1938 Ice Hockey World Championships

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1938 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Dates 11–20 February 1938
Teams 14
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg  Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg  Great Britain
Fourth place  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 39
Goals scored 171 (4.38 per match)
← 1937
1939 →

The 1938 Ice Hockey World Championships was held between February 11 to 20, 1938 in Prague. It marked the 30th anniversary of the IIHF, and a special celebration was held with famous hockey players from all over Europe in attendance.

Germany would shock the ice hockey world after they defeated the Canadians in the final. The Germans would also claim the European Championship after finishing ahead of the United Kingdom who would finish in 3rd place.

First Round[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

11 February 1938 Switzerland   1 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0) 		 Hungary
11 February 1938 Lithuania  2 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0) 		 Romania
12 February 1938 Switzerland   9 – 1
(3–0, 1–1, 5–0) 		 Romania
12 February 1938 Poland  7 – 2
(3–0, 2–2, 2–0) 		 Lithuania
13 February 1938 Poland  3 – 0
(2–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Romania
13 February 1938 Hungary  8 – 0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0) 		 Lithuania
14 February 1938 Switzerland   13 – 0
(6–0, 4–0, 3–0) 		 Lithuania
14 February 1938 Hungary  2 – 1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0) 		 Poland
15 February 1938 Hungary  3 – 1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0) 		 Romania
15 February 1938 Switzerland   6 – 0
(2–0, 3–0, 1–0) 		 Poland
Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1   Switzerland 4 4 0 0 29 1 8
2  Hungary 4 3 0 1 13 3 6
3  Poland 4 2 0 2 11 10 4
4  Lithuania 4 1 0 3 4 28 2
5  Romania 4 0 0 4 1 17 0

Group B[edit | edit source]

11 February 1938 Latvia  2 – 2 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–0) 		 Norway
11 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 2 – 0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Great Britain
12 February 1938 Latvia  1 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 United States
12 February 1938 Great Britain  7 – 0
(3–0, 2–0, 2–0) 		 Norway
13 February 1938 United States  6 – 2
(2–1, 2–0, 2–1) 		 Norway
13 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 2 – 1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0) 		 Latvia
14 February 1938 Great Britain  6 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 3–0) 		 Latvia
14 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 1 – 0 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 United States
15 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 7 – 1
(2–1, 3–0, 2–0) 		 Norway
15 February 1938 Great Britain  1 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 United States
Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1 Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany 4 4 0 0 12 2 8
2  Great Britain 4 3 0 1 14 2 6
3  Latvia 4 1 1 2 4 10 3
4  United States 4 1 0 3 6 5 2
5  Norway 4 0 1 3 5 22 1

Group C[edit | edit source]

11 February 1938 Canada  3 – 1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1) 		 Sweden
11 February 1938 Austria  1 – 0
(0–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Czechoslovakia
13 February 1938 Canada  4 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0) 		 Austria
13 February 1938 Czechoslovakia  0 – 0 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Sweden
15 February 1938 Canada  4 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Czechoslovakia
15 February 1938  Sweden 1 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 0–0) 		 Austria
Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 11 1 6
2  Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 3 3
3  Austria 3 1 0 2 1 5 2
4  Czechoslovakia 3 0 1 2 0 5 1

Second Round[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

16 February 1938  Sweden 5 – 0
(2–0, 3–0, 0–0) 		 Latvia
17 February 1938 Latvia  2 – 1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0) 		  Switzerland
18 February 1938 Sweden  2 – 1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0) 		  Switzerland
Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 8 1 4
2  Latvia 2 1 0 1 2 6 2
3   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 2 5 0

Group B[edit | edit source]

16 February 1938 Austria  2 – 0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0) 		 Hungary
17 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 6 – 1
(3–1, 2–0, 1–0) 		 Austria
18 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 3 – 0
(1–0, 2–0, 0–0) 		 Hungary
Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1 Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany 2 2 0 0 9 1 4
2  Austria 2 1 0 1 3 6 2
3  Hungary 2 0 0 2 0 5 0

Group C[edit | edit source]

16 February 1938 Great Britain  8 – 0
(3–0, 3–0, 2–0) 		 Poland
17 February 1938 Canada  7 – 2
(2–2, 4–0, 1–0) 		 Poland
18 February 1938 Canada  2 – 1
(2–0, 0–0, 0–1) 		 Great Britain
Rank Team GP W T L GF GA Pts
1  Canada 2 2 0 0 9 3 4
2  Great Britain 2 1 0 1 9 2 2
3  Poland 2 0 0 2 2 15 0

Final Round[edit | edit source]

Semi Finals[edit | edit source]

19 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 3 – 2
(1–0, 0–2, 2–0) 		 Great Britain
19 February 1938 Canada  4 – 0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0) 		 Sweden

Third Place[edit | edit source]

20 February 1938  Great Britain 3 – 1
(3–0, 0–0, 0–1) 		 Sweden

Final[edit | edit source]

20 February 1938 Germany Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg 1 – 0 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0) 		 Canada

Final Rankings[edit | edit source]

Gold medal blank.svg Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany
Silver medal blank.svg  Canada
Bronze medal blank.svg  Great Britain
4  Sweden
5  Austria
5  Latvia
7  Hungary
7  Poland
7   Switzerland
10  Lithuania
10  United States
12  Czechoslovakia
12  Norway
14  Romania
1938 World Ice Hockey Championships Winners
Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
Germany
1st title

European Rankings[edit | edit source]

Gold medal blank.svg Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg Germany
Silver medal blank.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal blank.svg  Sweden
4  Austria
4  Latvia
6  Hungary
6  Poland
6   Switzerland
9  Lithuania
10  Czechoslovakia
10  Norway
12  Romania
1938 European Ice Hockey Championships Winners
Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
Germany
3rd title

External Links[edit | edit source]

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