The 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 22nd edition of the 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...

. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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, Dortmund

Dortmund

Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....

, Krefeld

Krefeld

Krefeld , also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its centre lying just a few kilometres to the west of the River Rhine; the borough of Uerdingen is situated directly on the Rhine...

 and Cologne

Cologne

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, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 from February 25 to March 6, 1955.

A total of 14 nations participated in this World Championship, which was a new record for the postwar era. As a result, the teams were seeded with the strongest 9 teams placed in Pool A (the championship pool)and the remaining 5 nations as well as the West German B team placed in Pool B.

Canada, represented by the Penticton V's

Penticton V's

The Penticton V's are a defunct senior men's ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They played in the Okanagan Senior League from to 1951 to 1961...

 of the Okanagan Senior League

Okanagan Senior League

The Okanagan Senior Hockey League is a defunct Canadian ice hockey league that operated for 10 seasons within the Okanagan region of British Columbia. This league is notable as it played hockey at the highest amateur level in North America...

, won their 16th international title.

Final Round

Standings

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1		8	8	0	0	66	6	16
2		8	7	1	0	39	13	14
3		8	5	2	1	63	22	11
4		8	4	2	2	33	29	10
5		8	4	3	1	40	16	9
6		8	2	6	0	28	43	4
7		8	2	6	0	19	59	4
8		8	1	7	0	15	59	2
9		8	1	7	0	16	72	2

Final Round

Standings

Rank	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
10		5	4	1	0	52	6	9
NC	B	5	4	1	0	30	5	9
11		5	3	0	2	17	12	6
12		5	2	0	3	19	31	4
13		5	1	0	4	10	28	2
14		5	0	0	5	9	55	0

Note:West Germany B games were unofficial.