1937 World Championship

The 1937 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 17 and February 27, 1937 in London, England.
Only eleven teams took part in this World Championship. In the preliminary round, the teams were divided into three groups: two groups of four teams and a group with three teams. The top three teams in the groups with four teams and the top two in the group with three teams advanced to the second round. The second round consisted of two groups of four with the top two teams in each group advancing to the final round. The other four team in the second round played in the consolation round for places 5-8. 
Canada won its ninth world championship title while the host, Great Britain, won its third European championship.
== World Ice Hockey Championship (in London , England) ==
=== Preliminary Round ===
==== Group A ====
17. February 1937	London		–			4:1 (2:1,0:0,2:0)
17. February 1937	London		–			6:0 (1:0,1:0,4:0)
 	 		 			
18. February 1937	London		–			4:2 (0:0,1:0,3:2)
18. February 1937	London		–			7:0 (0:0,2:0,5:0)
 	 		 			
19. February 1937	London		–			2:2 (1:0,0:1,1:1)
19. February 1937	London		–			11:0 (3:0,5:0,3:0)
Standings
Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1 	 	3 	3 	0 	0 	24: 0	+24 	6:0
2 	 	3 	1 	1 	1 	6:10 	- 4 	3:3
2 	 	3 	1 	1 	1 	6:10 	- 4 	3:3
4 	 	3 	0 	0 	3 	3:19 	-16 	0:6
==== Group B ====
17. February 1937	London		–			7:0 (2:0,3:0,2:0)
 	 		 			
18. February 1937	London		–			13:2 (3:1,6:1,4:0)
 	 		 			
19. February 1937	London		–			2:2 (0:0,1:2,1:0)
Standings
Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1 	 	2 	1 	1 	0 	15: 4	+11 	3:1
2 	 	2 	1 	1 	0 	9: 2 	+ 7 	3:1
3 	 	2 	0 	0 	2 	2:20 	-18 	0:4
==== Group C ====
17. February 1937	London	 	–			3:0 (0:0,3:0,0:0)
17. February 1937	London	Canada	–			12:0 (2:0,5:0,5:0)
 	 	 	 			
18. February 1937	London	 	–			2:1 (0:1,1:0,1:0)
18. February 1937	London	Canada	–			8:2 (3:1,3:0,2:1)
 	 	 	 			
19. February 1937	London	 	–			7:1 (2:1,3:0,2:0)
19. February 1937	London	Canada	–			9:0 (4:0,2:0,3:0)
Standings
Pos.	Team 	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1 	Canada	3 	3 	0 	0 	29: 2	+27 	6:0
2 	 	3 	2 	0 	1 	12: 9	+ 3 	4:2
3 	 	3 	1 	0 	2 	3:20 	-17 	2:4
4 	 	3 	0 	0 	3 	1:14 	-13 	0:6
=== Second Round ===
==== Group A ====
20. February 1937	London	 	–			5:0 (1:0,3:0,1:0)
20. February 1937	London	Canada	–			3:0 (0:0,2:0,1:0)
 	 	 	 			
21. February 1937	London	 	–			8:1 (2:1,2:0,4:0)
21. February 1937	London	Canada	–			5:0 (0:0,3:0,2:0)
 	 	 	 			
22. February 1937	London	 	–			2:1 n.V. (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
22. February 1937	London	Canada	–			13:1 (2:0,4:0,7:1)
Standings
Pos.	Team 	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1 	Canada	3 	3 	0 	0 	21: 1	+20 	6:0
2 	 	3 	2 	0 	1 	7: 6 	+ 1 	4:2
3 	 	3 	1 	0 	2 	9: 6 	+ 3 	2:4
4 	 	3 	0 	0 	3 	2:26 	-23 	0:6
==== Group B ====
20. February 1937	London		–			3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0)
20. February 1937	London		–			4:0 (1:0,1:0,2:0)
 	 		 			
21. February 1937	London		–			4:2 (0:1,2:1,2:0)
21. February 1937	London		–			11:0 (5:0,4:0,2:0)
 	 		 			
22. February 1937	London		–			5:0 (2:0,2:0,1:0)
22. February 1937	London		–			1:0 (0:0,1:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.	Team	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1 	 	3 	3 	0 	0 	19: 0	+19 	6:0
2 	 	3 	2 	0 	1 	5: 5 	0 	4:2
3 	 	3 	1 	0 	2 	4:12 	-8 	2:4
4 	 	3 	0 	0 	3 	2:13 	-11 	0:6
=== Consolation Round -- 5th to 8th Place ===
25. February 1937	London		–			5:1 (1:0,2:0,2:1)
25. February 1937	London		–			1:0 (0:0,0:0,1:0)
 	 		 			
26. February 1937	London		–			3:1 (1:0,1:0,1:1)
 	 		 			
27. February 1937	London		–			0:0 (0:0,0:0,0:0)
Standings
Pos.	Team	GP 	Wins 	Ties 	Losses 	Goals 	Goal Diff. 	Pts.
1 	 	2 	1 	1 	0 	5:1 	+4 	3:1
2 	 	2 	1 	1 	0 	3:1 	+2 	3:1
3 	 	2 	0 	0 	2 	2:8 	-6 	0:4
4 	 	disqualified	disqualified	disqualified	disqualified	disqualified	disqualified	disqualified
=== Final Round – 1st to 4th Place ===
25. February 1937	London	 	–	 		2:0 n.V. (0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,0:0,2:0)
25. February 1937	London	Canada	–	 		5:0 (1:0,2:0,2:0)
 	 	 	 	 		
26. February 1937	London	 	–	 		6:0 (2:0,2:0,2:0)
26. February 1937	London	 	–	Canada		0:3 (0:1,0:1,0:1)
 	 	 	 	 		
27. February 1937	London	Canada	–	 		2:1 n.V. (0:1,1:0,0:0,0:0,1:0)
27. February 1937	London	 	–	 		5:0 (3:0,1:0,1:0)
Standings
Pos.	Team 	GP	Wins	Ties	Losses	Goals	Goal Diff.	Pts.
1 	Canada	3 	3 	0 	0 	10: 1	+ 9 	6:0
2 	 	3 	2 	0 	1 	7: 3 	+ 4 	4:2
3 	 	3 	1 	0 	2 	7: 4 	+ 3 	2:4
4 	 	3 	0 	0 	3 	0:16 	-16 	0:6
=== Final Rankings – World Championships ===
RF	Team
1 	Canada
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==== Teams ====
Pos.	Country	Team Members
1 	CAN 	Ralph Reading, Harry Robertson, Fred Botterill, T. Almack, James Kemp, Hugo Mackie, Gordon Wilson, Doug Keiver, George Goble, Ken Campbell, Fred Burnett, Paul Kozak, Eric Hornquist; Trainer: John Achtzener
Canada was represented by the Kimberley Dynamiters. The team went on an exhibition tour before and after the championships. Please see 1936-37 Kimberley Dynamiters.
=== Final Rankings – European Championships ===
RF	Team
1 	
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5 	
6 	
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9 	
10	
European Champions 1937
==Team Photos==
1937Norway.jpg|Norway
37WorldTrophyPresent.jpg|Captain Bill Burnett receives trophy.
== Notes ==
information based upon German version at 
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft_1937
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