1938 Ice Hockey World Championships

1938 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championship

1938 Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsTournament details

Host country|  Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates| 11–20 February
Teams| 14
Final positions
Champions |  Canada (10th title)
Runner-up |  Great Britain
Third place |  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place|  Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played| 40
Goals scored| 159 (3.98 per game)

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The 1938 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 11 and February 20, 1938, at Štvanice Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It marked the 30th anniversary of the IIHF, and a special celebration was held with famous hockey players from all over Europe in attendance. Also a yearbook was produced for the twenty-two member nations which documented which European country had the most hockey clubs (Czechoslovakia 361) and the most artificial rinks (Great Britain 21).[1]

Fourteen teams participated in this World Championship. It was first divided into three preliminary round groups — two groups of five and a group with four teams. In the preliminary round, the top three teams in each group advanced to the second round. The nine teams advancing to the second round were divided into three groups of three teams each. The three group winners and the best second-place team advanced to the semifinals.

The Canadians won the World Championship title for the tenth time beating Great Britain 3-1 in the final, leaving the British with their fourth European Championship title (the third in a row). In the bronze-medal game, Czechoslovakia defeated Germany 3-0, and in a match for fifth place Sweden defeated Switzerland 2-0. The Swiss were very unhappy with the IIHF's decision to pick Germany as the fourth semi-finalist, as the two of them, and Sweden, finished the second round in an absolute tie. The decision was made to advance Germany because they had lost to Canada, so they were the best European nation in their group.[2]

## World Men's Hockey Championships (in Prague, Czechoslovakia)

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### First round

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#### Group A

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11 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Switzerland | – |  Hungary |  | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)

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11 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Lithuania | – |  Romania |  | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
12 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Switzerland | – |  Romania |  | 8:1 (2:0,1:1,5:0)
12 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Poland | – |  Lithuania |  | 8:1 (4:0,3:0,1:1)
13 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Poland | – |  Romania |  | 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0)
13 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Hungary | – |  Lithuania |  | 10:1 (2:0,4:0,4:1)
14 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Switzerland | – |  Lithuania |  | 15:0 (9:0,2:0,4:0)
14 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Poland | – |  Hungary |  | 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
15 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Hungary | – |  Romania |  | 3:1 (1:1,1:0,1:0)
15 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Switzerland | – |  Poland |  | 7:1 (3:0,1:0,3:1)

Standings - Group A

Pos.  | Team  | GP  | Wins  | Ties  | Losses  | Goals  | Diff.  | Points

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1 |  Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31: 2 | +29 | 8:0
2 |  Poland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15: 8 | \+ 7 | 6:2
3 |  Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13: 6 | \+ 7 | 4:4
4 |  Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3:33 | -30 | 2:6
5 |  Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:15 | -13 | 0:8

#### Group B

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11 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Latvia | – |  Norway |  | 3:1 OT (1:0,0:1,0:0,2:0)

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11 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Great Britain | – |  Germany |  | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
12 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  United States | – |  Latvia |  | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
12 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Great Britain | – |  Norway |  | 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0)
13 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  United States | – |  Norway |  | 7:1 (3:0,4:0,0:1)
13 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Germany | – |  Latvia |  | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
14 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Great Britain | – |  Latvia |  | 5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
14 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  United States | – |  Germany |  | 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0)
15 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Germany | – |  Norway |  | 8:0 (2:0,1:0,5:0)
15 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Great Britain | – |  United States |  | 1:1 OT (0:0,0:0,1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings - Group B

Pos.  | Team  | GP  | Wins  | Ties  | Losses  | Goals  | Diff.  | Points

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1 |  Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15: 2 | +13 | 7:1
2 |  United States | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10: 2 | \+ 8 | 7:1
3 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9: 2 | \+ 7 | 4:4
4 |  Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4: 8 | \- 4 | 2:6
5 |  Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2:26 | -24 | 0:8

#### Group C

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11 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Canada | – |  Sweden |  | 3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0)

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11 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  Austria |  | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
13 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Canada | – |  Austria |  | 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
13 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  Sweden |  | 0:0 OT (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)
15 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  Canada |  | 0:3 (0:2,0:0,0:1)
15 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Sweden | – |  Austria |  | 1:1 OT (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings - Group C

Pos.  | Team  | GP  | Wins  | Ties  | Losses  | Goals  | Diff.  | Points

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1 |  Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:2 | +7 | 6:0
2 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 3:3
3 |  Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 2:4
4 |  Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:5 | -4 | 1:5

### Second round

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#### Group A

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16 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  United States |  | 2:0 (0:0,1:0,1:0)

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17 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Switzerland | – |  United States |  | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
18 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  Switzerland |  | 3:2 OT. (0:1,1:0,0:0,2:1)

Standings - Group A

Pos.  | Team  | GP  | Wins  | Ties  | Losses  | Goals  | Diff.  | Points

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1 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 4:0
2 |  Switzerland + | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 2:2
3 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:3 | -3 | 0:4

#### Group B

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16 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Great Britain | – |  Sweden |  | 3:2 (0:0,1:1,2:1)

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17 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Sweden | – |  Poland |  | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
18 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Great Britain | – |  Poland |  | 7:1 (3:1,4:0,0:0)

Standings - Group B

Pos.  | Team  | GP  | Wins  | Ties  | Losses  | Goals  | Diff.  | Points

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1 |  Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10: 3 | +7 | 4:0
2 |  Sweden + | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3: 3 | 0 | 2:2
3 |  Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 8 | -7 | 0:4

#### Group C

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16 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Canada | – |  Germany |  | 3:2 OT. (1:1,0:1,1:0,1:0)

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17 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Germany | – |  Hungary |  | 1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
18 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Canada | – |  Hungary |  | 1:1 OT. (1:1,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0)

Standings—Group C

Pos.  | Team  | GP  | Wins  | Ties  | Losses  | Goals  | Diff.  | Points

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1 |  Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:3 | +1 | 3:1
2 |  Germany + | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 2:2
3 |  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 1:3

\+ Germany, Switzerland and Sweden ended with identical records. The Organizing Committee awarded the semifinal position to Germany because it had to play Canada.

### Consolation round 5–6 place

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19 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Sweden | – |  Switzerland |  | 2:0 (1:0,0:0,1:0)

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### Final round

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Semifinals

19 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Canada | – |  Germany |  | 1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
19 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  Great Britain |  | 0:1 (0:0,0:0,0:1)
Game for 3rd place
20 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Czechoslovakia | – |  Germany |  | 3:0 (1:0,2:0,0:0)
Final
20 February 1938  | Zimní stadión Štvanice, Prague |  Canada | – |  Great Britain |  | 3:1 (3:1,0:0,0:0)

### Final Rankings – World Championships

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The bronze-medal match between Czechoslovakia and Germany. Czechoslovakia won 3–0. |  Canada

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|  Czechoslovakia
4 |  Germany
5 |  Sweden
6 |  Switzerland
7 |  Hungary
7 |  Poland
7 |  United States
10 |  Austria
10 |  Latvia
10 |  Lithuania
13 |  Norway
13 |  Romania

World Champion 1938
Canada

#### Members of team

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Sudbury Wolves

Pos.  | Team  | Players

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1  | CAN | Pat McReavy, Roy Heximer, Mel Albright, Johnny Godfrey, Glen Sutherland, Gordie Bruce, Jimmy Russell, Buster Portland, Jack Marshall, John Coulter, Percy Allen, Reg Chipman, Archie Burnie; Trainer: Max Silverman

### Final Rankings – European Championships

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|  Great Britain

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|  Czechoslovakia
|  Germany
4 |  Sweden
5 |  Switzerland
6 |  Hungary
6 |  Poland
8 |  Austria
8 |  Latvia
8 |  Lithuania
11 |  Norway
11 |  Romania

European Champion 1938
Great Britain

## Citations

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1. ^ Duplacey p. 502
2. ^ Summary

## 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. 128–9.

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