| 1959 World Ice Hockey Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Czechoslovakia
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| Dates | 5–15 March |
| Teams | 12 |
| Champions |  Canada (18 titles)
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 397 (8.27 per game) |
| Attendance | 406,601 (8,471 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Red Berenson 13 points
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Trophy awarded for the 1959 World Championships
The 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between March 5 and March 15, 1959 in Prague, and six other cities in Czechoslovakia. Canada, represented by the Belleville McFarlands, won their eighteenth World championship, winning every game but their last. The Soviet Union finished second, claiming their fifth European title followed by the host Czechs. In the consolation round, West Germany played against East Germany for the first time in a World Championship, with the west winning easily, eight to zero.
World Championship Group A (Czechoslovakia)[]
First Round[]
Twelve teams played in three groups where first and second place advanced to the final round, while the 3rd and 4th place teams competed in a consolation round.
Group 1[]
Played in Bratislava.
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 - 02 | 6 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 - 08 | 4 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 08 - 35 | 2 |
| 4 |  Poland |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 04 - 30 | 0 |
| 5 March | Czechoslovakia 
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9-0 |
Switzerland
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| 5 March | Canada 
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9-0 |
Poland
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| 6 March | Canada
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23-0 |
Switzerland
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| 6 March | Czechoslovakia
|
13-1 |
Poland
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| 7 March | Poland 
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3-8 |
Switzerland
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| 7 March | Canada
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7-2 |
Czechoslovakia
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Group 2[]
Played in Brno.
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 - 05 | 6 |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 - 10 | 4 |
| 3 |  Norway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 26 | 2 |
| 4 |  East Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06 - 21 | 0 |
| 5 March | Soviet Union 
|
6-1 |
East Germany
|
| 5 March | Norway 
|
3-10 |
United States
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| 6 March | United States 
|
9-2 |
East Germany
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| 6 March | Norway
|
1-13 |
Soviet Union
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| 7 March | East Germany 
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3-6 |
Norway
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| 7 March | Soviet Union
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5-3 |
United States
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Group 3[]
Played in Ostrava.
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 - 05 | 5 |
| 2 |  Finland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 - 12 | 3 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 13 | 2 |
| 4 |  Italy |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 07 - 22 | 2 |
| 5 March | Sweden 
|
11-0 |
Italy
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| 5 March | Finland 
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5-3 |
West Germany
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| 6 March | Italy 
|
2-7 |
West Germany
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| 6 March | Sweden
|
4-4 |
Finland
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| 7 March | Italy
|
5-4 |
Finland
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| 7 March | West Germany 
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1-6 |
Sweden
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Final Round[]
Played in Prague. Canada finished first by virtue of a better goal differential, 14 to 10. The Czechs captured bronze in dramatic fashion, they needed to win against the previously undefeated Canadians in the final game and by enough of a margin to beat out the Americans on tie-breakers. By scoring an empty net goal in the dying moments of the final game[1] the Czechs equaled the Americans on points (6 each), and goal differential (8 each). The final tie-breaker was goal average, in which the Czechs had the advantage 1.57 to 1.53.[1]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 - 07 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 - 10 | 8 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 - 14 | 6 |
| 4 | United States |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 - 15 | 6 |
| 5 | Sweden |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 06 - 21 | 2 |
| 6 | Finland |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 07 - 32 | 0 |
| 9 March | Canada
|
6-0 |
Finland
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| 9 March | Soviet Union
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5-1 |
United States
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| 9 March | Czechoslovakia
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4-1 |
Sweden
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| 10 March | Czechoslovakia
|
8-2 |
Finland
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| 10 March | United States
|
7-1 |
Sweden
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| 11 March | United States
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10-3 |
Finland
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| 11 March | Soviet Union
|
1-3 |
Canada
|
| 12 March | Canada
|
5-0 |
Sweden
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| 12 March | Czechoslovakia
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3-4 |
Soviet Union
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| 13 March | Sweden
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2-1 |
Finland
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| 13 March | Czechoslovakia
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2-4 |
United States
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| 14 March | United States
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1-4 |
Canada
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| 14 March | Finland
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1-6 |
Soviet Union
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| 15 March | Soviet Union
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4-2 |
Sweden
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| 15 March | Czechoslovakia
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5-3 |
Canada
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Consolation Round[]
Played in Kladno, Mladá Boleslav and Kolín.
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | West Germany |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 - 09 | 9 |
| 8 | Norway |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 - 20 | 7 |
| 9 | East Germany |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 - 21 | 6 |
| 10 | Italy |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 - 17 | 5 |
| 11 | Poland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 - 20 | 2 |
| 12 | Switzerland |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 08 - 22 | 1 |
| 9 March | Poland
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1-5 |
East Germany
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| 9 March | Norway
|
4-4 |
Switzerland
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| 9 March | West Germany
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2-2 |
Italy
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| 10 March | Italy
|
3-4 |
Norway
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| 10 March | Poland
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3-5 |
West Germany
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| 10 March | East Germany
|
6-2 |
Switzerland
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| 11 March | West Germany
|
8-0 |
East Germany
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| 11 March | Switzerland 
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1-4 |
Italy
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| 11 March | Norway
|
4-3 |
Poland
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| 13 March | East Germany
|
8-6 |
Italy
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| 13 March | West Germany
|
9-4 |
Norway
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| 13 March | Switzerland
|
1-2 |
Poland
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| 14 March | Switzerland
|
0-6 |
West Germany
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| 14 March | Poland
|
2-5 |
Italy
|
| 14 March | Norway
|
4-1 |
East Germany
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World Championship Group B (Czechoslovakia)[]
Three other nations played a secondary tournament in Plzen. A Czechoslovakia 'B' (junior) team also participated in the tournament. Had their games counted, they would've finished first.
Final Round[]
| Place | Team | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 |  Romania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 - 04 | 4 |
| 14 |  Hungary |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 05 - 09 | 2 |
| 15 |  Austria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 04 - 08 | 0 |
| 5 March | Hungary 
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3-2 |
Austria
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| 6 March | Czechoslovakia B
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3-0 |
Romania
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| 7 March | Romania 
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5-2 |
Austria
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| 8 March | Czechoslovakia B
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7-1 |
Austria
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| 9 March | Czechoslovakia B
|
17-2 |
Hungary
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| 10 March | Romania
|
7-2 |
Hungary
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European Championship medal table[]
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Soviet Union
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Czechoslovakia
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Sweden
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| 4 | Finland
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| 5 | West Germany
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| 6 | Norway
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| 7 | East Germany
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| 8 | Italy
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| 9 | Poland
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| 10 | Switzerland
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| 13 | Romania
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| 14 | Hungary
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| 15 | Austria
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Team rosters[]
| Place | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada
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Goaltenders: Gordon Bell, Marv Edwards. Defensemen: Jean Lamirande, Floyd Crawford, Al Dewsbury, Moe Benoit. Forwards: Ike Hildebrand, Barton Bradley, Wayne Brown - Lou Smrke, John McLellan, Peter Conacher - Denis Boucher, Gordon Berenson, George Gosselin - Jean Paul Payette, David Jones. |
| 2 | Soviet Union
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Goaltenders: Nikolai Puchkov, Yevgeni Yerkin. Defensemen: Nikolay Sologubov, Ivan Tregubov, Henrich Sidorenko, Dmitry Ukolov, Nikolay Snetkov. Forwards: Konstantin Loktev, Veniamin Alexandrov, Yuri Pantyukhov, Alexei Guryshev, Viktor Pryaznikov, Igor Dekonski, Yevgeni Groshev, Viktor Yakushev, Yuri Baulin. Coaches: Anatoli Tarasov, Vladimír Yegorov. |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia
|
Goaltenders: Vladimír Nadrchal, Jiří Kulíček. Defensmen: Karel Gut, František Tikal, Rudolf Potsch, Stanislav Bacílek, Jan Kasper. Forwards: Ján Starší, Karol Fako, Miroslav Vlach - Jaroslav Volf, Jozef Golonka, Jaroslav Jiřík - Bohumil Prošek, František Vaněk, Josef Černý - Miroslav Rys. Coach: Vlastimil Sýkora. |
| 4 | Sweden
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Goaltenders: Yngve Johansson, Per-Agne Karlström. Defensemen: Lasse Björn, Bertil Karlsson, Vilgot Larsson, Roland Stoltz, Hans Svedberg. Forwards: Acka Andersson, Sigurd Bröms, Erling Lindström, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Göran Lysén, Hans Mild, Ronald Pettersson, Kurt Thulin, Gösta Westerlund, Carl-Göran Öberg. Coach: Ed Riegle. |
| 5 | United States
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Goaltenders: Jack McCartan, Don Cooper. Defensemen: John Newkirk, Bob Dupuis, Jim Westby, Bob Owen, Rodney Paavola. Forwards: Weldon Olson, Paul Johnson, Gene Grazia, Bob Turk, Robert Cleary, William Cleary, Dick Meredith, Dick Burg, Tom Williams. Coach: Marsh Ryman. |
| 6 | Finland
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Goaltenders: Esko Niemi, Juhani Lahtinen. Defensemen: Matti Haapaniemi, Erkki Koiso, Matti Lampainen, Kalevi Numminen, Aaro Nurminen. Forwards: Raimo Kilpiö, Teppo Rastio, Jorma Salmi, Yrjö Hakala, Juhani Wahlsten, Jouni Seistamo, Heino Pulli, Pertti Nieminen, Esko Luostarinen, Unto Nevalainen. Coach: Aarne Honkavaara. |
| 7 | West Germany
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Goaltenders: Ulrich Jansen, Hans Obermann. Defensemen: Paul Ambros, Ernst Eggerbauer, Hans Huber, Leonhard Waitl, Hans Rampf. Forwards: Markus Egen, Horst Franz Schuldes, Georg Eberl, Siegfried Schubert, Kurt Sepp, Xaver Unsinn, Ernst Trautwein, Max Pfefferle, Jakob Probst, Alois Mayer, Bruno Guttowski. Coach: Gerhard Kiessling. |
| 8 | Norway
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Goaltenders: Knut Nygaard, Lorang Wifladt. Skaters: Roar Bakke, Egil Bjerklund, Trond Gundersen, Roy Sørensen, Terje Hellerud, Olav Dalsøren, Einar Bruno Larsen, Per Skjerwen Olsen, Georg Smefjell, Christian Petersen, Henrik Petersen, Oddvar Midsäther, Per Moe, Willy Walbye, Henrik Bruun. Coach: Johnny Larntvedt. |
| 9 | East Germany
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Goaltenders: Walter Kindermann, Günther Katzur. Skaters: Horst Heinze, Heinz Kuczera, Dieter Greiner, Günther Heinicke, Werner Heinicke, Erich Novy, Werner Künstler, Kurt Stürmer, Joachim Ziesche, Hans Frenzel, Gerhard Klügel, Joachim Franke, Joachim Rudert, Manfred Buder, Wolfgang Blümel. Coaches: Rudi Schmieder, Jiří Anton. |
| 10 | Italy
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Goaltenders: Giuliano Ferraris, Vittorio Bolla. Skaters: Gianfranco da Rin, Carmine Tucci, Giuseppe Zandegiacomo, Enrico Bacher, Igino Larese-Fece, Alberto Darin, Giancarlo Agazzi, Giampiero Branduardi, Alfredo Coletti, Ernesto Crotti, Bruno Frison, Giovanni Furlani, Giulio Oberhammer, Bernardo Tomei, Giorgio Zerbetto. Coach: Bill Cupolo. |
| 11 | Poland
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Goaltenders: Wladyslaw Pabisz, Józef Goralczyk. Skaters: Kazimierz Chodakowski, Stanislaw Olczyk, Henryk Regula, Marian Zawada, Bronislaw Gosztyla, Janusz Zawadski, Józef Kurek, Zbigniew Skotnicki, Szymon Janiczko, Kazimierz Malysiak, Sylwester Wilczek, Jerzy Ogorczyk, Augustyn Skorski, Andrzej Fonfara, Marian Jezak. Coach: Alfred Gansiniec. |
| 12 | Switzerland
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Goaltenders: René Kiener, Jean Ayer. Skaters: Bruno Gerber, Kurt Nobs, Josef Wengartner, Emil Handschin, Hans-Martin Sprecher, Otto Schläpfer, Georg Riesch, Bernard Bagnoud, Franz Berry, Peter Stammbach, Hans Papa, Michael Wehrli, Roger Chappot. Coach: André Girard. |
Team Photos[]
Citations[]
References[]
- Championnat du monde 1959
- 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, 135–6.
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