Talk:Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics

final ranking

I corrected and notated the standings for official sources. I noticed that Wallechinsky's book on the Olympics agrees with IIHF, I do not know if that means anything or not.18abruce (talk) 00:42, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

The official 1924 Olympic report (page 706) indicates that France and Czechoslovakia mutually agreed to share 5th place and not play-off for it (page 706). The report also indicates that Belgium and Switzerland were not placed (page 706, 708). In those days, there was an unofficial point competition among nations involving all sports, with points being awarded for 1st-6th places. This should line up with the IOC's database...Joel225sp (talk) 21:09, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

The IOC database appears to be incomplete, but the official report does confirm the rankings we have presented. I don't know if additional notation is needed or not.18abruce (talk) 21:38, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

I once had Wallechinsky's book, but lost it when I moved three years ago. It was/is a great resource. Agreed, the IOC's database is woefully incomplete. Regarding this 1924 case, it would be good to notate that the Official Report recognizes the top 6 positions, the IOC database recognizes the top 4 (as of today, at least), and the IIHF recognizes all 8 positions. I hesitate to mention all three, but in this case, I do trust the Official Report.

Many kudos to the writers/editors of this 1924 Report. It was this Report which described the first Olympic curling competition, which was widely considered unofficial until 2006. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joel225sp (talk • contribs) 16:31, 3 March 2020 (UTC)