1962 World Ice Hockey Championships

1962 World Ice Hockey Championships
Tournament details
Host country	USA
Dates	1–12 March
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (3rd title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	310 (11.07 per match)
Attendance	70,702 (2,525 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Nisse Nilsson 18 points
← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 World Ice Hockey Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962. This was the first time this championship (other than being part of an Olympic tournament) had been held in North America.^[1] A boycott led by The Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia led to a much reduced field of participants. At issue was the boycott of the 1957 championships in Moscow by Canada and the USA, and the Americans refusal of East German passports in reaction to the building of the Berlin Wall.^[1]

Sweden won their third World, and their ninth European title. Canada, represented by the Galt Terriers, lost only to the Swedes finishing second, followed by the host Americans. In the 'B' pool the Australian team defeated Denmark for their first victory ever.^[1]

Qualifying Round (A/B)

With the absences of the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany, the top two nations from the 1961 'B' pool were elevated (Norway and Great Britain). The third and final spot was filled by a qualifying game between the only remaining 'B' pool nations who made the trip to Colorado (Italy and Poland did not participate as well).

07 March

9-4

Switzerland qualified in Group A

Austria qualified in Group B

World Championship Group A (United States)

Final Round

Place	Team	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
1	Sweden	7	7	0	0	67 - 10	14
2	Canada	7	6	0	1	58 - 12	12
3	United States	7	5	0	2	54 - 23	10
4	Finland	7	3	0	4	32 - 42	6
5	Norway	7	3	0	4	32 - 54	6
6	West Germany	7	2	0	5	27 - 36	4
7	Switzerland	7	1	0	6	21 - 60	2
8	Great Britain	7	1	0	6	19 - 73	2

08 March

3-6

08 March

14-2

08 March

1-8

09 March

5-7

09 March

17-2

09 March

4-6

10 March

1-2

10 March

8-0

11 March

7-2

11 March

2-12

11 March

6-3

12 March

7-5

12 March

0-9

12 March

12-2

13 March

3-5

13 March

8-4

14 March

7-4

14 March

12-5

14 March

14-1

15 March

3-9

15 March

17-0

16 March

10-2

16 March

12-1

17 March

5-2

17 March

2-12

17 March

4-0

18 March

1-6

18 March

7-1

World Championship Group B (United States)

Final Round

Place	Team	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
9	Japan	5	5	0	0	63 - 16	10
10	Austria	5	4	0	1	49 - 09	8
11	France	5	3	0	2	35 - 25	6
12	Netherlands	5	2	0	3	20 - 46	4
13	Australia	5	1	0	4	13 - 51	2
14	Denmark	5	0	0	5	09 - 42	0

08 March

4-6

09 March

10-8

10 March

0-17

10 March

9-4

11 March

7-2

12 March

2-13

13 March

13-1

13 March

1-12

14 March

7-3

15 March

6-2

15 March

2-6

16 March

2-20

16 March

1-10

17 March

13-1

18 March

0-7

Ranking and statistics

1962 IIHF World Championship Winners
Sweden 3rd title

Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Lennart Häggroth
- Best Defenceman: John Mayasich
- Best Forward: Sven Tumba
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Lennart Häggroth
- Defence: Jack Douglas, Harry Smith
- Forwards: Jackie McLeod, Nisse Nilsson, Ulf Sterner

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

	Sweden
	Canada
	United States
4	Finland
5	Norway
6	West Germany
7	Switzerland
8	Great Britain

European championships final standings

The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:

	Sweden
	Finland
	Norway
4	West Germany
5	Switzerland
6	Great Britain

Notes

1 2 3 Summary and explanations (in french)

References

Championnat du monde 1962
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 & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 138.
Szemberg, Szymon; Podnieks, Andrew, eds. (2007), World of Hockey: Celebrating a Century of the IIHF, Bolton, Ontario: Fenn Publishing, ISBN 1-55168-307-5

Ice Hockey World Championships

Current champions (2015): Canada

2016 Championship teams	Belarus Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Kazakhstan Latvia Norway Russia Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United States

Tournaments	1920 1924 1928 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Championships (Top Division)	Switzerland 1998 Norway 1999 Russia 2000 Germany 2001 Sweden 2002 Finland 2003 Czech Republic 2004 Austria 2005 Latvia 2006 Russia 2007 Canada 2008 Switzerland 2009 Germany 2010 Slovakia 2011 Finland/Sweden 2012 Sweden/Finland 2013 Belarus 2014 Czech Republic 2015 Russia 2016 France/Germany 2017 Denmark 2018 Slovakia 2019 Switzerland 2020

Finals	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Rosters	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Division I	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Division II	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Division III	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Medalists Attendance Awards winners

IIHF Ice Hockey European Championships

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