1962 Ice Hockey World Championships
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Host country | Nisse Nilsson 18 points |
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The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962. This was the first World Championship hosted in North America that was not part of ice hockey at the Olympic Games.[1] It also remains the only IIHF World Championship (not also part of the Olympics) ever held in the United States.
The World Championships were in jeopardy of being cancelled to the political situation in Europe and the
Political issues
The World Championships were scheduled to be hosted in
Qualifying round (A/B)
With the absences of the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany, the top two nations from the 1961 'B' pool were elevated (Norway and Great Britain). The third and final spot was filled by a qualifying game between the only remaining 'B' pool nations.
07 March | Switzerland | 9-4 | Austria |
Switzerland qualified in Group A
Austria qualified in Group B
World Championship Group A (United States)
Final round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Sweden | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | +57 | 14 |
2 | Canada | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 12 | +46 | 12 |
3 | United States | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 10 |
4 | Finland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 6 |
5 | Norway | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 6 |
6 | West Germany
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7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 4 |
7 | Switzerland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 2 |
8 | Great Britain | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 73 | −54 | 2 |
08 March | Great Britain | 3-6 | Switzerland |
08 March | United States | 14-2 | Norway |
08 March | Finland | 1-8 | Canada |
09 March | Finland | 5-7 | Great Britain |
09 March | Sweden | 17-2 | Switzerland |
09 March | West Germany | 4-6 | Norway |
10 March | United States | 1-2 | Sweden |
10 March | West Germany |
11 March | Canada | 7-2 | Switzerland |
11 March | Great Britain | 2-12 | Norway |
11 March | United States | 6-3 | Finland |
12 March | Norway | 7-5 | Switzerland |
12 March | West Germany |
12 March | Sweden | 12-2 | Finland |
13 March | Canada | 3-5 | Sweden |
13 March | West Germany |
14 March | Finland | 7-4 | Switzerland |
14 March | United States | 12-5 | Great Britain |
14 March | Canada | 14-1 | Norway |
15 March | West Germany | 3-9 | Finland |
15 March | Sweden | 17-0 | Great Britain |
16 March | Sweden | 10-2 | Norway |
16 March | United States | 12-1 | Switzerland |
17 March | Finland | 5-2 | Norway |
17 March | Great Britain | 2-12 | Canada |
17 March | West Germany |
18 March | United States | 1-6 | Canada |
18 March | West Germany | 7-1 | Switzerland |
World Championship Group B (United States)
Final round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16 | +47 | 10 |
10 | Austria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 9 | +40 | 8 |
11 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 6 |
12 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 4 |
13 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 2 |
14 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 0 |
08 March | Australia | 4-6 | Netherlands |
09 March | Japan | 10-8 | France |
10 March | Australia | 0-17 | Austria |
10 March | Netherlands | 9-4 | Denmark |
11 March | France | 7-2 | Denmark |
12 March | Australia | 2-13 | Japan |
13 March | France | 13-1 | Australia |
13 March | Netherlands | 1-12 | Austria |
14 March | Japan | 7-3 | Austria |
15 March | France | 6-2 | Netherlands |
15 March | Denmark | 2-6 | Australia |
16 March | Netherlands | 2-20 | Japan |
16 March | France | 1-10 | Austria |
17 March | Japan | 13-1 | Denmark |
18 March | Denmark | 0-7 | Austria |
Ranking and statistics
1962 IIHF World Championship winners |
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Sweden 3rd title |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Lennart Häggroth
- Best Defenceman: John Mayasich
- Best Forward: Sven Tumba
- Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Lennart Häggroth
- Defence: Jack Douglas, Harry Smith
- Forwards: Nisse Nilsson, Ulf Sterner
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to
Sweden | |
Canada | |
United States | |
4 | Finland |
5 | Norway |
6 | West Germany
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7 | Switzerland |
8 | Great Britain |
European championships final standings
The final standings of the
Sweden | |
Finland | |
Norway | |
4 | West Germany
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5 | Switzerland |
6 | Great Britain |
Notes
- ^ a b Summary and explanations (in french)
- ^ Dicther, Heather L. (May 28, 2018). "Hockey Research at the 2018 North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Conference – Canadian Speculation: Back-Up Host for the 1962 IIHF World Championships or NATO Ally?". Hockey in Society. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Politics, Sports Said Mixed". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. February 3, 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "Championnats du monde 1962". Hockey Archives (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2019.
References
- Championnat du monde 1962
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 138.
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2