1947 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 14th Ice Hockey World Championships and 25th European Championship was the first after the Second World War. It was held from 15 to 23 February 1947 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Eight teams participated, but the competition was notably missing the reigning world champion, Canada. The world champion was decided for the first time by round robin league play. Czechoslovakia won the world championship for the first time and the European championship for the seventh time. King Gustav V had sent a telegram of congratulations to the Swedish team after beating the Czechoslovaks, but they had barely finished celebrating when they were upset by the Austrians, costing them the gold medal.[1]

1947 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Dates15–23 February
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Austria
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored337 (12.04 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Vladimír Zábrodský 29 goals
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History

The 1947 congress of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) was the first meeting or the organization since World War II.[1] During the war, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) united with the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) to form the International Ice Hockey Association, and invited the British Ice Hockey Association to join.[2] The new group was led by CAHA president W. G. Hardy, and was a means of shifting the control of world hockey from Europe to Canada.[3]

The CAHA severed its ties to the LIHG in 1944, and pledged allegiance to the International Ice Hockey Association instead, and a closer relationship to AHAUS.[4] The CAHA and AHAUS agreed in 1946 to propose a merger with the LIHG to oversee international ice hockey. The proposal sought for the Ice Hockey World Championships to alternate between Europe and North America, with the Olympic hockey tournaments played under the same rules as the CAHA and the National Hockey League.[5] The CAHA attended the LIHG meeting during the 1947 championships, and pushed for the definition of amateur to be anyone not actively engaged in professional sport.[6] The LIHG agreed to a merger where the presidency would alternate between North America and Europe every three years, and recognized AHAUS as the governing body of hockey in the United States instead of the Amateur Athletic Union. The CAHA was permitted to have its own definition of amateur as long as teams at the Olympic games adhered to existing LIHG rules.[7]

Many notable changes were made to the rules for this championship. The game was standardized to be played in three 20 minute periods, aligning with the Canadian practice. The net size was standardized as well. There would be no more one- and three-minute penalties, and penalty shots were instituted.[1]

Japan and Germany were barred from participation, but the LIHG was careful to illustrate that it was the politics, not the people, who were at fault, and allies like Austria and Italy were admitted.[8]

1947 World Ice Hockey Championships (Prague, Czechoslovakia)

Game results
15. February 1947 Prague Austria– Poland 10:2 (3:1,2:1,5:0)
15. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– Romania 23:1 (4:0,7:1,12:0)
15. February 1947 Prague Sweden– Switzerland 4:4 (2:2,1:0,1:2)
16. February 1947 Prague Sweden– Belgium 24:1 (8:0,7:1,9:0)
16. February 1947 Prague Poland– Romania 6:0 (2:0,1:0,3:0)
16. February 1947 Prague USA– Switzerland 4:3 (0:0,3:2,1:1)
17. February 1947 Prague Austria– Belgium 14:5 (2:0,6:0,6:5)
17. February 1947 Prague Switzerland– Romania 13:3 (7:0,0:2,6:1)
17. February 1947 Prague Sweden– USA 4:1 (1:0,2:0,1:1)
18. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– Austria 13:5 (2:3,6:0,5:2)
18. February 1947 Prague USA– Belgium 13:2 (5:1,5:0,3:1)
18. February 1947 Prague Sweden– Poland 5:3 (0:1,4:1,1:1)
19. February 1947 Prague Austria– USA 6:5 (2:1,2:3,2:1)
19. February 1947 Prague Sweden– Romania 15:3 (6:2,6:0,3:1)
19. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– Poland 12:0 (3:0,2:0,7:0)
19. February 1947 Prague Switzerland– Belgium 12:2 (3:1,7:0,2:1)
20. February 1947 Prague USA– Romania 15:3 (6:0,3:1,6:2)
20. February 1947 Prague Poland– Belgium 11:1 (1:0,6:0,4:1)
20. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– Switzerland 6:1 (2:1,2:0,2:0)
21. February 1947 Prague Austria– Romania 12:1 (2:0,5:0,5:1)
21. February 1947 Prague USA– Poland 3:2 (1:0,1:2,1:0)
21. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– Belgium 24:0 (9:0,5:0,10:0)
22. February 1947 Prague Romania– Belgium 6:4 (2:1,3:0,1:3)
22. February 1947 Prague Switzerland– Austria 5:0 (3:0,0:0,2:0)
22. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– Sweden 1:2 (0:1,0:1,1:0)
23. February 1947 Prague Switzerland– Poland 9:3 (3:1,1:0,5:2)
23. February 1947 Prague Austria– Sweden 2:1 (1:0,0:0,1:1)
23. February 1947 Prague Czechoslovakia– USA 6:1 (2:0,1:1,3:0)

Final standings
Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
 Czechoslovakia 76018510+7512
 Sweden 75115515+4011
 Austria 75024932+1710
  Switzerland 74124722+259
 United States 74034226+168
 Poland 72052740–134
 Romania 71061788–712
 Belgium 700715104–890

World Champion 1947
Czechoslovakia

Team members
Pos. Country Members
1 CSR Bohumil Modrý, Zdeněk Jarkovský, Josef Trousílek, Vilibald Šťovík, František Pácalt, Miroslav Sláma, Miloslav Pokorný, Ladislav Troják, Vladimír Zábrodský, Stanislav Konopásek, Josef Kus, Jaroslav Drobný, Karel Stibor, Václav Roziňák, Vladimír Bouzek

Final rankings -- European Championship
 Czechoslovakia
 Sweden
 Austria
4  Switzerland
5 Poland
6 Romania
7 Belgium

1947 European Champion
Czechoslovakia

Citations
  1. Duplacey page 502
  2. Clarke, Robert (April 16, 1940). "New Controlling Body Formed At C.A.H.A. Meet". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba. p. 15.
  3. "Dr. Hardy Outlines Scheme At Annual Gathering C.A.H.A." Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. January 4, 1941. p. 18.
  4. "Old Slate Of Officers Re-elected By C.A.H.A." Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. April 13, 1944. p. 10.
  5. "World Hockey Merger Urged". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. August 13, 1946. p. 12.
  6. "C.A.H.A. Seeks Recognition Of Definition". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. February 5, 1947. p. 27.
  7. "C.A.H.A. Gains Few Points At Prague Hockey Confab". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 22, 1947. p. 33.
  8. Summary at Passionhockey.com

References
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