. The British team, using many of the heroes from the previous years olympics, won their first seven games by a combined total of forty-five to zero, before losing to Canada. The impressive Swiss team finished third, with their final round losses to Canada and Great Britain both coming in overtime.

World Ice Hockey Championship (in London , England)

First Round

Group A

17. February 1937	London	Hungary	–	Romania		4:1 (2:1,0:0,2:0)
17. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Germany		6:0 (1:0,1:0,4:0)
18. February 1937	London	Germany	–	Romania		4:2 (0:0,1:0,3:2)
18. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Hungary		7:0 (0:0,2:0,5:0)
19. February 1937	London	Germany	–	Hungary		2:2 (1:0,0:1,1:1)
19. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Romania		11:0 (3:0,5:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1	Great Britain	3	3	0	0	24: 0	+24	6:0
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:10	- 4	3:3
2	Hungary	3	1	1	1	6:10	- 4	3:3
4	Romania	3	0	0	3	3:19	-16	0:6

Group B

17. February 1937	London	Czechoslovakia	–	Norway		7:0 (2:0,3:0,2:0)
18. February 1937	London	Switzerland	–	Norway		13:2 (3:1,6:1,4:0)
19. February 1937	London	Switzerland	–	Czechoslovakia		2:2 (0:0,1:2,1:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1	Switzerland	2	1	1	0	15: 4	+11	3:1
2	Czechoslovakia	2	1	1	0	9: 2	+ 7	3:1
3	Norway	2	0	0	2	2:20	-18	0:4

Group C

17. February 1937	London	Poland	–	Sweden		3:0 (0:0,3:0,0:0)
17. February 1937	London	Canada	–	France		12:0 (2:0,5:0,5:0)
18. February 1937	London	France	–	Sweden		2:1 (0:1,1:0,1:0)
18. February 1937	London	Canada	–	Poland		8:2 (3:1,3:0,2:1)
19. February 1937	London	Poland	–	France		7:1 (2:1,3:0,2:0)
19. February 1937	London	Canada	–	Sweden		9:0 (4:0,2:0,3:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	29: 2	+27	6:0
2	Poland	3	2	0	1	12: 9	+ 3	4:2
3	France	3	1	0	2	3:20	-17	2:4
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	1:14	-13	0:6

Second Round

Group A

20. February 1937	London	Germany	–	France		5:0 (1:0,3:0,1:0)
20. February 1937	London	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia		3:0 (0:0,2:0,1:0)
21. February 1937	London	Czechoslovakia	–	France		8:1 (2:1,2:0,4:0)
21. February 1937	London	Canada	–	Germany		5:0 (0:0,3:0,2:0)
22. February 1937	London	Germany	–	Czechoslovakia		2:1 n.V. (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
22. February 1937	London	Canada	–	France		13:1 (2:0,4:0,7:1)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	21: 1	+20	6:0
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	7: 6	+ 1	4:2
3	Czechoslovakia	3	1	0	2	9: 6	+ 3	2:4
4	France	3	0	0	3	2:26	-24	0:6

Group B

20. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Switzerland		3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
20. February 1937	London	Poland	–	Hungary		4:0 (1:0,1:0,2:0)
21. February 1937	London	Switzerland	–	Hungary		4:2 (0:1,2:1,2:0)
21. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Poland		11:0 (5:0,4:0,2:0)
22. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Hungary		5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0)
22. February 1937	London	Switzerland	–	Poland		1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1	Great Britain	3	3	0	0	19: 0	+19	6:0
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	5: 5	0	4:2
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	4:12	-8	2:4
4	Hungary	3	0	0	3	2:13	-11	0:6

Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th Place

25. February 1937	London	Hungary	–	France		5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
25. February 1937	London	Czechoslovakia	–	Poland		1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
26. February 1937	London	Czechoslovakia	–	France		3:1 (1:0,1:0,1:1)
27. February 1937	London	Czechoslovakia	–	Hungary		0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
5	Hungary	3	2	1	0	10:1	+9	5:1
6	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	0	4:1	+2	5:1
7	France	3	1	0	2	7:8	-6	2:4
8	Poland	3	0	0	3	0:11	–11	0:6

• Poland forfeited their games against Hungary and France, which are officially viewed as five to nothing losses.

Final Round – 1st to 4th Place

25. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Switzerland		2:0 n.V. (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,2:0)
25. February 1937	London	Canada	–	Germany		5:0 (1:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937	London	Switzerland	–	Germany		6:0 (2:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Canada		0:3 (0:1,0:1,0:1)
27. February 1937	London	Canada	–	Switzerland		2:1 n.V. (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
27. February 1937	London	Great Britain	–	Germany		5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	10: 1	+ 9	6:0
2	Great Britain	3	2	0	1	7: 3	+ 4	4:2
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	7: 4	+ 3	2:4
4	Germany	3	0	0	3	0:16	-16	0:6

Final Rankings – World Championships

RF	Team
1	Canada
2	Great Britain
3	Switzerland
4	Germany
5	Hungary
6	Czechoslovakia
7	France
8	Poland
9	Norway
10	Sweden
11	Romania

Final Rankings – European Championships

RF	Team
1	Great Britain
2	Switzerland
3	Germany
4	Hungary
5	Czechoslovakia
6	France
7	Poland
8	Norway
9	Sweden
10	Romania

European Champions 1937
Great Britain

Team rosters

Place	Team	Player
1	Canada	Goaltender: Kenneth Campbell. Defensemen: William Burnett, Paul Kozak, Harry Robertson. Forwards: Ralph Redding, Frederick Botterill, George Goble, George Wilson, Thomas Almack, James Kemp, Douglas Keiver, Jack Forsay, Hugo Mackie, Eric Hornquist. Coach: John Achtzener.
2	Great Britain	Goaltenders: James Foster, Scotty Milne. Skaters: Jimmy Anderson, Alex Archer, Edgar Brenchley, Jimmy Chappell, John Coward, Gordon Dailley, Gerry Davey, Jimmy Kelly, Paul MacPhail, Norm McQuade, Archibald Stinchcombe. Coach: Percy Nicklin.
3	Switzerland	Goaltenders: Arnold Hirtz, Albert Kunzler. Skaters: Christian Badrutt, Pic Cattini, Hans Cattini, Albert Geromini, Franz Geromini, Herbert Kessler, Charly Kessler, Heini Lohrer, Beat Ruedi, Bibi Torriani. Coach: Ulrich von Sury.
4	Germany	Goaltenders: Wilhelm Egginger, Theo Kaufmann. Skaters: Rudi Ball, Rolf Haffner, Gustav Jaenecke, Gunther Kelch, Roman Kessler, Karl Kögel, Hans Lang, Horst Orbanowski, Philipp Schenk, Herbert Schibukat, Walter Schmiedinger, Rudolf Tobien, Karl Wild. Coach: Bobby Bell
5	Hungary	Goaltenders: Istvan Hircsak, Mihaly Apor. Skaters: Miklos Barcza, Pal Bekesi-Bliesener, Laszlo Blazejovsky, Andras Gergely, Laszlo Gergely, Bela Haray, Zoltan Jeney, Robert Lonyai, Gyorgy Margo, Sandor Miklos, Laszlo Rona, Ferenc Szamosi. Coach: Géza Lator.
6	Czechoslovakia	Goaltenders: Bohumil Modry, Antonin Houba. Skaters: Lolek Cetkovsky, Jaroslav Cisar, Drahos Jirotka, Zdenek Jirotka, Jan Kosek, Olda Kucera, Josef Malecek, Jan Michalek, Frantisek Pergl, Frantisek Pacalt, Vilibald Stovik, Ladislav Trojak.
7	France	Goaltenders: Michel Paccard. Skaters: Charles Bertrand, Philippe Boyard, Pierre Claret, Marcel Couttet, Roger Ete, Albert Hassler, Jacques Lacarriere, Pierre Lorin, Jacques Mezieres, Martin Payot, Serge Renault, Paul Revoyaz.
8	Poland	Goaltenders: Jozef Stogowski, Henryk Przezdziecki. Skaters: Mieczyslaw Burda, Zbigniew Kasprzak, Mieczyslaw Kasprzycki, Adam Kowalski, Witalis Ludwiczak, Czeslaw Przedpelski, Kazimierz Sokolowski, Roman Stupnicki, Andrzej Wolkowski, Edward Zielinski. Coach: Tadeusz Sachs.
9	Norway	Goaltender: Ernst Henriksen. Skaters: Knut Bogh, Ole Brodal, Bjarne By, Carsten Christiansen, Per Dahl, Gustav Edvardsen, Kolbjorn Fjeldstad, Hans Jensen, Sverre Kristensen, Johan Narvestad, Eugen Skalleberg. Coach: Ivar Lytkis.
10	Sweden	Goaltenders: Bengt Liedstrand, Kurre Svanberg. Skaters: Olle Andersson, Ruben Carlsson, Holger Engberg, Ake Ericson, Masen Jansson, Yngve Liljeberg, Bertil Lundell, Axel Nilsson, Bertil Norberg, Erik Persson, Wilhelm Petersén. Coach: Carl Abrahamsson.
11	Romania	Goaltenders: Emil Maesciuc, Pal Sprencz. Skaters: Paul Anastasiu, Laszlo Biro, Alexandru Botez, Gheorghe Buia, Constantin Cantacuzino, Bertie Engster, Eduard Pana, Robert Panenka, Bob Petrovici, Iuliu Rabinovici, Robert Sadowski, Wilhelm Suck, Constantin Tico, Lajos Vakar. Coach: Frank Quinn.

Team Photos

Norway

Captain Bill Burnett receives trophy.

References

• Complete results
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press, 127–8.