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1933 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1933 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 18 and February 26, 1933, in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

1933 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–26 February
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Games played33
Goals scored115 (3.48 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Czechoslovakia Josef Malecek 13 points
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By winning its first-ever world championship, the United States deprived Canada of the world title for the first time in tournament history. The American team, the Massachusetts Rangers, was mostly made up of university students and led by standout performances of Gerry Cosby in goal and team captain Ben Langmaid on defence. Canada was represented by the Toronto National Sea Fleas, winners of the 1932 Allan Cup, and coached by the controversial hockey personality Harold Ballard.[1] The teams met on February 26 at Zimní stadión on Štvanice island. Tied 1-1 after 45 minutes of regulation time on goals by Sherman Forbes for the United States and an equalizer by Canadian Tim Kerr, defenceman John Garrison beat Canadian goalie Ron Geddes at the 6-minute mark of a dramatic "non-sudden death" overtime period.

Ten nations played in three groups, with the top two in each group advancing to the second round to join Canada and the United States, who both were automatically qualified through to the next round. In the second round, eight teams played in two groups; the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals, where the top qualifier in each group were seeded against the second qualifier in the opposing group. The winners of the semifinal matches played in the gold medal game, while the losers played for third place.

Fifth and sixth places were decided by a match between the third-place finishers in the two second ground groups; similarly seventh and eighth places were decided between the two last-place finishers in the second round groups. For the final four places, two classification matches were played between the bottom four finishers in the first round, which provided the seedings for the ninth and eleventh-place matches.

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 6 Advanced to Second Round
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 4
3   Italy 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2 Advanced to Consolation Matches
4   Romania 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Date Result P1 P2 P3
18 Feb   Austria 3 - 0   Italy 0 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 0
18 Feb   Czechoslovakia 8 - 0   Romania 2 - 0 4 - 0 2 - 0
19 Feb   Italy 2 - 0   Romania 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 0
19 Feb   Czechoslovakia 2 - 1   Austria 1 - 1 1 - 0 0 - 0
20 Feb   Austria 7 - 1   Romania 2 - 1 3 - 0 2 - 0
20 Feb   Czechoslovakia 3 - 1   Italy 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 4 Advanced to Second Round
2   Poland 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
3   Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0 Advanced to Consolation Matches
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Date Result P1 P2 P3
18 Feb   Germany 6 - 0   Belgium 1 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 0
19 Feb   Germany 2 - 0   Poland 0 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0
20 Feb   Poland 1 - 0   Belgium 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Switzerland 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Advanced to Second Round
2   Hungary 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 2
3   Latvia 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0 Advanced to Consolation Matches
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Date Result P1 P2 P3
18 Feb    Switzerland 5 - 1   Latvia 3- 0 1 - 0 1 - 1
19 Feb    Switzerland 1 - 0   Hungary 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0
20 Feb   Hungary 3 - 0   Latvia 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0

Second round

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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 6 Advanced to Semi-finals
2   Austria 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 4
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 2 Advanced to 5th/6th Place Play-off
4   Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 Advanced to 7th/8th Place Play-off
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Date Result P1 P2 P3 OT1 OT2 OT3
21 Feb   Austria 1 - 0   Hungary 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0
21 Feb   Canada 5 - 0   Germany 1 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0
22 Feb   Germany 4 - 0   Hungary 2 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 0
22 Feb   Canada 4 - 0   Austria 0 - 0 2 - 0 2 - 0
23 Feb   Canada 3 - 1   Hungary 1 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 1
23 Feb   Austria 2 - 0   Germany 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 0

Group E

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USA-Poland at in Prague
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 6 Advanced to Semi-finals
2   Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 2 6 −4 4
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 2 Advanced to 5th/6th Place Play-off
4   Poland 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0 Advanced to 7th/8th Place Play-off
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Date Result P1 P2 P3
21 Feb   United States 7 - 0    Switzerland 1 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 0
21 Feb   Czechoslovakia 1 - 0   Poland 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0
22 Feb   United States 4 - 0   Poland 3 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0
22 Feb   Czechoslovakia 1 - 0    Switzerland 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0
23 Feb    Switzerland 3 - 1   Poland 2 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0
23 Feb   United States 6 - 0   Czechoslovakia 1 - 0 4 - 0 1 - 0

Third round

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Consolation Matches

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Date Result P1 P2 P3
24 Feb   Romania 3 - 2   Belgium 2 - 2 1 - 0 0 - 0
24 Feb   Latvia 2 - 0   Italy 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0
  • Romania and Latvia qualified for the 9th/10th Place play-off, Belgium and Italy qualified for the 11th/12th Place play-off.

Semi-Finals

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Date Result P1 P2 P3
25 Feb   United States 4 - 0   Austria 2 - 0 2 - 0 0 - 0
25 Feb   Canada 4 - 0   Czechoslovakia 2 - 0 1 - 0 1 - 0
  • USA and Canada qualified for the Gold Medal Match, Austria and Czechoslovakia qualified for the Bronze Medal Match.

Final round

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11th/12th Place play-off

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Date Result P1 P2 P3
25 Feb   Italy W / O   Belgium
  • Belgium declined to play, so Italy were awarded the win.

9th/10th Place play-off

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Date Result P1 P2 P3
25 Feb   Romania 1 - 0   Latvia 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0

7th/8th Place play-off

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Date Result P1 P2 P3
24 Feb   Hungary 1 - 1   Poland 0 - 0 0 - 1 1 - 0

5th/6th Place play-off

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Date Result P1 P2 P3
24 Feb   Germany 1 - 1    Switzerland 0 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 0

Bronze Medal Match

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Date Result P1 P2 P3 OT1 OT2
26 Feb   Czechoslovakia 2 - 0   Austria 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 2 - 0

Gold Medal Match

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Date Result P1 P2 P3 OT
26 Feb   United States 2 - 1   Canada 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 - 0

Final Rankings – World Championship

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RF Team
1   United States
2   Canada
3   Czechoslovakia
4   Austria
5   Germany
5    Switzerland
7   Hungary
7   Poland
9   Romania
10   Latvia
11   Italy
12   Belgium

Championship team

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Medal Country Players
Gold United States Gerry Cosby, John Garrison, Ben Langmaid, Winthrop Palmer, Frank Holland, Larry Sanford, Channing Hillard, Stewart Iglehart, Sherman Forbes, Jim Breckinridge; Trainer: Walter A. Brown

Final Rankings – European Championship

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RF Team
1   Czechoslovakia
2   Austria
3   Germany
3    Switzerland
5   Hungary
5   Poland
7   Romania
8   Latvia
9   Italy
10   Belgium

Legacy

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The United States' oldest active college hockey award, the Walter Brown Award, was created in 1953 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of this championship team and its coach, the eponymous Walter A. Brown.[2]
A team photograph, and a gold medal on loan from the family of Sherman Forbes, are currently on display at The Sports Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sources

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  • Complete results
  • IIHF 100 top stories number 78
  • 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. 26, 124.

References

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  1. ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920 – 2008. Canada On Ice productions. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-0-9808936-0-1.
  2. ^ "UMass' Trivigno garners 2021 Walter Brown Award as best American-born college hockey player in New England". uscho.com. US College Hockey Online. March 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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