1938 World Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1938 Ice Hockey World Championships
were held between February 11 and February 20, 1938 in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
.
Fourteen teams participated in this World Championship. It was first divided in three preliminary round groups—two groups of five and a group with four teams. In the preliminary round, the top three teams in each group advanced to second round. The nine teams advancing to the second round were divided into three groups of three teams each. The three group winners and the best second-place team advanced to the semifinals.
The Canadians won the World Championship title for the tenth time and Great Britain finished second while winning their fourth European Championship title (the third in a row).
Standings - Group A
Standings - Group B
Standings - Group C
Standings - Group A
Standings - Group B
Standings—Group C
+ Germany, Switzerland and Sweden ended with identical records. The Organizing Committee awarded the semifinal position to Germany because it had to play Canada.
World Champion 1938
Canada
European Champion 1938
Great Britain
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 11 and February 20, 1938 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...
.
Fourteen teams participated in this World Championship. It was first divided in three preliminary round groups—two groups of five and a group with four teams. In the preliminary round, the top three teams in each group advanced to second round. The nine teams advancing to the second round were divided into three groups of three teams each. The three group winners and the best second-place team advanced to the semifinals.
The Canadians won the World Championship title for the tenth time and Great Britain finished second while winning their fourth European Championship title (the third in a row).
Group A
11. February 1938 | 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... |
Switzerland | – | Hungary | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) | |
11. February 1938 | 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... |
Lithuania | – | Romania | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) | |
12. February 1938 | 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... |
Switzerland | – | Romania | 8:1 (2:0,1:1,5:0) | |
12. February 1938 | 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... |
Poland | – | Lithuania | 8:1 (4:0,3:0,1:1) | |
13. February 1938 | 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... |
Poland | – | Romania | 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0) | |
13. February 1938 | 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... |
Hungary | – | Lithuania | 10:1 (2:0,4:0,4:1) | |
14. February 1938 | 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... |
Switzerland | – | Lithuania | 15:0 (9:0,2:0,4:0) | |
14. February 1938 | 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... |
Poland | – | Hungary | 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) | |
15. February 1938 | 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... |
Hungary | – | Romania | 3:1 (1:1,1:0,1:0) | |
15. February 1938 | 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... |
Switzerland | – | Poland | 7:1 (3:0,1:0,3:1) |
Standings - Group A
Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points |
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1 | Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31: 2 | 8:0 | |
2 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15: 8 | 6:2 | |
3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13: 6 | 4:4 | |
4 | Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:33 | ||
2:6 | ||||||||
5 | Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:15 | ||
0:8 |
Group B
11. February 1938 | 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... |
Latvia | – | Norway | 3:1 ET(1:0,0:1,0:0,2:0) | |
11. February 1938 | 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... |
Great Britain | – | Germany | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) | |
12. February 1938 | 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... |
USA | – | Latvia | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) | |
12. February 1938 | 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... |
Great Britain | – | Norway | 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0) | |
13. February 1938 | 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... |
USA | – | Norway | 7:1 (3:0,4:0,0:1) | |
13. February 1938 | 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... |
Germany | – | Latvia | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) | |
14. February 1938 | 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... |
Great Britain | – | Latvia | 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1) | |
14. February 1938 | 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... |
USA | – | Germany | 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0) | |
15. February 1938 | 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... |
Germany | – | Norway | 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0) | |
15. February 1938 | 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... |
Great Britain | – | USA | 1:1 ET (0:0,0:0,1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0) |
Standings - Group B
Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15: 2 | 7:1 | |
2 | USA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10: 2 | 7:1 | |
3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9: 2 | 4:4 | |
4 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4: 8 | ||
2:6 | ||||||||
5 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:26 | ||
0:8 |
Group C
11. February 1938 | 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... |
Canada | – | Sweden | 3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0) | |
11. February 1938 | 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 | – | Austria | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) | |
13. February 1938 | 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... |
Canada | – | Austria | 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) | |
13. February 1938 | 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 | – | Sweden | 0:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0) | |
15. February 1938 | 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 | – | Canada | 0:3 (0:2,0:0,0:1) | |
15. February 1938 | 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... |
Sweden | – | Austria | 1:1 ET (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0) |
Standings - Group C
Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | 6:0 | |
2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | ||
3:3 | ||||||||
3 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | ||
2:4 | ||||||||
4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:5 | ||
1:5 |
Group A
16. February 1938 | 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 | – | USA | 2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0) | |
17. February 1938 | 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... |
Switzerland | – | USA | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) | |
18. February 1938 | 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 | – | Switzerland | 3:2 ET. (0:1,1:0,0:0,2:1) |
Standings - Group A
Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | 4:0 | |
2 | Switzerland + | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 2:2 |
3 | USA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | ||
0:4 |
Group B
16. February 1938 | 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... |
Great Britain | – | Sweden | 3:2 (0:0,1:1,2:1) | |
17. February 1938 | 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... |
Sweden | – | Poland | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) | |
18. February 1938 | 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... |
Great Britain | – | Poland | 7:1 (3:1,4:0,0:0) |
Standings - Group B
Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10: 3 | 4:0 | |
2 | Sweden + | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3: 3 | 0 | 2:2 |
3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 8 | ||
0:4 |
Group C
16. February 1938 | 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... |
Canada | – | Germany | 3:2 ET. (1:1,0:1,1:0,1:0) | |
17. February 1938 | 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... |
Germany | – | Hungary | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0) | |
18. February 1938 | 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... |
Canada | – | Hungary | 1:1 ET. (1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0) |
Standings—Group C
Pos. | Team | GP | Wins | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:3 | 3:1 | |
2 | Germany + | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 2:2 |
3 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | ||
1:3 |
+ Germany, Switzerland and Sweden ended with identical records. The Organizing Committee awarded the semifinal position to Germany because it had to play Canada.
Consolation round 5-6 place
19. February 1938 | 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... |
Sweden | – | Switzerland | 2:0 (1:0,0:0,1:0) |
Final Round
Semifinals | ||||||
19. February 1938 | 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... |
Canada | – | Germany | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0) | |
19. February 1938 | 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 | – | Great Britain | 0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1) | |
Game for 3rd place | ||||||
20. February 1938 | 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 | – | Germany | 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0) | |
Final | ||||||
20. February 1938 | 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... |
Canada | – | Great Britain | 3:1 (3:1,0:0,0:0) |
Final Rankings – World Championships
RF | Team |
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1 | Canada Canadian national men's hockey team The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior... |
2 | Great Britain |
3 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | Germany |
5 | Sweden Swedish national men's ice hockey team The Swedish men's national ice hockey team, or Tre Kronor , as it is called in Sweden, is one of the most successful ice hockey teams in the world... |
6 | Switzerland Swiss national ice hockey team The Swiss men's national ice hockey team is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation and is controlled by the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband. As of 2010 the Swiss team was ranked 7th in the world by the IIHF... |
7 | Hungary |
8 | USA |
9 | Poland |
10 | Austria |
11 | Latvia |
12 | Lithuania Lithuania national ice hockey team The Lithuanian national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Lithuania, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Lithuania is currently in 23rd place in the IIHF World Rankings. They have never competed in an Olympic Games.... |
13 | Romania Romania national ice hockey team The Romanian men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of Romania, and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are currently ranked 28th in the 2010 IIHF World Rankings and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I... |
14 | Norway |
World Champion 1938
Canada
Members of team
Pos. | Team | Players |
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1 | CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Pat McReavy Pat McReavy Patrick Joseph McReavy was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 55 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, he played with the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins. In 1939, he played 6 regular season games, never appearing in the playoffs, but Boston still... , Roy Heximer, Mel Albright, Johnny Godfrey, Glen Sutherland, Gordie Bruce Gordie Bruce Arthur Gordon Bruce is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 28 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.... , Jimmy Russell, Buster Portland, Jack Marshall, John Coulter, Percy Allen, Reg Chipman, Archie Burn; Trainer: Max Silverman Max Silverman Max Silverman was a Canadian ice hockey manager and politician. As president and general manager of the Sudbury Wolves, he led the team to victory in the 1932 Memorial Cup, the 1935 Richardson Cup and the 1938 World Ice Hockey Championships... |
Final Rankings – European Championships
RF | Team |
---|---|
1 | Great Britain |
2 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | Germany |
4 | Sweden |
5 | Switzerland |
6 | Hungary |
7 | Poland |
8 | Austria |
9 | Latvia |
10 | Lithuania |
11 | Romania |
12 | Norway |
European Champion 1938
Great Britain