1951 Ice Hockey World Championships
Canada won world title; Sweden took European gold in Paris.
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The 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 18th World Championship and the 29th European Championship in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Paris, France, from 9 to 17 March, with thirteen nations split into two groups: a top group of seven teams and a Criterium Européen (later the B Pool) for the remaining six. Canada, represented by the Lethbridge Maple Leafs, won the world title for the 14th time, while Sweden claimed the European Championship as the highest-ranking European team.
Background
The tournament was the first to feature a two-tier structure, with the seven strongest teams in Group A and the six others in the Criterium Européen, which would later become the B Pool. Each group played a round robin format, with every team facing each other once.
Canada, represented by the Lethbridge Maple Leafs, secured their 14th world championship. Sweden finished second overall, winning their fifth European Championship by finishing ahead of Switzerland on goal differential by three. This was the last time France hosted the elite division until 2017, when Paris co-hosted with Cologne, Germany.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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