The 13th ice hockey world championship and 24th ice hockey European championship took place from February 3 to 12, 1939 in Basel and Zurich , Switzerland . The Canadian national ice hockey team , which was represented by the club team of the Trail Smoke Eaters , won the world championship again. This was also the eleventh title win of the Canadian team. Third place for Switzerland was enough to win the third European Championship title, although the title was only won in a late final in March against Czechoslovakia after both teams had finished the final round with the same number of points in the actual World Cup tournament. Czechoslovakia was occupied by the German Reich a little later. Due to the Second World War, the World Cup was the last until 1947.
mode
The mode of the event was similar to the 1936 Olympic tournament . 14 teams took part in this World Cup. There were four preliminary round groups, with two groups with four and two groups with three teams. The first two of each group reached the intermediate round. The intermediate round was then played in two groups of four, with the top two in each group reaching the final round. The remaining teams played in a placement round. The direct comparisons made in the preliminary and intermediate rounds were not carried over to the next round.
Preliminary round
Group A
February 3, 1939
Basel
German Reich NS German Empire
-
Finland Finland
12: 1 (2: 0.7: 1.3: 0)
February 3, 1939
Basel
United States 48 United States
-
Italy 1861 Italy
5: 0 (3: 0.1: 0.1: 0)
February 4, 1939
Basel
Italy 1861 Italy
-
Finland Finland
5: 2 (1: 0.1: 0.3: 2)
February 4, 1939
Basel
United States 48 United States
-
German Reich NS German Empire
4: 0 (2: 0.0: 0.2: 0)
February 5, 1939
Basel
United States 48 United States
-
Finland Finland
4: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.3: 0)
February 5, 1939
Basel
German Reich NS German Empire
-
Italy 1861 Italy
4: 4 n.V. (0: 1, 2: 3, 2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
United States 48 United States
3
3
0
0
13: 0
+13
6-0
2
German Reich NS German Empire
3
1
1
1
16: 9
+7
3: 3
3
Italy 1861 Italy
3
1
1
1
9:11
−2
3: 3
4th
Finland Finland
3
0
0
3
3:21
−18
0: 6
The play-off between the German Reich and Italy, which took place in Zurich on February 6, 1939, was canceled when the score was 0-0 after regular time due to fog. The International Ice Hockey League decided on February 6th around midnight that the 2nd place was determined on the basis of the goal difference.
Group B
February 3, 1939
Basel
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
-
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
24: 0 (10: 0.7: 0.7: 0)
February 3, 1939
Zurich
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Latvia Latvia
12: 0 (5: 0.3: 0.4: 0)
February 4, 1939
Zurich
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
23: 0 (7: 0.7: 0.9: 0)
February 4, 1939
Zurich
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
-
Latvia Latvia
9: 0 (3: 0.3: 0.3: 0)
February 5, 1939
Zurich
Latvia Latvia
-
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
6: 0 (0: 0.3: 0.3: 0)
February 5, 1939
Zurich
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
1: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.0: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Switzerland Switzerland
3
3
0
0
36: 0
+36
6-0
2
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
3
2
0
1
33: 1
+32
4: 2
3
Latvia Latvia
3
1
0
2
6:21
−15
2: 4
4th
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
3
0
0
3
0:53
−53
0: 6
Group C
February 3, 1939
Basel
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Netherlands Netherlands
8: 0 (1: 0.4: 0.3: 0)
February 4, 1939
Basel
Poland 1928 Poland
-
Netherlands Netherlands
9: 0 (3: 0.2: 0.4: 0)
February 5, 1939
Basel
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Poland 1928 Poland
4: 0 (2: 0.1: 0.1: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Canada 1921 Canada
2
2
0
0
12: 0
+12
4-0
2
Poland 1928 Poland
2
1
0
1
9: 4
+5
2: 2
3
Netherlands Netherlands
2
0
0
2
0:17
−17
0: 4
Group D
February 3, 1939
Zurich
Hungary 1918 Hungary
-
Belgium Belgium
8: 1 (2: 0.4: 1.2: 0)
February 4, 1939
Zurich
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Belgium Belgium
3: 1 (0: 0.0: 1.3: 0)
February 5, 1939
Zurich
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Hungary 1918 Hungary
1: 0 (1: 0.0: 0.0: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
United Kingdom Great Britain
2
2
0
0
4: 1
+3
4-0
2
Hungary 1918 Hungary
2
1
0
1
8: 2
+6
2: 2
3
Belgium Belgium
2
0
0
2
2:11
−9
0: 4
Placement round for 9th place
Group A
February 6, 1939
Basel
Netherlands Netherlands
-
Finland Finland
2: 1 (1: 1.1: 0.0: 0)
February 7, 1939
Basel
Italy 1861 Italy
-
Netherlands Netherlands
2: 1 (0: 0.0: 0.2: 1)
February 8, 1939
Basel
Italy 1861 Italy
-
Finland Finland
2: 1 (0: 0.1: 1.1: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Italy 1861 Italy
2
2
0
0
4: 2
+2
4-0
2
Netherlands Netherlands
2
1
0
1
3: 3
0
2: 2
3
Finland Finland
2
0
0
2
2: 4
−2
0: 4
Group B
February 6, 1939
Zurich
Latvia Latvia
-
Belgium Belgium
5: 1 (2: 0.1: 1.2: 0)
February 7, 1939
Zurich
Belgium Belgium
-
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
3: 3 (2: 1.1: 0.0: 2)
February 8, 1939
Zurich
Latvia Latvia
-
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
4: 0 (2: 0.0: 0.2: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Latvia Latvia
2
2
0
0
9: 1
+8
4-0
2
Belgium Belgium
2
0
1
1
4: 8
−4
1: 3
3
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
2
0
1
1
3: 7
−4
1: 3
Play for 9th place
February 9, 1939
Basel
Italy 1861 Italy
-
Latvia Latvia
2: 1 (1: 1.1: 0.0: 0)
Intermediate round
Group A
February 7, 1939
Zurich
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
-
German Reich NS German Empire
1: 1 n.V. (0: 0.1: 0.0: 1.0: 0.0: 0.0: 0)
February 7, 1939
Zurich
Canada 1921 Canada
-
United Kingdom Great Britain
4: 0 (0: 0.0: 0.4: 0)
February 8, 1939
Zurich
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
German Reich NS German Empire
0: 1 (0: 0.0: 0.0: 1)
February 8, 1939
Basel
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
2: 1 (0: 1.0: 0.2: 0)
February 9, 1939
Basel
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
0: 2 (0: 1.0: 1.0: 0)
February 9, 1939
Zurich
Canada 1921 Canada
-
German Reich NS German Empire
9: 0 (2: 0.5: 0.2: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Canada 1921 Canada
3
3
0
0
15: 1
+14
6-0
2
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
3
1
1
1
3: 5
−2
3: 3
3
German Reich NS German Empire
3
1
1
1
2:10
−8
3: 3
4th
United Kingdom Great Britain
3
0
0
3
0: 7
−7
0: 6
Group B
February 7, 1939
Basel
United States 48 United States
-
Hungary 1918 Hungary
3: 0 (1: 0.1: 0.1: 0)
February 7, 1939
Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Poland 1928 Poland
4: 0 (0: 0.4: 0.0: 0)
February 8, 1939
Basel
Poland 1928 Poland
-
Hungary 1918 Hungary
5: 3 (1: 1.2: 0.2: 2)
February 8, 1939
Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
-
United States 48 United States
3: 2 (0: 0.2: 2.1: 0)
February 9, 1939
Basel
United States 48 United States
-
Poland 1928 Poland
4: 0 (0: 0.2: 0.2: 0)
February 9, 1939
Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Hungary 1918 Hungary
5: 2 (2: 1.2: 0.1: 1)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Switzerland Switzerland
3
3
0
0
12: 4
+10
6-0
2
United States 48 United States
3
2
0
1
9: 4
+5
4: 2
3
Poland 1928 Poland
3
1
0
2
5:11
−6
2: 4
4th
Hungary 1918 Hungary
3
0
0
3
5:13
−8
0: 6
Placement round for places 5–8
February 10, 1939
Basel
Poland 1928 Poland
-
Hungary 1918 Hungary
3: 0 (1: 0.1: 0.1: 0)
February 11, 1939
Zurich
German Reich NS German Empire
-
Hungary 1918 Hungary
6: 2 (0: 2.3: 0.3: 0)
February 12, 1939
Basel
German Reich NS German Empire
-
Poland 1928 Poland
4: 0 (1: 0.3: 0.0: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
German Reich NS German Empire
2
2
0
0
10: 2
+8
4-0
2
Poland 1928 Poland
2
1
0
1
3: 4
−1
2: 2
3
Hungary 1918 Hungary
2
0
0
2
2: 9
−7
0: 4
4th
United Kingdom Great Britain
renounced
Final round for places 1–4
February 10, 1939
Zurich
United States 48 United States
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
1: 0 n.V. (0: 0.0: 0.0: 0.0: 0.1: 0)
February 10, 1939
Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Canada 1921 Canada
0: 7 (0: 2.0: 4.0: 1)
February 11, 1939
Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
-
United States 48 United States
1: 2 (0: 1.0: 0.1: 1)
February 11, 1939
Basel
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
4: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.3: 0)
February 12, 1939
Basel
Canada 1921 Canada
-
United States 48 United States
4: 0 (3: 0.1: 0.0: 0)
February 12, 1939
Zurich
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
0: 0 n.v. (0: 0.0: 0.0: 0.0: 0.0: 0.0: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Canada 1921 Canada
3
3
0
0
15: 0
+15
6-0
2
United States 48 United States
3
2
0
1
3: 5
−2
4: 2
3
Switzerland Switzerland
3
0
1
2
1: 9
−8
1: 5
4th
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
3
0
1
2
0: 6
−6
1: 5
Playoff for 3rd place (final of the European Championship)
March 5, 1939
Basel
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Czechoslovakia 1920 Czechoslovakia
2: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.1: 0)
Final placement of the World Cup
Master teams
World Champion Canada Canada 1921
Bunny Dame , Benny Hayes , Joe Benoit , Tom Johnston , Jim Haight , Mel Snowdon , Duke Scodellaro , Mickey Brennen , Dick Kowcinak , Ab Cronie , Jim Morris , John McCreedy , Buck Buchanan Trainers: Elmer Piper
Silver USA United States 48
Edward Maki - Alfred Van , Spencer Wagnhild - Allen, Arthur Bogue , Ralph Dondi , Thomas Leaky , Richard Maley , Ed Nicholson , George Quirk , Leonard Saari
Bronze Switzerland Switzerland
Hugo Müller , Albert Künzler - Franz Geromini , Christian Badrutt , Hans Trauffer , Alberto Geromini - Hans Cattini , Richard Torriani , Charles Kessler , Herbert Kessler , Beat Rüedi , Reto Delnon , Heini Lohrer
Final placement of the EM
Ice hockey European champion 1939 Switzerland
Switzerland
Individual evidence
↑ Austrian National Library , Vienna Latest News: February 6, 1939, page 11
^ Austrian National Library , Vienna Latest News: February 7, 1939, page 10
^ Austrian National Library , Vienna Latest News February 11, 1939 page 10
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