1951 World Ice Hockey Championships

1951 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host nation	France
Dates	9–17 March
Teams	7
Venue(s)	Palais des Sports (in host cities)
Champions	Canada (14 titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	180  (8.57 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Stan Obodiac 10 goals

The 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 15th World Championships and the 28th European Championships in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from 9th to 17 March and the matches were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were first split into two groups. The seven best teams were placed in the first group, and the six others were placed into the "Criterium Européen", which would later become the B World Championships. The A World Championships were played in a league, with each team playing each other once.

Canada, represented by the Lethbridge Maple Leafs became world champions for the 14th time. Sweden took their fifth European Championships, finishing ahead of the Swiss whom they had played to a draw. In the final game of the tournament, Sweden lost by four to Canada, however they remained ahead of the Swiss on goal differential by three.

World Championships Group A (France)

Date	Matches A World Championships 1951	Result	Period.
9 March	Norway – United States	3–0	0–0,1–0,2–0
10 March	Canada – Finland	11–1	4–0,4–0,3–1
10 March	Sweden – Great Britain	5–1	0–1,1–0,4–0
10 March	Switzerland – Norway	8–1	4–1,3–0,1–0
11 March	Sweden – United States	8–0	4–0,1–0,3–0
11 March	Canada – Norway	8–0	3–0,1–0,4–0
12 March	Switzerland – United States	7–1	2–0,4–1,1–0
12 March	Switzerland – Great Britain	7–1	2–0,4–1,1–0
13 March	Sweden – Norway	5–2	1–0,4–1,0–1
13 March	Switzerland – Finland	4–1	1–0,2–1,1–0
13 March	Canada – Great Britain	17–1	0–1,7–0,10–0
14 March	Switzerland – Sweden	3–3	1–2,1–1,1–0
15 March	Norway – Great Britain	4–3	0–0,1–2,3–1
15 March	Sweden – Finland	11–3	5–0,1–1,5–2
15 March	Canada – United States	16–2	5–0,6–2,5–0
16 March	Norway – Finland	0–3	0–1,0–0,0–2
16 March	Canada – Switzerland	5–1	0–1,3–0,2–0
16 March	United States – Great Britain	6–6	1–4,2–1,3–1
17 March	Finland – Great Britain	3–6	0–2,3–0,0–4
17 March	Switzerland – United States	5–1	3–0,1–1,1–0
17 March	Canada – Sweden	5–1	1–0,2–0,2–1

Table

Place	Team	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
1	Canada	6	6	0	0	62–6	12
2	Sweden	6	4	1	1	33–14	9
3	Switzerland	6	4	1	1	28–12	9
4	Norway	6	2	0	4	10–27	4
5	Great Britain	6	1	1	4	18–42	3
6	United States	6	1	1	4	14–42	3
7	Finland	6	1	0	5	15–37	2

World Championships Group B (France)

Date	Matches B World Championships 1951	Result	Period.
10 March	France – Italy	1–4	0–1,0–2,1–1
11 March	Netherlands – Italy	1–3	1–0,0–2,0–1
11 March	France – Austria	7–3	1–0,1–0,5–3
11 March	Yugoslavia – Belgium	3–13	0–5,0–3,3–5
12 March	Austria – Belgium	5–3	0–1,3–1,2–1
12 March	Netherlands – Yugoslavia	5–2	0–0,4–1,1–1
13 March	Belgium – Italy	3–6	1–0,0–1,2–5
14 March	France – Yugoslavia	10–3	3–2,3–1,4–0
14 March	Austria – Netherlands	3–4	1–1,1–2,1–1
15 March	Italy – Yugoslavia	6–1	1–0,4–1,1–0
15 March	France – Belgium	10–0	2–0,3–0,5–0
16 March	Belgium – Netherlands	1–2	0–2,1–0,0–0
16 March	Austria – Italy	2–7	1–1,0–3,1–3
17 March	Austria – Yugoslavia	3–4	1–1,1–0,1–3
17 March	France – Netherlands	7–5	1–2,3–1,3–2

Table

Place	Team	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
8	Italy	5	5	0	0	26–8	10
9	France	5	4	0	1	35–5	8
10	Netherlands	5	3	0	2	17–16	6
11	Austria	5	1	0	4	20–25	2
12	Belgium	5	1	0	4	20–30	2
13	Yugoslavia	5	1	0	4	13–37	2

World Championship medals

1951 World Championships	Country
Gold	Canada
Silver	Sweden
Bronze	Switzerland
4	Norway
5	Great Britain
6	United States
7	Finland

European Championship medals

1951 European Championships	Country
Gold	Sweden
Silver	Switzerland
Bronze	Norway
4	Great Britain
5	Finland

Team rosters

Place	Team	Player
1	Canada	Goaltenders: Carl Sorokoski, Mallie Hughes. Defensemen: Richard Gray, Shorty Malacho, Donald Vogan, Thomas Wood. Forwards: Walter Rimstead, Stanley Obodiac, Mickey Roth, William Chandler, William Flick, Denny Flanagan, Hector Negrello, William Gibson, Donald McLean, Andrew Milroy, Bert Knibbs, Lou Siray. Coach: Dick Gray.
2	Sweden	Goaltenders: Brankáři: Arne Johansson, Lars Svensson. Defensemen: Åke Andersson, Rune Johansson, Åke Lassas, Börje Löfgren, Sven Thunman. Forwards: Hans Tvilling-Andersson, Stig Tvilling-Andersson, Stig Carlsson, Rolf Eriksson-Hemlin, Gösta Johansson, Yngve Karlsson, Bengt Larsson, Lars Pettersson, Erik Johansson. Coaches: Folke Jansson, German Karlsson.
3	Switzerland	Goaltenders: Hans Bänninger, Jean Ayer. Defensemen: Emil Handschin, Heinrich Boller, Reto Delnon, Hans Heierling, Milo Golaz. Forwards: Gebhard Poltera, Ulrich Poltera, Hans-Martin Trepp, Walter Dürst, Otto Schläpfer, Alfred Bieler, Wilhelm Pfister, Walter Guggenbühl, Gian Bazzi. Coach: Richard Torriani.
4	Norway	Goaltenders: Per Dahl, Arthur Kristiansen. Defensemen: Arne Berg, Per Hagfors, Gunnar Kroge, Johnny Larntvedt, Roar Bakke (Pedersen). Forwards: Leif Solheim, Jan-Erik Adolfsen, Ragnar Rygel, Annar Petersen, Per Voigt, Björn Guldbrandsen, Finn Gundersen, Odd Hansen. Coach: Bud McEachern.
5	Great Britain	Goaltenders: Stan Christie, Harold Smith. Defensemen: Jimmy Mitchell, Lawson Neil, George Watt, Doug Wilson, Roy Shepherd. Forwards: John Carlyle, Bill Crawford, Ian Forbes, Dave McCrae, Ken Nicholson, Tommy Paton, Johnny Quales, John Rolland, Bert Smith. Coach: J. B. Mowat.
6	United States	Goaltenders: Hank Brodeur. Defensemen: Jim Fife, Hank Martineau, Norm Parent, Raymond Marcotte. Forwards: Chuck Poirier, Larry Berube, Albert Moreau, Amadee Beland, George Morin, Peter Theriault, Bob Dubois, Gaston Lauze, Laurier Charest (player-coach).
7	Finland	Goaltenders: Matti Naapuri, Unto Viitala. Defensemen: Esko Tie, Eero Saari, Matti Rintakoski, Jukka Wuolio, Ossi Kauppi, Pentti Isotalo. Forwards: Matti Karumaa, Aarne Honkavaara, Keijo Kuusela, Christian Rapp, Kalle Havulinna, Lofti Nasib, Pentti Isotalo, Teuvo Takala, Kauko Mäkinen, Yrjö Hakala. Coach: Risto Lindroos.

Photo Gallery

Canada

Canadian captain Hec Negrello presented with trophy

Belgium

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, 133.