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The 1939 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 3 and February 12, 1939 in Zürich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

and Basel

Basel

Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. http://www.azhockey.com/year/yearworld.html
The fourteen teams participating in the 1939 World Championship were initially divided into four preliminary groups: two groups of four and two groups of three. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round. The eight teams in the second round played in two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the third (final) round. The six teams not advancing to the second round played a consolation round in two groups of 3 teams with the winners of each group playing a one game play-off for 9th place. The four teams not advancing from the second round played a consolation round for placed 5 through 8.

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...

won its eleventh world championship title while the host, 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...

, won its third European championship. Switzerland and Czechoslovakia both earned one pount in the final round but Switzerland won a one-game playoff (and thus the European Championship) after the World Championships were completed.

Group A

3. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Germany	–	Finland	12:1 (2:0,7:1,3:0)
3. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	USA	–	Italy	5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)

4. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Italy	–	Finland	5:2 (1:0,1:0,3:2)
4. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	USA	–	Germany	4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)

5. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	USA	–	Finland	4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)
5. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Germany	–	Italy	4:4 ET (1:0,3:2,0:2,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

13
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	USA	3	3	0	0	13: 0
6:0
2	Germany	3	1	1	1	16: 9
3:3
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	9:11
3:3
4	Finland	3	0	0	3	3:21
0:6

Group B

3. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Czechoslovakia	–	Yugoslavia	24:0 (10:0,7:0,7:0)
3. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Switzerland	–	Latvia	12:0 (5:0,3:0,4:0)

4. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Switzerland	–	Yugoslavia	23:0 (7:0,7:0,9:0)
4. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Czechoslovakia	–	Latvia	9:0 (3:0,3:0,3:0)

5. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Latvia	–	Yugoslavia	6:0 (0:0,3:0,3:0)
5. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Switzerland	–	Czechoslovakia	1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

Standings

36
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	36: 0
6:0
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	0	1	33: 1
4:2
3	Latvia	3	1	0	2	6:18
2:4
4	Yugoslavia	3	0	0	3	0:53
0:6

Group C

3. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Canada	–	Netherlands	8:0 (1:0,4:0,3:0)

4. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Poland	–	Netherlands	9:0 (3:0,2:0,4:0)

5. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Canada	–	Poland	4:0 (2:0,1:0,1:0)

Standings

12
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Canada	2	2	0	0	12: 0
4:0
2	Poland	2	1	0	1	9: 4
2:2
3	Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0:17
0:4

Group D

3. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Hungary	–	Belgium	8:1 (2:0,4:1,2:0)

4. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Great Britain	–	Belgium	3:1 (0:0,0:1,3:0)

5. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Great Britain	–	Hungary	1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

3
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Great Britain	2	2	0	0	4: 1
4:0
2	Hungary	2	1	0	1	8: 2
2:2
3	Belgium	2	0	0	2	2:11
0:4

Group A

6. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Netherlands	–	Finland	2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)

7. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Italy	–	Netherlands	2:1 (0:0,0:0,2:1)

8. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Italy	–	Finland	2:1 (0:0,1:1,1:0)

Standings

2
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
1	Italy	2	2	0	0	4:2
4:0
2	Netherlands	2	1	0	1	3:3	0	2:2
3	Finland	2	0	0	2	2:4
0:4

Group B

6. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Latvia	–	Belgium	5:1 (2:0,1:1,2:0)

7. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Belgium	–	Yugoslavia	3:3 (2:1,1:0,0:2)

8. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Latvia	–	Yugoslavia	4:0 (2:0,0:0,2:0)

Standings

8
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Latvia	2	2	0	0	9:1
4:0
2	Belgium	2	0	1	1	4:8
1:3
3	Yugoslavia	2	0	1	1	3:7
1:3

Consolation round 9-10 Place

9. February 1939

Basel

Italy

–

Latvia

2:1 (1:1,1:0,0:0)

Group A

7. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Czechoslovakia	–	Germany	1:1 ET (0:0,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)
7. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Canada	–	Great Britain	4:0 (0:0,0:0,4:0)

8. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Great Britain	–	Germany	0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
8. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia	2:1 (0:1,0:0,2:0)

9. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Great Britain	–	Czechoslovakia	0:2 (0:1,0:1,0:0)
9. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Canada	–	Germany	9:0 (2:0,5:0,2:0)

Standings

14
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	15: 1
6:0
2	Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4: 3
3:3
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	2:10
3:3
4	Great Britain	3	0	0	3	0: 7
0:6

Group B

7. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	USA	–	Hungary	3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
7. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Switzerland	–	Poland	4:0 (0:0,4:0,0:0)

8. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Poland	–	Hungary	5:3 (1:1,2:0,2:2)
8. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Switzerland	–	USA	3:2 (0:0,2:2,1:0)

9. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	USA	–	Poland	4:0 (0:0,2:0,2:0)
9. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Switzerland	–	Hungary	5:2 (2:1,2:0,1:1)

Standings

8
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Switzerland	3	3	0	0	12: 4
6:0
2	USA	3	2	0	1	9: 3
4:2
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	5:11
2:4
4	Hungary	3	0	0	3	5:13
0:6

Consolation Round -- Places 5 to 8

10. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Poland	–	Hungary	3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)

11. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Germany	–	Hungary	6:2 (0:2,3:0,3:0)

12. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Germany	–	Poland	4:0 (1:0,3:0,0:0)

Standings

8
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff	Pts..
5	Germany	2	2	0	0	10: 2
4:0
6	Poland	2	1	0	1	3: 4
2:2
7	Hungary	2	0	0	2	2: 9
0:4
8	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0: 0	0	0:0

Final Round – Places 1 to 4

10. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	USA	–	Czechoslovakia	1:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
10. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Switzerland	–	Canada	0:7 (0:2,0:4,0:1)

11. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Switzerland	–	USA	1:2 (0:1,0:0,1:1)
11. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Canada	–	Czechoslovakia	4:0 (0:0,1:0,3:0)

12. February 1939	Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...	Canada	–	USA	4:0 (3:0,1:0,0:0)
12. February 1939	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Switzerland	–	Czechoslovakia	0:0 ET (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings

15
Pos.	Team	G.P.	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals
1	Canada	3	3	0	0	15: 0
6:0
2	USA	3	2	0	1	3: 5
4:2
3	Switzerland	3	0	1	2	1: 9
1:5
4	Czechoslovakia	3	0	1	2	0: 6
1:5

Playoff for 3rd place (and European Championship)

5. March 1939

Basel

Switzerland

–

Czechoslovakia

2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)

Final Rankings – 1939 World Championships

RF	Team
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	USA
3	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...
4	Czechoslovakia
5	Germany
6	Poland
7	Hungary
8	Great Britain
9	Italy
10	Latvia
11	Netherlands Netherlands national ice hockey team The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I....
12	Belgium
13	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national ice hockey team The Yugoslav national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey in the former republic of Yugoslavia. They competed in five Olympic Games competitions. This article discusses the team that represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its predecessors, but not the Federal...
14	Finland

World Champion 1939

Canada

Team Members

Pos.	Country	Members
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...	Bunny Dame, Benny Hayes, Joe Benoit Joe Benoit Joseph Benoit is a former National Hockey League right wing. He played for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1940s... , Tom Johnston, Jim Haight, Mel Snowdon, Duke Scodellaro, Mickey Brennen, Dick Kowcinak Dick Kowcinak Dick Kowcinak was a Canadian ice hockey left winger who played for the Trail Smoke Eaters who won the Allan Cup and the 1939 World Ice Hockey Championships... , Ab Cronie, Jim Morris, John McCreedy John McCreedy Johnny McCreedy was a professional ice hockey player who played 64 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs... , Buck Buchanan Buck Buchanan Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American collegiate and professional Football defensive tackle. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and in the National Football League .... ; Trainer: Elmer Piper

Final Rankings – 1939 European Championships

RF	Team
1	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...
2	Czechoslovakia
3	Germany
4	Poland
5	Hungary
6	Great Britain
7	Italy
8	Latvia
9	Netherlands Netherlands national ice hockey team The Dutch men's national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of the Netherlands.The Netherlands are currently ranked 25th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I....
10	Belgium
11	Yugoslavia Yugoslavia national ice hockey team The Yugoslav national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey in the former republic of Yugoslavia. They competed in five Olympic Games competitions. This article discusses the team that represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its predecessors, but not the Federal...
12	Finland

European Champion 1939

Switzerland

Other participants

Belgium
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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...
Finland
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Hungary
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Italy
Italy
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Latvia
Latvia
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Netherlands
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Poland
Poland
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Yugoslavia
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