The 1933 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Ice Hockey World Championships

The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...

were held between February 18 and February 26, 1933 in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

.

The championship by the United States was their first, and was also the first time Canada lost a hockey world championship. The American team, the Massachusetts Rangers, was made up of mostly university students and led by the stand out performances of Gerry Cosby

Gerry Cosby

Gerry Cosby was an ice hockey player. As goaltender for the Massachusetts Rangers, the American team that won the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships, his outstanding performance helped lead the United States to their first, and only, gold medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships.In...

 in goal and team captain Ben Langmaid on defence. Canada was represented by the Toronto National Sea Fleas

Toronto National Sea Fleas

The Toronto National Sea Fleas were a senior men's amateur ice hockey team that won the 1932 Allan Cup, and also represented Canada at the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships held in Prague, Czechoslovakia where the team lost the final game to the United States in overtime to capture the silver...

, winners of the 1932 Allan Cup

Allan Cup

The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

, and coached by the controversial hockey personality Harold Ballard

Harold Ballard

Harold E. Ballard was an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League as well as their home arena, Maple Leaf Gardens. A member of the Leafs organization from 1940 and a senior executive from 1957, he became part-owner of the team in 1961 and was majority owner from February...

. The teams met on February 26 at Zimni Stadion in Stvanice. Tied 1-1 after 45 minutes of regulation time, on goals by Sherman Forbes for the United States and an equalizer by Canadian Tim Kerr, defenseman John Garrison

John Garrison (ice hockey)

John Bright Garrison was an American ice hockey player.He was born in West Newton, Massachusetts and died in Lincoln, Massachusetts....

 beat Canadian goalie Ron Geddes at the 6 minute mark of a dramatic "non-sudden death" overtime period. It was rumoured the Canadian's fondness for Czech beer slowed them down in the final.

Final tournament

First Round February 18 to February 20

• Group A

Austria 3 - 0 Italy

Czechoslovakia 8 - 0 Romania

Italy 2 - 0 Romania

Czechoslovakia 2 - 1 Austria

Austria 7 - 1 Romania

Czechoslovakia 3 - 1 Italy

Final Standings – Group A

11

8

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Points
1		3	3	0	0	13: 2
6:0
2		3	2	0	1	11: 3
4:2
3		3	1	0	2	3: 6
2:4
4		3	0	0	3	1:17
0:6

• Group B

Germany 6 - 0 Belgium

Germany 2 - 0 Poland

Poland 1 - 0 Belgium

Final Standings – Group B

8

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Points
1		2	2	0	0	8:0
4:0
2		2	1	0	1	1:2
2:2
3		2	0	0	2	0:7
0:4

• Group C

Switzerland 5 - 1 Latvia

Switzerland 1 - 0 Hungary

Hungary 3 - 0 Latvia

Final Standings – Group C

7

2

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Points
1		2	2	0	0	6:1
4:0
2		2	1	0	1	3:1
2:2
3		2	0	0	2	1:8
0:4

Second Round February 21 to February 23

• Group D

Austria 1 - 0 a.p. Hungary

Canada 5 - 0 Germany

Germany 4 - 0 Hungary

Canada 4 - 0 Austria

Canada 3 - 1 Hungary

Austria 2 - 0 Germany

Final Standings – Group D

11

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Points
1		3	3	0	0	12: 1
6:0
2		3	2	0	1	3: 4
4:2
3		3	1	0	2	4: 7
2:4
4		3	0	0	3	1: 8
0:6

• Group E

United States 7 - 0 Switzerland

Czechoslovakia 1 - 0 Poland

United States 4 - 0 Poland

Czechoslovakia 1 - 0 Switzerland

Switzerland 3 - 1 Poland

United States 6 - 0 Czechoslovakia

Final Standings – Group E

17

Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Points
1		3	3	0	0	17: 0
6:0
2		3	2	0	1	2: 6
4:2
3		3	1	0	2	3: 9
2:4
4		3	0	0	3	1: 8
0:6

Final Round

Consolation round 9-12 place February 24

Romania 3 - 2 Belgium

Latvia 2 - 0 Italy

Consolation round 5-6 place February 24

Germany 1 - 1 Switzerland

Consolation round 7-8 place February 24

Hungary 1 - 1 Poland

Consolation round 9-10 place February 24

Romania 1 - 0 Latvia

Semi-Finals February 25

United States 4 - 0 Austria

Canada 4 - 0 Czechoslovakia

Third place Game February 26

Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 Austria

Final February 26

United States 2 - 1 a.p. Canada

Final Rankings – World Championship

RF	Team
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Championship team

Medal	Country	Players
Gold	USA	Gerry Cosby Gerry Cosby Gerry Cosby was an ice hockey player. As goaltender for the Massachusetts Rangers, the American team that won the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships, his outstanding performance helped lead the United States to their first, and only, gold medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships.In... , John Garrison John Garrison (ice hockey) John Bright Garrison was an American ice hockey player.He was born in West Newton, Massachusetts and died in Lincoln, Massachusetts.... , Ben Langmaid, Winthrop Palmer Winthrop Palmer Winthrop Hale "Ding" Palmer, Jr. was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He died in Warehouse Point, Connecticut.... , Frank Holland, Larry Sanford, Channing Hillard, Stewart Iglehart, Sherman Forbes, Jim Breckinridge; Trainer: Walter A. Brown Walter A. Brown Walter A. Brown was the original owner of the Boston Celtics as well as an important figure in the development of ice hockey in the United States.-Life:...

Final Rankings – European Championship

RF	Team
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Sources

information based upon German version at
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft_1933

and http://www.hockeyarchives.info/

and http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/the-iihf/100-year-anniversary/100-top-stories/story-78.html