The 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships, were the 21st World Championships and 32nd European ice hockey championships were held from 26 February to 7 March 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden. Every team played each other once with the top three finishers receiving medals at the end. The USSR won in its first attempt, led by Vsevolod Bobrov who was recognized as the best forward of the tournament in the first ever presentation of Directorate Awards.
Soviet Union–Canada match. The Soviets, playing in their first World Championships, defeated Canada 7–2 in the final game to win the gold medal.
The USSR won their first five games before meeting up with the host, and defending champion, Sweden. Sweden, having already lost 8-0 to Canada, desperately needed to beat the Soviets, but settled for a 1–1 tie. The final game of the tournament pitted the East York Lyndhursts, representing Canada, against the USSR, both teams being undefeated. Tournament organizers believed the Canadians would cruise to their seventh straight win and had begun to sell tickets for a planned tie-breaking game between the Soviets and Swedes to determine the European Championship.[1][2] However the Soviets "appeared to pass too much, check too little, and skate too fast"[1] and "thoroughly dominated" in a 7–2 win before 16,000 fans.[citation needed]
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) president W. B. George stated that the final game was the worst he had seen the Lyndhursts play and that they seemed afraid of being penalized.[3] The CAHA was heavily criticized by media in Canada for the failure to win the World Championships, and writer Michael McKinley stated the loss was a "day of reckoning" and a symbol of what went wrong with the CAHA's international strategy, and the beginning of a hockey rivalry with the Soviet Union.[4]
Beginning with this year the IIHF began giving out official awards (known as the "directorate awards") to the best forward, defensemen, and goaltender, of the tournament.[5]
Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 498–528. ISBN0-8362-7114-9.
Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 134.
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The event at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)
April 09, 2024
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The 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 21st World Championships and 32nd European ice hockey championships were held from 26 February to 7 March 1954 in Stockholm Sweden Every team played each other once with the top three finishers receiving medals at the end The USSR won in its first attempt led by Vsevolod Bobrov who was recognized as the best forward of the tournament in the first ever presentation of Directorate Awards 1954 Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsOpening ceremonyTournament detailsHost country SwedenDates26 February 7 MarchTeams8Final positionsChampions Soviet Union 1st title Runner up CanadaThird place SwedenFourth place CzechoslovakiaTournament statisticsGames played28Goals scored222 7 93 per game Attendance148 399 5 300 per game Scoring leader s Moe Galand 20 points 19531955 Contents 1 Description 2 Final round 2 1 Standings 2 1 1 Team members 2 2 Tournament awards 2 3 European Championships final rankings 3 Citations 4 References 5 External linksDescription edit nbsp Soviet Union Canada match The Soviets playing in their first World Championships defeated Canada 7 2 in the final game to win the gold medal The USSR won their first five games before meeting up with the host and defending champion Sweden Sweden having already lost 8 0 to Canada desperately needed to beat the Soviets but settled for a 1 1 tie The final game of the tournament pitted the East York Lyndhursts representing Canada against the USSR both teams being undefeated Tournament organizers believed the Canadians would cruise to their seventh straight win and had begun to sell tickets for a planned tie breaking game between the Soviets and Swedes to determine the European Championship 1 2 However the Soviets appeared to pass too much check too little and skate too fast 1 and thoroughly dominated in a 7 2 win before 16 000 fans citation needed Canadian Amateur Hockey Association CAHA president W B George stated that the final game was the worst he had seen the Lyndhursts play and that they seemed afraid of being penalized 3 The CAHA was heavily criticized by media in Canada for the failure to win the World Championships and writer Michael McKinley stated the loss was a day of reckoning and a symbol of what went wrong with the CAHA s international strategy and the beginning of a hockey rivalry with the Soviet Union 4 Beginning with this year the IIHF began giving out official awards known as the directorate awards to the best forward defensemen and goaltender of the tournament 5 Final round edit26 FebruaryCzechoslovakia nbsp 7 1 nbsp Switzerland26 FebruarySoviet Union nbsp 7 1 nbsp Finland26 FebruarySweden nbsp 10 1 nbsp Norway27 FebruaryCanada nbsp 8 1 nbsp Switzerland27 FebruarySoviet Union nbsp 7 0 nbsp Norway27 FebruaryCzechoslovakia nbsp 9 4 nbsp West Germany28 FebruaryCanada nbsp 8 0 nbsp Norway28 FebruarySwitzerland nbsp 3 3 nbsp West Germany28 FebruarySweden nbsp 5 3 nbsp Finland1 MarchCzechoslovakia nbsp 12 1 nbsp Finland1 MarchSoviet Union nbsp 6 2 nbsp West Germany1 MarchSweden nbsp 0 8 nbsp Canada2 MarchFinland nbsp 2 0 nbsp Norway2 MarchSoviet Union nbsp 5 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia2 MarchSweden nbsp 6 3 nbsp Switzerland3 MarchCzechoslovakia nbsp 7 1 nbsp Norway3 MarchCanada nbsp 8 1 nbsp West Germany3 MarchSoviet Union nbsp 4 2 nbsp Switzerland4 MarchSwitzerland nbsp 2 3 nbsp Norway4 MarchCanada nbsp 20 1 nbsp Finland4 MarchSweden nbsp 4 0 nbsp West Germany5 MarchWest Germany nbsp 5 1 nbsp Finland5 MarchCanada nbsp 5 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia5 MarchSweden nbsp 1 1 nbsp Soviet Union6 MarchFinland nbsp 3 3 nbsp Switzerland6 MarchSweden nbsp 4 2 nbsp Czechoslovakia7 MarchWest Germany nbsp 7 1 nbsp Norway7 MarchSoviet Union nbsp 7 2 nbsp CanadaStandings edit nbsp Trophy awarded for the 1954 World ChampionshipsPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts1 nbsp Soviet Union 7 6 1 0 37 10 27 132 nbsp Canada 7 6 0 1 59 12 47 123 nbsp Sweden 7 5 1 1 30 18 12 114 nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 4 0 3 41 21 20 85 nbsp West Germany 7 2 1 4 22 32 10 56 nbsp Finland 7 1 1 5 12 52 40 37 nbsp Switzerland 7 0 2 5 15 34 19 28 nbsp Norway 7 1 0 6 6 43 37 2Source citation needed Team members edit nbsp Soviet UnionNikolai Puchkov Grigori Mkrtychan Alfred Kuchevsky Dmitri Ukolov Alexander Vinogradov Genrikh Sidorenkov Vsevolod Bobrov Viktor Shuvalov Alexei Guryshev Yuri Krylov Mikhail Bychkov Alexander Uvarov Valentin Kusin Yevgeni Babich Nikolai Khlystov Alexander Komarov Tournament awards edit Best players selected by the directorate Best Goaltender nbsp Don Lockhart Best Defenceman nbsp Lars Bjorn Best Forward nbsp Vsevolod BobrovEuropean Championships final rankings edit nbsp Soviet Union nbsp Sweden nbsp Czechoslovakia nbsp West Germany nbsp Finland nbsp Switzerland nbsp NorwayCitations edit a b Duplacey P 503 Tournament summary MacKenzie Arch March 10 1954 Russians No Supermen Says C A H A President Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg Manitoba p 21 nbsp McKinley Michael 2014 It s Our Game Celebrating 100 Years Of Hockey Canada Toronto Ontario Viking Press pp 151 152 ISBN 978 0 670 06817 3 Podnieks p 30References editComplete 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 amp Record Book 2011 Moydart Press p 134 External links editThe event at SVT s open archive in Swedish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 Ice Hockey World Championships amp oldid 1154695612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
