1931 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1–8 February
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Canada (5th title)
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Austria
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Games played29
Goals scored119 (4.1 per game)
Scoring leader(s)United States Charles Ramsay (8 goals)
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The 1931 Ice Hockey World Championships was the fifth World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 1 and 8 February 1931 in Krynica, Poland. The tournament was won by Canada who were represented by the University of Manitoba Grads team, claiming their fifth world championship title by finishing on top of the group in the final round with a total of nine points. The United States finished second to win the silver medal, losing only one game to Canada and Austria finished third for the bronze medal. The host nation of Poland finished fourth at the tournament after winning one game, tying one, and losing three in the final round.

The World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championship. Austria who finished highest of the European teams in third were named the champions.

First round

Four teams compete in the First round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Second round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round.[1]

February 1, 1931Czechoslovakia 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 HungaryLodowisko, Krynica
February 1, 1931Austria 1 – 0 2OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0, 1–0)		 Great BritainLodowisko, Krynica

Second round

Eight teams compete in the Second round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the Third round.[1]

February 1, 1931Canada 9–0
(1–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 FranceLodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931Czechoslovakia 4–1
(0–0, 3–0, 1–1)		 PolandLodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931Sweden 3–1
(0–1, 2–0, 1–0)		 AustriaLodowisko, Krynica
February 2, 1931United States 15–0
(7–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 RomaniaLodowisko, Krynica

Third round

The four losing teams from the Second round compete in the Third round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round.[1]

February 3, 1931Poland 2 – 1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 FranceLodowisko, Krynica
February 3, 1931Austria 7–0
(4–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 RomaniaLodowisko, Krynica

Final round

The six participating teams played a round-robin, with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze respectively. Canada's University of Manitoba Grads won the tournament with a total of nine points after winning four games and tying one.[1] Sweden's 0 – 0 tie with Canada was the first time a European team did not lose to a team representing Canada in a World Championship match.[citation needed] Due to a tie between Czechoslovakia and Poland in points, fourth spot was given to Poland who had more total goals scored.[1]

Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 5 4 1 0 15 0 +15 9:1
 United States 5 4 0 1 7 3 +4 8:2
 Austria 5 2 0 3 5 13 −8 4:6
 Poland 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 3:7
 Czechoslovakia 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 3:7
 Sweden 5 1 1 3 1 6 −5 3:7
February 4, 1931United States 2–1 AustriaLodowisko, Krynica
February 4, 1931Canada 2–0 CzechoslovakiaLodowisko, Krynica
February 4, 1931Poland 2–0 SwedenLodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931Czechoslovakia 2–1 AustriaLodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931United States 3–0 SwedenLodowisko, Krynica
February 5, 1931Canada 3–0 PolandLodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931United States 1–0 CzechoslovakiaLodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931Canada 0–0 SwedenLodowisko, Krynica
February 6, 1931Austria 2–1 PolandLodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931Sweden 1–0 CzechoslovakiaLodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931Canada 8–0 AustriaLodowisko, Krynica
February 7, 1931United States 1–0 PolandLodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931Austria 1–0 SwedenLodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931Poland 0–0 CzechoslovakiaLodowisko, Krynica
February 8, 1931Canada 2–0 United StatesLodowisko, Krynica

consolation round

The four participating teams played a round-robin, with games played between February 4 to February 7. The winner Hungary won all three games, finishing with six points and earning sixth place in the overall standings.[1]

Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 Hungary 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 6:0
 Great Britain 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 4:2
 France 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 2:4
 Romania 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0:6
Hungary 3–1 Great BritainLodowisko, Krynica
France 7–1 RomaniaLodowisko, Krynica
Hungary 9–1 RomaniaLodowisko, Krynica
Great Britain 2–1 FranceLodowisko, Krynica
Great Britain 11–0 RomaniaLodowisko, Krynica
Hungary 1–0 FranceLodowisko, Krynica

15th European Championship

The 1931 World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championships. Austria were named champions after finishing as the highest ranked European team in the tournament in third. Second and third were awarded to Poland and Czechoslovakia respectively.[1]

Austrian winning team

The Austrian national team in 1931.

Medal table

 Austria
 Poland
 Czechoslovakia
4  Sweden
5  France
5  Romania
7  Great Britain
7  Hungary

Ranking and statistics


 1931 World Championship winners 

Canada
5th title

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament:

 Canada
 United States
 Austria
4  Poland
5  Czechoslovakia
6  Sweden
7  Hungary
8  Great Britain
9  France
10  Romania

Top scorer

Canadian winning team

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. p. 48. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
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