1951 World Championship

The 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships were the 15th World Championships and the 28th European Championships in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from the 9th to 17 March and the matches were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were first split into two groups. The seven best teams were placed in the first group, and the six others were placed into the "Criterium Européen", which would later become the B World Championships. The A World Championships were played in a league, with each team playing each other once. 
Canada became world champions for the 14th time, and Sweden took their fifth European Championships.
Canada was represented by the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. See 1950-51 Lethbridge Maple Leafs.
== A World Championships ==
Date 	Matches A World Championships 1951	Result	Period.
9 March 	- 	3 - 0 	0-0,1-0,2-0
10 March	Canada - 	11 - 1	4-0, 4-0, 3-1
10 March	- 	5 - 1 	0-1, 1-0, 4-0
10 March	- 	8 - 1 	4-1, 3-0, 1-0
11 March	- 	8 - 0 	4-0,1-0,3-0
11 March	Canada - 	8 - 0 	3-0, 1-0, 4-0
12 March	- 	7 - 1 	2-0, 4-1, 1-0
12 March	- 	7 - 1 	2-0,4-1,1-0
13 March	- 	5 - 2 	1-0,4-1,0-1
13 March	- 	4 - 1 	1-0, 2-1, 1-0
13 March	Canada - 	17 - 1	0-1, 7-0, 10-0
14 March	- ] 	3 - 3 	1-2, 1-1, 1-0
15 March	- 	4 - 3 	0-0,1-2,3-1
15 March	- 	11 - 3	5-0, 1-1, 5-2
15 March	Canada - 	16 - 2	5-0, 6-2, 5-0
16 March	- 	0 - 3 	0-1,0-0,0-2
16 March	Canada - 	5 - 1 	0-1,3-0,2-0
16 March	- 	6 - 6 	1-4,2-1,3-1
17 March	- 	3 - 6 	0-2,3-0,0-4
17 March	- 	5 - 1 	3-0,1-1,1-0
17 March	Canada - 	5 - 1 	1-0,2-0,2-1
=== Table ===
Place	Team 	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
1 	Canada	6 	6 	0 	0 	62 - 6 	12
2 	 	6 	4 	1 	1 	33 - 14 	9
3 	 	6 	4 	1 	1 	28 - 12 	9
4 	 	6 	2 	0 	4 	10 - 27 	4
5 	 	6 	1 	1 	4 	18 - 42 	3
6 	 	6 	1 	1 	4 	14 - 42 	3
7 	 	6 	1 	0 	5 	15 - 37 	2
==World Championships Group B (France)==
Date 	Matches B World Championships 1951	Result	Period.
10 March	France - Italy 	1 - 4 	0-1,0-2,1-1
11 March	Netherlands - Italy 	1 - 3 	1-0,0-2,0-1
11 March	France - Austria 	7 - 3 	1-0,1-0,5-3
11 March	Yugoslavia - Belgium 	3 - 13	0-5,0-3,3-5
12 March	Austria - Belgium 	5 - 3 	0-1,3-1,2-1
12 March	Netherlands - Yugoslavia 	5 - 2 	0-0,4-1,1-1
13 March	Belgium - Italy 	3 - 6 	1-0,0-1,2-5
14 March	France - Yugoslavia 	10 - 3	3-2,3-1,4-0
14 March	Austria - Netherlands 	3 - 4 	1-1,1-2,1-1
15 March	Italy - Yugoslavia 	6 - 1 	1-0,4-1,1-0
15 March	France - Belgium 	10 - 0	2-0,3-0,5-0
16 March	Belgium - Netherlands 	1 - 2 	0-2,1-0,0-0
16 March	Austria - Italy 	2 - 7 	1-1,0-3,1-3
17 March	Austria - Yugoslavia 	3 - 4 	1-1,1-0,1-3
17 March	France - Netherlands 	7 - 5 	1-2,3-1,3-2
=== Table===
Place	Team 	Matches	Won	Drawn	Lost	Difference	Points
8 	Italy 	5 	5 	0 	0 	26 - 8 	10
9 	France 	5 	4 	0 	1 	35 - 5 	8
10 	Netherlands	5 	3 	0 	2 	17 - 16 	6
11 	Austria 	5 	1 	0 	4 	20 - 25 	2
12 	Belgium 	5 	1 	0 	4 	20 - 30 	2
13 	Yugoslavia 	5 	1 	0 	4 	13 - 37 	2
==World Championship medals==
1951 World Championships	Country
Gold 	Canada
Silver 	
Bronze 	
4 	
5 	
6 	
7 	
==European Championship medals==
1951 European Championships	Country
Gold 	
Silver 	
Bronze 	
4 	
5 	
==Photo Gallery==
51LethML.jpg|Canada
1951HecNegrelloWorldChamp.jpg|Canadian captain Hec Negrello presented with trophy
1951Belgium.jpg|Belgium
Category:1951 in hockey
Category:IIHF World Championships