1961 World Ice Hockey Championships|
| Host country | Switzerland |
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| Dates | 1–12 March |
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| Teams | 8 |
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| Champions | Canada (19th title) |
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| Runner-up | Czechoslovakia |
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| Third place | Soviet Union |
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| Fourth place | Sweden |
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|
| Matches played | 28 |
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| Goals scored | 236 (8.43 per match) |
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| Attendance | 141,300 (5,046 per match) |
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| Scoring leader(s) | Boris Mayorov 17 points |
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← 1960 Olympics 1962 → |
The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 28th time the Ice Hockey World Championships were held. The tournament was in Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland from March 1 to March 12, 1961. Canada won their nineteenth international title. It would be the last championship for Canada in thirty-three years.[1] Canada was represented by the Trail Smoke Eaters.
World Championship Group A (Switzerland)
Final Round
| Place
|
Team
|
Matches
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Difference
|
Points
|
| 1 |
Canada |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
45 - 11 |
13
|
| 2 |
Czechoslovakia |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
33 - 09 |
13
|
| 3 |
Soviet Union |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
51 - 20 |
10
|
| 4 |
Sweden |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
33 - 27 |
8
|
| 5 |
East Germany |
7 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
21 - 33 |
4
|
| 6 |
United States |
7 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
24 - 43 |
3
|
| 7 |
Finland |
7 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
19 - 43 |
3
|
| 8 |
West Germany |
7 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
10 - 50 |
2
|
| 02 March
|
Czechoslovakia
|
6-0
|
Finland
|
|
| 04 March
|
Finland
|
6-4
|
East Germany
|
|
| 04 March
|
Canada
|
9-1
|
West Germany
|
|
| 04 March
|
Soviet Union
|
6-2
|
Sweden
|
|
| 05 March
|
Czechoslovakia
|
6-0
|
West Germany
|
|
| 05 March
|
Sweden
|
3-2
|
East Germany
|
|
| 05 March
|
Soviet Union
|
7-3
|
Finland
|
|
| 07 March
|
Czechoslovakia
|
6-4
|
Soviet Union
|
|
| 07 March
|
Canada
|
5-2
|
East Germany
|
|
| 08 March
|
Sweden
|
12-1
|
West Germany
|
|
| 09 March
|
Soviet Union
|
9-1
|
East Germany
|
|
| 09 March
|
Finland
|
3-3
|
West Germany
|
|
| 09 March
|
Canada
|
1-1
|
Czechoslovakia
|
|
| 11 March
|
Czechoslovakia
|
5-1
|
East Germany
|
|
| 11 March
|
Soviet Union
|
11-1
|
West Germany
|
|
| 12 March
|
Canada
|
5-1
|
Soviet Union
|
|
| 12 March
|
Czechoslovakia
|
5-2
|
Sweden
|
|
| 12 March
|
East Germany
|
5-0
|
West Germany
|
|
World Championship Group B (Switzerland)
Final Round
| Place
|
Team
|
Matches
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Difference
|
Points
|
| 9 |
Norway |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
27 - 09 |
8
|
| 10 |
Great Britain |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
21 - 11 |
8
|
| 11 |
Switzerland |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
17 - 15 |
5
|
| 12 |
Italy |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
19 - 20 |
5
|
| 13 |
Poland |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
13 - 17 |
2
|
| 14 |
Austria |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
10 - 35 |
2
|
| 03 March
|
Switzerland
|
0-6
|
Norway
|
|
| 03 March
|
Great Britain
|
10-2
|
Austria
|
|
| 03 March
|
Italy
|
5-3
|
Poland
|
|
| 05 March
|
Italy
|
7-2
|
Austria
|
|
| 06 March
|
Norway
|
5-3
|
Poland
|
|
| 06 March
|
Italy
|
3-3
|
Great Britain
|
|
| 06 March
|
Switzerland
|
9-1
|
Austria
|
|
| 07 March
|
Switzerland
|
1-3
|
Poland
|
|
| 09 March
|
Great Britain
|
3-2
|
Poland
|
|
| 09 March
|
Norway
|
7-2
|
Austria
|
|
| 10 March
|
Austria
|
3-2
|
Poland
|
|
| 10 March
|
Norway
|
7-1
|
Italy
|
|
| 10 March
|
Switzerland
|
2-2
|
Great Britain
|
|
| 11 March
|
Switzerland
|
5-3
|
Italy
|
|
| 12 March
|
Great Britain
|
3-2
|
Norway
|
|
World Championship Group C (Switzerland)
Final Round
| Place
|
Team
|
Matches
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
Difference
|
Points
|
| 15 |
Romania |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
69 - 05 |
10
|
| 16 |
France |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
34 - 16 |
8
|
| 17 |
Yugoslavia |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
34 - 22 |
6
|
| 18 |
Netherlands |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
18 - 36 |
4
|
| 19 |
South Africa |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
18 - 47 |
2
|
| 20 |
Belgium |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
09 - 56 |
0
|
| 03 March
|
France
|
7-3
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 03 March
|
Romania
|
22-1
|
Belgium
|
|
| 03 March
|
Yugoslavia
|
12-3
|
South Africa
|
|
| 04 March
|
Yugoslavia
|
9-2
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 05 March
|
Romania
|
14-0
|
South Africa
|
|
| 06 March
|
Netherlands
|
8-4
|
South Africa
|
|
| 06 March
|
France
|
10-0
|
Belgium
|
|
| 06 March
|
Romania
|
12-1
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
| 07 March
|
France
|
11-2
|
South Africa
|
|
| 08 March
|
Yugoslavia
|
10-2
|
Belgium
|
|
| 08 March
|
Romania
|
12-0
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 09 March
|
France
|
3-2
|
Yugoslavia
|
|
| 10 March
|
Romania
|
9-3
|
France
|
|
| 10 March
|
Netherlands
|
5-4
|
Belgium
|
|
| 11 March
|
South Africa
|
9-2
|
Belgium
|
|
Notes
References
- Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 978-1-55168-307-2
- Ottawa Citizen - 3 Feb 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 6 Feb 1961
- The Hartford Courant, Feb 6, 1961, page 15
- New York Times, February 12, 1961, Page S6
- The Montreal Gazette - 13 Feb 1961
- The Pittsburgh Press - 17 Feb 1961
- Ottawa Citizen - 1 Mar 1961
- Tri City Herald - 8 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar 1961
- The Montreal Gazette - 11 Mar 1961