Championship of the world of hockey 1953

The twentieth championship of the world of Hockey and consequently occasion it thirty-and-unième championship of Europe took place between the 7 and the March 15th 1953 in Switzerland in the towns of Zurich and Basle.

Context

Only four nations took part in this edition of the championship of the world and the teams of the Canada, of the the United States, the Poland and Norway are the great missing nations. Canada did not take part because of the money sums to spend to send players to play in Europe the matches.

The interest for the competition also decreased after the abandonment of the Czechoslovakia following the disease of the president Klement Gottwald. March 14th, 1953, whereas the team had returned to the disqualified house then, the president dies of a Pneumonie contracted at the time of funerals of Joseph Stalin.
Into consequent of what, two matches took place between the nations. It was the first championship of the world with only of the European teams.

Five nations also took part in a second tournament which was described as tournament junior. The Suisse introduced a team to each one of these tournaments but the second team.

Championship has

Results of the matches

March 7th - Basle

Czechoslovakia 11 - 2 Swiss FR of Germany
2 - 9 Sweden

March 8th - Swiss Basle

4 - 9 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 8 - 6 FR of Germany

March 10th - Basle

Sweden 5 - 3 Swiss Czechoslovakia
3 - 2 FR of Germany

March 12th - Swiss Zurich

1 - 9 Sweden
Czechoslovakia 9 - 4 FR of Germany

March 13rd - Swiss Zurich

- Czechoslovakia: the match did not take place (fixed price of Czechoslovakia)
Sweden 12 - 2 FR of Germany

March 15th - Swiss Zurich

3 - 7 FR of Germany 3-7 (2-4,0-1,1-2)
Sweden - Czechoslovakia: the match did not take place (fixed price of Czechoslovakia)

Final classification

Championship junior

Results of the matches

March 7th - Zurich

Italy 9 - 5 Austria

March 7th - Swiss Basle

B 1 - 3 Great Britain

March 8th - Basle

Austria 5 - 3 Netherlands

March 8th - Swiss Zurich

B 7 - 1 France

March 10th - Zurich

Great Britain 8 - 4 Netherlands
Swiss B 1 - 2 Italy

March 11th - Zurich

Austria 8 - 1 France

March 11th - Basle

Italy 7 - 0 Netherlands

March 12th - Basle

Great Britain 8 - 3 France

March 13rd - Basle

Great Britain 3 - 0 Swiss Austria
B 7 - 5 Netherlands

March 14th - Basle

Italy 5 - 2 Swiss France
B 8 - 2 Austria

March 15th - Basle

Netherlands 8 - 3 France

March 15th - Zurich

Italy 3 - 2 Great Britain

Classification of the championship B

See too

References

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