| 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  West Germany
|
| Dates | 25 February–6 March |
| Teams | 9 |
| Champions |  Canada (16 titles)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 319 (8.86 per game) |
| Attendance | 153,300 (4,258 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Vlastimil Bubnik17 goals
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Trophy awarded for the 1955 World Championships
The 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955. A total of 14 nations participated in this World Championship, which was a new record for the postwar era. As a result, the teams were seeded with the strongest 9 teams placed in Pool A (the championship pool) and the remaining 5 nations as well as the West German B team placed in Pool B.
Canada, represented by the Penticton V's of the Okanagan Senior League won their 16th international title. For the second straight year both the Soviets and Canadians were undefeated until they played each other in the final game of the tournament. This time Canada won 5–0 giving the Russians the silver medal, and their second European Championship. Czechoslovakia won the bronze by dominating the weaker teams, drawing the Americans, and narrowly defeating the Swedes.
World Championship Group A (West Germany)[]
Final Round[]
| 25 February | Czechoslovakia 
|
7–0 |
 Switzerland
|
Cologne |
| 25 February | Canada 
|
12–1 |
 United States
|
Dortmund |
| 25 February | Soviet Union 
|
10–2 |
 Finland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 25 February | West Germany 
|
4–5 |
 Sweden
|
Krefeld |
| 26 February | United States 
|
8–1 |
Finland
|
Cologne |
| 26 February | Soviet Union
|
2–1 |
Sweden
|
Dortmund |
| 26 February | Canada
|
5–3 |
 Czechoslovakia
|
Düsseldorf |
| 26 February | West Germany
|
4–5 |
 Poland
|
Krefeld |
| 27 February | Canada
|
8–0 |
Poland
|
Cologne |
| 27 February | West Germany
|
3–6 |
United States
|
Dortmund |
| 27 February | Sweden 
|
10–0 |
Switzerland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 27 February | Soviet Union
|
4–0 |
Czechoslovakia
|
Krefeld |
| 28 February | Soviet Union
|
8–2 |
Poland
|
Cologne |
| 28 February | Canada
|
12–0 |
Finland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 28 February | United States
|
7–3 |
Switzerland
|
Krefeld |
| 1 March | Czechoslovakia
|
6–5 |
Sweden
|
Cologne |
| 1 March | Poland 
|
2–4 |
Switzerland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 1 March | West Germany
|
7–1 |
Finland
|
Krefeld |
| 2 March | Canada
|
11–1 |
Switzerland
|
Cologne |
| 2 March | Sweden
|
9–0 |
Finland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 2 March | West Germany
|
0–8 |
Czechoslovakia
|
Düsseldorf |
| 2 March | Soviet Union
|
3–0 |
United States
|
Krefeld |
| 3 March | Poland
|
6–3 |
Finland
|
Cologne |
| 3 March | Canada
|
3–0 |
Sweden
|
Krefeld |
| 3 March | West Germany
|
1–5 |
 Soviet Union
|
Düsseldorf |
| 3 March | Czechoslovakia
|
4–4 |
United States
|
Cologne |
| 4 March | West Germany
|
1–10 |
 Canada
|
Cologne |
| 4 March | United States
|
6–2 |
Poland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 4 March | Soviet Union
|
7–2 |
Switzerland
|
Krefeld |
| 5 March | Finland 
|
7–2 |
Switzerland
|
Cologne |
| 5 March | Sweden
|
1–1 |
United States
|
Düsseldorf |
| 5 March | Czechoslovakia
|
17–2 |
Poland
|
Krefeld |
| 6 March | West Germany
|
8–3 |
Switzerland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 6 March | Sweden
|
9–0 |
Poland
|
Cologne |
| 6 March | Czechoslovakia
|
18–2 |
Finland
|
Düsseldorf |
| 6 March | Canada
|
5–0 |
Soviet Union
|
Krefeld |
Standings[]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 11 |
| 4 | United States |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 10 |
| 5 | Sweden |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 9 |
| 6 | West Germany |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 43 | 4 |
| 7 | Poland |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 4 |
| 8 | Switzerland |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 72 | 2 |
World Championship Group B (West Germany)[]
It was known as a "Junior" tournament.
Final Round[]
| 25 February | Austria 
|
3–2 |
 Yugoslavia
|
Dortmund |
| 25 February | West Germany B
|
2–2 |
 Italy
|
Düsseldorf |
| 27 February | Netherlands 
|
6–3 |
 Belgium
|
Dortmund |
| 27 February | West Germany B
|
3–2 |
 Austria
|
Köln |
| 28 February | Yugoslavia 
|
5–2 |
Belgium
|
Krefeld |
| 28 February | Italy 
|
3–1 |
Austria
|
Düsseldorf |
| 2 March | Austria
|
5–3 |
Belgium
|
Krefeld |
| 2 March | Italy
|
10–2 |
 Netherlands
|
Dortmund |
| 2 March | West Germany B
|
5–1 |
Yugoslavia
|
Düsseldorf |
| 4 March | Italy
|
9–1 |
Yugoslavia
|
Cologne |
| 4 March | West Germany B
|
11–1 |
Netherlands
|
Köln |
| 5 March | Austria
|
6–1 |
Netherlands
|
Krefeld |
| 5 March | West Germany B
|
11–1 |
Belgium
|
Düsseldorf |
| 6 March | Italy
|
28–0 |
Belgium
|
Krefeld |
| 6 March | Netherlands
|
9–1 |
Yugoslavia
|
Krefeld |
Standings[]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 9 |
| NC | West Germany B |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | Austria |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 12 | Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 4 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 2 |
| 14 | Belgium |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 0 |
Note:West Germany B games were unofficial.
European Championship medal table[]
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Soviet Union
|
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Czechoslovakia
|
 |
Sweden
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| 4 | West Germany
|
| 5 | Poland
|
| 6 | Switzerland
|
| 7 | Finland
|
Team rosters[]
| Place | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
Goaltenders: Ivan McLelland, Donald Moog. Defensemen: George McAvoy, Harold Tarala, Kevin Conway, Dino Mascotto. Forwards: Dick Warwick, Bill Warwick, Grant Warwick (player-coach), John McDonald, Douglas Kilburn, James Fairburn, Mike Shabaga, John McIntyre, James Middleton, Bernard Bathgate, Donald Berry, John Taggart. |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
Goaltenders: Nikolai Puchkov, Grigory Mkrtyhcan. Defensen: Pavel Zhiburtovich, Dimitry Ukolov, Alfred Kucevski, Nikolay Sologubov, Ivan Tregubov. Forwards: Vsevolod Bobrov, Viktor Shuvalov, Yevgeni Babich, Yuri Krylov, Alexandr Uvarov, Valentin Kuzin, Michail Bychkov, Alexej Guryshev, Nikolay Chlystov, Alexandr Komarov. Coach: Arkady Chernyshev. |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
Goaltenders: Jiří Hanzl, Ján Jendek. Defensemen: Karel Gut, Stanislav Bacílek, Václav Bubník, Jan Lidral, Jan Kasper. Forwards: Vlastimil Bubník, Slavomír Bartoň, Bronislav Danda, Vlastimil Hajšman, Vladimír Zábrodský, Václav Pantůček, Miroslav Rejman, Oldřich Sedlák, Jiří Sekyra, Milan Vidlák. Coach: Vladimír Bouzek. |
| 4 | United States
|
Goaltenders: Donald Rigazio, Henry Bothfeld. Defensemen: Wendy Anderson, Dan McKinnon, John Crocott, John Gilbert. Forwards: John Titus, Walter Greely, Edward Robson, Dick Dougherty, Dick Rodenheiser, Gene Campbell, Gordon Christian, Arnie Bauer, Rube Bjorkman, John Matchefts, Don Sennott. Coach: Albert Yurkewicz. |
| 5 | Sweden
|
Goaltenders: Yngve Johansson, Lars Svensson. Defensemen: Lars Björn, Vilgot Larsson, Åke Lassas, Sven Thunman. Forwards: Hans Andersson-Tvilling, Stig Andersson-Tvilling, Sigurd Bröms, Stig Carlsson, Erik Johansson, Gösta Johansson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Rolf Pettersson, Ronald Pettersson, Sven Tumba Johansson, Hans Öberg.
Coach: Herman Carlson. |
| 6 | West Germany
|
Goaltenders: Ulrich Jansen, Karl Fischer. Defensemen: Martin Beck, Bruno Guttowski, Ernst Eggerbauer, Karl Bierschel. Forwards: Kurt Sepp, Markus Egen, Ernst Trautwein, Hans-Georg Pescher, Ulrich Eckstein, Günther Jochems, Hans Huber, Walter Kremershof, Rudolf Pittrich, Rudolf Weide, Rainer Kossmann. Coach: Frank Trottier. |
| 7 | Poland
|
Goaltenders: Edward Koczab, Ryszard Foryś. Defensemen: Kazimierz Chodakowski, Stanislaw Olczyk, Alfred Gansiniec, Henryk Bromowicz-Brommer. Forwards: Szymon Janiczko, Zdzislaw Nowak, Józef Kurek, Alfred Wrobel, Kazimierz Bryniarski, Bronislaw Gosztyla, Marian Jezak, Stefan Csorich, Roman Penczak, Eugeniusz Lewacki, Adolf Wrobel. Coach: Witalis Ludwiczak, Kazimierz Osmanski. |
| 8 | Switzerland
|
Goaltenders: Jean Ayer, Martin Riesen. Defensemen: Milo Golaz, Rüedi Keller, Emil Handschin, Paul Hofer, Raymond Cattin. Forwards: Otto Schubiger, Otto Schläpfer, Hans Ott, Francois Blank, Reto Delnon, Fritz Naef, Paul Zimmermann, Hans Morger, Heinz Dietiker, Rätus Frei. Coach: Hanggi Boller. |
| 9 | Finland
|
Goaltenders: Esko Niemi, Unto Wiitala. Defensemen: Panu Ignatius, Teppo Rastio, Matti Lampainen, Matti Rintakoski, Esko Tie. Forwards: Yrjö Hakala, Esko Rekomaa, Aarno Hiekkaranta, Erkki Hytönen, Rainer Lindström, Teuvo Takala, Seppo Liitsola, Lenni Lainesalo, Christian Rapp, Matti Sundelin. Coach: Aarne Honkavaara. |
Citations[]
References[]
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, Template:Citation/identifier
- 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, 134–5.
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