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1962 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country  United States
Dates8–18 March
Teams8
Final positions
Champions    Sweden (3rd title)
Runner-up    Canada
Third place    United States
Fourth place  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored310 (11.07 per game)
Attendance70,702 (2,525 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Sweden Nisse Nilsson 18 points
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The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962. This was the first World Championship hosted in North America that was not part of ice hockey at the Olympic Games. [1] It also remains the only IIHF World Championship (not also part of the Olympics) ever held in the United States.

The World Championships were in jeopardy of being cancelled to the political situation in Europe and the Berlin Wall. Sweden won their third World, and their ninth European title. Canada, represented by the Galt Terriers, lost only to the Swedes finishing second, followed by the host Americans. In the 'B' pool the Australian team defeated Denmark for their first victory ever. [1]

Political issues

The World Championships were scheduled to be hosted in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but the event was placed in jeopardy due to the political situation in Europe. When the Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the West, NATO responded with travel restrictions which prevented the East Germany national ice hockey team from attending the World Championships. [2] Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh felt that politics should not affect sports, and the decision went against the goodwill and relations established by teams traveling behind the Iron Curtain. He called for the International Ice Hockey Federation to unite in opposition to the NATO decision. [3] Teams from the Soviet Union and other communist countries ultimately chose to withdraw in protest of the NATO decision. [4]

Qualifying round (A/B)

With the absences of the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany, the top two nations from the 1961 'B' pool were elevated (Norway and Great Britain). The third and final spot was filled by a qualifying game between the only remaining 'B' pool nations.

07 March Switzerland 9-4  Austria

Switzerland qualified in Group A

Austria qualified in Group B

World Championship Group A (United States)

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 7 7 0 0 67 10 +57 14
2   Canada 7 6 0 1 58 12 +46 12
3   United States 7 5 0 2 54 23 +31 10
4   Finland 7 3 0 4 32 42 −10 6
5   Norway 7 3 0 4 32 54 −22 6
6   West Germany 7 2 0 5 27 36 −9 4
7    Switzerland 7 1 0 6 21 60 −39 2
8   Great Britain 7 1 0 6 19 73 −54 2
Source: [ citation needed]
08 March Great Britain 3-6   Switzerland
08 March United States 14-2  Norway
08 March Finland 1-8  Canada
09 March Finland 5-7  Great Britain
09 March Sweden 17-2   Switzerland
09 March West Germany 4-6  Norway
10 March United States 1-2  Sweden
10 March Canada 8-0  West Germany
11 March Canada 7-2   Switzerland
11 March Great Britain 2-12  Norway
11 March United States 6-3  Finland
12 March Norway 7-5   Switzerland
12 March Great Britain 0-9  West Germany
12 March Sweden 12-2  Finland
13 March Canada 3-5  Sweden
13 March United States 8-4  West Germany
14 March Finland 7-4   Switzerland
14 March United States 12-5  Great Britain
14 March Canada 14-1  Norway
15 March West Germany 3-9  Finland
15 March Sweden 17-0  Great Britain
16 March Sweden 10-2  Norway
16 March United States 12-1   Switzerland
17 March Finland 5-2  Norway
17 March Great Britain 2-12  Canada
17 March Sweden 4-0  West Germany
18 March United States 1-6  Canada
18 March West Germany 7-1   Switzerland

World Championship Group B (United States)

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9   Japan 5 5 0 0 63 16 +47 10
10   Austria 5 4 0 1 49 9 +40 8
11   France 5 3 0 2 35 25 +10 6
12   Netherlands 5 2 0 3 20 46 −26 4
13   Australia 5 1 0 4 13 51 −38 2
14   Denmark 5 0 0 5 9 42 −33 0
Source: [ citation needed]
08 March Australia 4-6  Netherlands
09 March Japan 10-8  France
10 March Australia 0-17  Austria
10 March Netherlands 9-4  Denmark
11 March France 7-2  Denmark
12 March Australia 2-13  Japan
13 March France 13-1  Australia
13 March Netherlands 1-12  Austria
14 March Japan 7-3  Austria
15 March France 6-2  Netherlands
15 March Denmark 2-6  Australia
16 March Netherlands 2-20  Japan
16 March France 1-10  Austria
17 March Japan 13-1  Denmark
18 March Denmark 0-7  Austria

Ranking and statistics


 1962 IIHF World Championship winners 

Sweden
3rd title

Tournament Awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

1st place, gold medalist(s)   Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   United States
4   Finland
5   Norway
6   West Germany
7    Switzerland
8   Great Britain

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

  Sweden
  Finland
  Norway
4   West Germany
5    Switzerland
6   Great Britain

Notes

  1. ^ a b Summary and explanations (in french)
  2. ^ Dicther, Heather L. (May 28, 2018). "Hockey Research at the 2018 North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) Conference – Canadian Speculation: Back-Up Host for the 1962 IIHF World Championships or NATO Ally?". Hockey in Society. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Politics, Sports Said Mixed". Medicine Hat News. Medicine Hat, Alberta. February 3, 1962. p. 5. Free access icon
  4. ^ "Championnats du monde 1962". Hockey Archives (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2019.

References

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