1930 Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1930 Ice Hockey World Championships took place from January 30 to February 10 across Chamonix, France; Vienna, Austria; and Berlin, Germany. This was the first world championship held separately from the Olympic hockey tournament. Canada, playing as the Toronto CCMs, won the gold medal by defeating Germany 6–1.

Germany claimed their first European Championship by beating Switzerland 2–1 in Berlin. The only game in Vienna decided the European bronze medal, with Austria shutting out Poland 2–0. The tournament used a direct knockout format, but Canada was considered so strong that it skipped the knockout rounds and was placed directly into the gold medal final, with the rest of the tournament determining their opponent.

Warm weather melted the natural ice in Chamonix, forcing Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace officials to move the event to Berlin’s Sportpalast, which had artificial ice. The fourth-place match was played in Vienna, making this the only world hockey championship held in three different countries. In an exhibition game on February 7 in Vienna, Canada lost 1–0 to Austria, marking the first time a Canadian team had ever lost to a European team.