The 1939

Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual ...

were held between February 3 and February 12, 1939, in

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Z ...

and

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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had been annexed by

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in 1938, and four Austrians played this tournament in German jerseys. The fourteen teams participating in the 1939 World Championship were initially divided into four preliminary groups: two groups of four and two groups of three. The top two teams in each group advanced to the second round. The eight teams in the second round played in two groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the third (final) round. The six teams not advancing to the second round played a consolation round in two groups of 3 teams with the winners of each group playing a one-game play-off for 9th place. The four teams not advancing from the second round played a consolation round for placed 5 through 8.

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won its eleventh world championship winning all their games while only giving up one goal in the entire tournament. The USA had lost to the Swiss in the semi-final round, but defeated them in the final to claim silver. The host,

, won its third European championship by winning a one-game playoff against Czechoslovakia well after the World Championship had concluded. Both teams had earned one point in the final round and decided to play tie-breaking game. The games were held at ''Kunsteisbahn Margarethen'' in

and ''Dolder Kunsteisbahn'' in

. The 8-1 victory over the Belgian side would be the last victory for Hungary at the World Championships highest level until

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World Ice Hockey Championship (in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland)

First Round

Group A

Standings *The Executive Board voted to have Italy and Germany replay their game (February 6 at Zurich), which ended as a scoreless draw, after which goal differential was used to decide second place.Summary
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Group B

Standings

Group C

Standings

Group D

Standings

Consolation Round – Places 9 to 14

Group A

Standings

Group B

Standings

Consolation round 9–10 Place

Second Round

Group A

Standings

Group B

Standings

Consolation Round -- Places 5 to 8

Standings

Final Round – Places 1 to 4

Standings

Playoff for 3rd place (and European Championship)

Final Rankings – 1939 World Championships

World Champion 1939
Canada

Team Members

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Final Rankings – 1939 European Championships

European Champion 1939
Switzerland

Citations

References

Complete results
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