1947 Ice Hockey World Championships

1947 Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Czechoslovakia
Dates	15–23 February
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Austria
Fourth place	Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	337 (12.04 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Vladimír Zábrodský 29 goals
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The 14th Ice Hockey World Championship and 25th European Championship was the first after the Second World War. It was held from 15 to 23 February 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Eight teams participated, but the competition was notably missing the reigning world champion, Canada. The world champion was decided for the first time by round robin league play. Czechoslovakia won the world championship for the first time and the European championship for the seventh time. King Gustav V had sent a telegram of congratulations to the Swedish team after beating the Czechoslovaks, but they had barely finished celebrating when they were upset by the Austrians, costing them the gold medal.^[1]

Many notable changes were made to the rules for this championship. The game was standardized to be played in three 20 minute periods, aligning with the Canadian practice. The net size was standardized as well. There would be no more one- and three-minute penalties, and penalty shots were instituted.^[1] The Congress in Brussels where all this was decided, also tried to absolve Canada's objections to the definition of what an 'amateur player' was. Canada's absence from the first post World War II games was a combination of this dispute, and a dispute over who was making the decisions (i.e. North America vs. Europe).^[1][2]

Also at issue was which American federation's team was the proper representative, (a dispute that nearly destroyed the following year's Olympic tournament) and how to decide which nations would receive invitations. Japan and Germany were barred from participation, but the IIHF was careful to illustrate that it was the politics, not the people, who were at fault, and allies like Austria and Italy were admitted.^[2]

1947 World Ice Hockey Championships (Prague, Czechoslovakia)

Game results

15. February 1947	Prague	Austria	–	Poland		10:2 (3:1,2:1,5:0)
15. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	Romania		23:1 (4:0,7:1,12:0)
15. February 1947	Prague	Sweden	–	Switzerland		4:4 (2:2,1:0,1:2)
16. February 1947	Prague	Sweden	–	Belgium		24:1 (8:0,7:1,9:0)
16. February 1947	Prague	Poland	–	Romania		6:0 (2:0,1:0,3:0)
16. February 1947	Prague	USA	–	Switzerland		4:3 (0:0,3:2,1:1)
17. February 1947	Prague	Austria	–	Belgium		14:5 (2:0,6:0,6:5)
17. February 1947	Prague	Switzerland	–	Romania		13:3 (7:0,0:2,6:1)
17. February 1947	Prague	Sweden	–	USA		4:1 (1:0,2:0,1:1)
18. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	Austria		13:5 (2:3,6:0,5:2)
18. February 1947	Prague	USA	–	Belgium		13:2 (5:1,5:0,3:1)
18. February 1947	Prague	Sweden	–	Poland		5:3 (0:1,4:1,1:1)
19. February 1947	Prague	Austria	–	USA		6:5 (2:1,2:3,2:1)
19. February 1947	Prague	Sweden	–	Romania		15:3 (6:2,6:0,3:1)
19. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	Poland		12:0 (3:0,2:0,7:0)
19. February 1947	Prague	Switzerland	–	Belgium		12:2 (3:1,7:0,2:1)
20. February 1947	Prague	USA	–	Romania		15:3 (6:0,3:1,6:2)
20. February 1947	Prague	Poland	–	Belgium		11:1 (1:0,6:0,4:1)
20. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	Switzerland		6:1 (2:1,2:0,2:0)
21. February 1947	Prague	Austria	–	Romania		12:1 (2:0,5:0,5:1)
21. February 1947	Prague	USA	–	Poland		3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0)
21. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	Belgium		24:0 (9:0,5:0,10:0)
22. February 1947	Prague	Romania	–	Belgium		6:4 (2:1,3:0,1:3)
22. February 1947	Prague	Switzerland	–	Austria		5:0 (3:0,0:0,2:0)
22. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	Sweden		1:2 (0:1,0:1,1:0)
23. February 1947	Prague	Switzerland	–	Poland		9:3 (3:1,1:0,5:2)
23. February 1947	Prague	Austria	–	Sweden		2:1 (1:0,0:0,1:1)
23. February 1947	Prague	Czechoslovakia	–	USA		6:1 (2:0,1:1,3:0)

Final standings

Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
Czechoslovakia	7	6	0	1	85	10	+75	12
Sweden	7	5	1	1	55	15	+40	11
Austria	7	5	0	2	49	32	+17	10
Switzerland	7	4	1	2	47	22	+25	9
United States	7	4	0	3	42	26	+16	8
Poland	7	2	0	5	27	40	–13	4
Romania	7	1	0	6	17	88	–71	2
Belgium	7	0	0	7	15	104	–89	0

World Champion 1947
Czechoslovakia

Team members

Pos.	Country	Members
1	CSR	Bohumil Modrý, Zdeněk Jarkovský, Josef Trousílek, Vilibald Šťovík, František Pácalt, Miroslav Sláma, Miloslav Pokorný, Ladislav Troják, Vladimír Zábrodský, Stanislav Konopásek, Josef Kus, Jaroslav Drobný, Karel Stibor, Václav Roziňák, Vladimír Bouzek

Final rankings -- European Championship

	Czechoslovakia
	Sweden
	Austria
4	Switzerland
5	Poland
6	Romania
7	Belgium

1947 European Champion
Czechoslovakia

Citations

References

• Complete results
• Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
• Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 131.