1934 Ice Hockey World Championships

1934 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships

1934 Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsTournament details

Host country|  Italy
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 3–11 February
Teams| 12
Final positions
Champions |  Canada (7th title)
Runner-up |  United States
Third place |  Germany
Fourth place|  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played| 33
Goals scored| 127 (3.85 per game)

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The 1934 Ice Hockey World Championships were held from February 3–11, 1934, at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Milan, Italy. Canada won its seventh world championship, defeating the United States in the final. The World Championship bronze medal and the European Championship title went to Germany. It was the second European Championship title for the Germans.

Like the previous year's World Championship twelve teams participated, with defending champions United States and Canada advancing directly to the second-round. The other ten teams split into three preliminary groups for the six remaining second round places. In the preliminary Group C, there was a stalemate among the three teams; all three earned two points with equal goal differentials. As a result, the organizing committee decided that all three teams in Group C should advance. With nine instead of eight teams in the second round, the format was changed from two groups of four teams to three groups of three teams. The group winners advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the fourth semifinal position was decided by an extra qualifying round for the second-place finishers.[1] The second and third place teams in the extra qualifying round were awarded fifth and sixth positions, and the six teams not advancing to the semifinals or semifinal qualification round played a round-robin series for positions seven through twelve.

## First round

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### Group A

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1  |  Hungary | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | +1  | 2  | Advance to second round
2  |  Czechoslovakia | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2
3  |  Great Britain | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 2  | Relegation to consolation round

Source: Complete results

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February 3 to February 5
Hungary |  | 2–0 |  |  Great Britain |
Great Britain |  | 2–1 |  |  Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakia |  | 1–0 |  |  Hungary |

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Switzerland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 3  | +27  | 6  | Advance to second round
2  |  France | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 2
3  |  Romania | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 13  | −7  | 2  | Relegation to consolation round
4  |  Belgium | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 23  | −18  | 2

Source: Complete results

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February 3 to February 5
Switzerland |  | 20–1 |  |  Belgium |
France |  | 4–1 |  |  Romania |
Romania |  | 3–2 |  |  Belgium |
Switzerland |  | 3–0 |  |  France |
Belgium |  | 2–0 |  |  France |
Switzerland |  | 7–2 |  |  Romania |

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Germany | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 2  | Advance to second round
2  |  Italy (H) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 2
3  |  Austria | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 2

Source: Complete results
(H) Hosts

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February 3 to February 5
Austria |  | 2–1 |  |  Germany |
Germany |  | 3–2 |  |  Italy |
Italy |  | 1–0 |  |  Austria |

## Second round

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  United States | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | +2  | 4  | Advance to semifinal round
2  |  Czechoslovakia | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 2  | Advance to semifinal qualifying round
3  |  Austria | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5  | −5  | 0  | Relegation to consolation round

Source: Complete results

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February 6 to February 8
United States |  | 1–0 |  |  Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakia |  | 4–0 |  |  Austria |
United States |  | 1–0 |  |  Austria |

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Switzerland | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | +4  | 4  | Advance to semifinal round
2  |  Hungary | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | −1  | 1  | Advance to semifinal qualifying round
3  |  Italy (H) | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | −3  | 1  | Relegation to consolation round

Source: Complete results
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February 6 to February 8
Italy |  | 1–0 (OT) |  |  Hungary |
Switzerland |  | 1–0 |  |  Hungary |
Switzerland |  | 3–0 |  |  Italy |

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Canada | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 15  | 0  | +15  | 4  | Advance to semifinal round
2  |  Germany | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 2  | Advance to semifinal qualifying round
3  |  France | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 13  | −13  | 0  | Relegation to consolation round

Source: Complete results

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February 6 to February 8
Canada |  | 9–0 |  |  France |
Canada |  | 6–0 |  |  Germany |
Germany |  | 4–0 |  |  France |

## Third round

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### Semifinal qualifying round

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  |  Germany | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 2  | Advance to semifinal round
2  |  Czechoslovakia | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | −1  | 0  | Finishes in 5th place
3  |  Hungary[a] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Finishes in 6th place

Source: Complete results
Notes:

1. ^ Hungary withdrew forfeiting their games.[2]

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February 8
Germany |  | 1–0 (OT) |  |  Czechoslovakia |

### Consolation round—7th to 12th places

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As the bottom finishers in their respective preliminary groups (group C qualified all its teams for the second round), Great Britain and Belgium played a qualification match to determine which of them joined the round robin; the loser (Belgium) finished the tournament in 12th place.

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February 8
Great Britain |  | 3–0 |  |  Belgium |
Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result

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1  |  Austria | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 5  | Finishes in 7th place
2  |  Great Britain | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 4  | Finishes in 8th place
3  |  Italy (H) | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 3  | Finishes in 9th place
4  |  Romania | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 8  | −7  | 0  | Finishes in 10th place
5  |  France[a] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Finishes in 11th place

Source: Complete results
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. ^ Withdrew before playing any matches, finishing in 11th place.[1]

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February 9 to February 11
Austria |  | 2–1 |  |  Great Britain |
Italy |  | 3–0 |  |  Romania |
Austria |  | 3–0 |  |  Romania |
Great Britain |  | 4–1 |  |  Italy |
Great Britain |  | 2–1 |  |  Romania |
Italy |  | 2–2 (OT) |  |  Austria |

## Semifinal and final rounds

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Canada | 2 (OT)

| February 11

|  Switzerland | 1 |

|  Canada | 2

| February 10

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|  United States | 3

|  Germany | 0 |

| Third place

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|  Switzerland | 1

|  Germany | 2 (OT)

## Final rankings—World Championship

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1 |  Canada
2 |  United States
3 |  Germany
4 |  Switzerland
5 |  Czechoslovakia
6 |  Hungary
7 |  Austria
8 |  Great Britain
9 |  Italy
10 |  Romania
11 |  France
12 |  Belgium

1934 World Champion
Canada

### Team members

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Pos.  | Team  | Roster

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1  | CAN | Tommy Dewar, Ab Welsh, Cooney Woods, Les Bird,

Ray Watkins, Jim Dewey, Ab Rogers, Bert Scharfe, Elmer Piper, Ron Silver, Cliff Lake, Hobb Wilson; Coach: Johnny Walker

## Final rankings—European Championship

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RF  | Team

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1 |  Germany
2 |  Switzerland
3 |  Czechoslovakia
4 |  Hungary
5 |  Austria
6 |  Great Britain
7 |  Italy
8 |  Romania
9 |  France
10 |  Belgium

1934 European Champion
Germany

## Citations

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1. ^ a b Tournament summary
2. ^ Podnieks p.125

## References

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* 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. pp. 125–6.125-6&rft.pub=Moydart+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.aulast=Podnieks&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1934+Ice+Hockey+World+Championships" class="Z3988">

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