The 17th ice hockey world championship and 28th ice hockey European championship took place from March 13 to 22, 1950 in London , Great Britain . Nine teams participated. The mode of competition was the same as last year. First a preliminary round with three groups was played; the respective group first and second played the world champion in a final round, the third placed played for places 7–9. Canada won its 13th world title at this World Cup, Switzerland celebrated its fourth European title. Both teams benefited from the absence of the defending champion Czechoslovakia .
The players of the Czechoslovak national team were almost all arrested shortly before boarding the plane to London. They were charged with espionage and treason in a show trial for allegedly planning to stay in Britain after the World Cup . There was a vote within the team as to whether or not to flee, but the majority decided against it. All players except Vladimír Zábrodský were sentenced to prison terms ranging from eight months to 15 years, which later led to suspicions that Zábrodský had betrayed his teammates.
Preliminary round
Group A
March 13, 1950
London
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
France 1946 France
9: 0 (4: 0.3: 0.2: 0)
March 14, 1950
London
Norway Norway
-
France 1946 France
11: 0 (7: 0.2: 0.2: 0)
March 15, 1950
London
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Norway Norway
2: 0 (0: 0.0: 0.2: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
United Kingdom Great Britain
2
2
0
0
11: 0
+11
4-0
2
Norway Norway
2
1
0
1
11: 2
+9
2: 2
3
France 1946 France
2
0
0
2
0:20
−20
0: 4
Group B
March 13, 1950
London
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Belgium Belgium
24: 3 (5: 1.7: 1.12: 1)
March 14, 1950
London
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Switzerland Switzerland
13: 2 (5: 1.4: 1.4: 0)
March 15, 1950
London
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Belgium Belgium
33: 0 (14: 0.10: 0.9: 0)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Canada 1921 Canada
2
2
0
0
46: 2
+44
4-0
2
Switzerland Switzerland
2
1
0
1
26:16
+10
2: 2
3
Belgium Belgium
2
0
0
2
3:57
−54
0: 4
Group C
March 13, 1950
London
Sweden Sweden
-
United States 48 United States
8: 3 (5: 2.0: 0.3: 1)
March 14, 1950
London
Sweden Sweden
-
Netherlands Netherlands
10: 0 (3: 0.1: 0.6: 0)
March 15, 1950
London
United States 48 United States
-
Netherlands Netherlands
17: 1 (7: 0.2: 0.8: 1)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Sweden Sweden
2
2
0
0
18: 3
+13
4-0
2
United States 48 United States
2
1
0
1
20: 9
+11
2: 2
3
Netherlands Netherlands
2
0
0
2
1:27
−26
0: 4
Placement round for places 7–9
March 20, 1950
London
Belgium Belgium
-
France 1946 France
8: 1 (3: 0.3: 1.2: 0)
March 21, 1950
London
Netherlands Netherlands
-
France 1946 France
4: 2 (1: 0.3: 1.0: 1)
March 22, 1950
London
Belgium Belgium
-
Netherlands Netherlands
4: 2 (2: 1.1: 0.1: 1)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Belgium Belgium
2
2
0
0
12: 3
+8
4-0
2
Netherlands Netherlands
2
1
0
1
6: 6
0
2: 2
3
France 1946 France
2
0
0
2
3:12
−8
0: 4
Final round for places 1–6
March 17, 1950
London
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Norway Norway
4: 3 (1: 0.2: 2.1: 1)
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Switzerland Switzerland
11: 1 (2: 0.3: 1.6: 0)
Sweden Sweden
-
United States 48 United States
2: 4 (1: 0.1: 2.0: 2)
March 18, 1950
London
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Norway Norway
12: 4 (3: 3.6: 0.3: 1)
Canada 1921 Canada
-
United States 48 United States
5: 0 (0: 0.1: 0.4: 0)
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Sweden Sweden
5: 4 (0: 0.1: 2.4: 2)
March 20, 1950
London
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
United States 48 United States
2: 3 (2: 1.0: 0.0: 2)
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Norway Norway
11: 1 (3: 0.4: 1.4: 0)
Sweden Sweden
-
Switzerland Switzerland
2: 3 (2: 1.0: 0.0: 2)
March 21, 1950
London
United States 48 United States
-
Switzerland Switzerland
10: 5 (3: 0.1: 3.6: 2)
Sweden Sweden
-
Norway Norway
6: 1 (2: 0.3: 0.1: 1)
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Canada 1921 Canada
0:12 (0: 5.0: 3.0: 4)
March 22, 1950
London
United States 48 United States
-
Norway Norway
12: 6 (5: 0.4: 3.3: 3)
United Kingdom Great Britain
-
Switzerland Switzerland
3:10 (1: 4.2: 3.0: 3)
Canada 1921 Canada
-
Sweden Sweden
3: 1 (1: 0.2: 0.0: 1)
Closing table
Pl
team
Sp
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff
Pt.
1
Canada 1921 Canada
5
5
0
0
42: 3
+39
10-0
2
United States 48 United States
5
4th
0
1
29:20
+9
8: 2
3
Switzerland Switzerland
5
3
0
2
31:30
+1
6: 4
4th
United Kingdom Great Britain
5
2
0
3
14:32
−18
4: 6
5
Sweden Sweden
5
1
0
4th
15:16
−1
2: 8
6th
Norway Norway
5
0
0
5
15:45
−30
0:10
Final placement of the world championship
Master teams
World Champion Canada Canada 1921
Leo Lucchini , Hassie Young , Ab Newsome , Billie Dawe , Harry Allen, Doug Macauley , Don Stanley , Robert "Bob" Watt , Marsh Darling , Allan "Al" Purvis , John Davies , Doug Kilburn , Pete Wright , Don Gauf , Robert David , Jack Manson , Wilbur Delaney ; Trainer: Jimmy Graham
Silver USA United States 48
Bernie Burke , Richard Desmond - Patrick Byrne , James Frick , John Gallacher , Bruce Gardner , Bob Graizinger , Milt Johnson , Russ Johnson , John McIntyre , John Pleban , Sam Poling , Robert Rompre , Jim Troumbly , Allen Van
Bronze Switzerland Switzerland
Hans Bänninger , Martin Riesen - Hanggi Boller , Emil Handschin , Hans Heierling , Silvio Rossi , Emile Golaz , Othmar Delnon - Gebhard Poltera , Ulrich Poltera , Hans-Martin Trepp , Alfred Bieler , Walter Dürst , Reto Delnon , Werner Härter , Wilhelm Pfister , Alfred Streun
Final placement of the European Championship
Ice Hockey European Champion 1950 Switzerland
Switzerland
Individual evidence
↑ Czechoslovakian team jailed for treason - entire generation lost on iihf.com (English)
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