1930 World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1930 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were held between January 30 and February 10, 1930 in Chamonix, France, Vienna, Austria, and Berlin, Germany. This event was the first world championships independent of hockey at the Olympics.IIHF Timeline
Canada, represented by the Toronto CCMs, beat the German team in the gold medal match by a score of 6 to 1 to win the title.
Germany won their first European Championship, defeating Switzerland in Berlin two to one. The lone game in Vienna was played to determine the European Bronze, Austria shutout Poland two to zero to round out the medals.
==Final tournament==
First round 	 		 		
31. January 1930	Chamonix		–		4:2
31. January 1930	Chamonix		–		2:0
31. January 1930	Chamonix		–		4:1
 	 		 		
Quarterfinals 	 		 		
1. February 1930	Chamonix		–		5:0
1. February 1930	Chamonix		–		3:1
1. February 1930	Chamonix		–		4:1
1. February 1930	Chamonix		–		1:2
 	 		 		
Semifinals 	 		 		
2. February 1930	Chamonix		–		2:1
2. February 1930	Chamonix		–		3:1
 	 		 		
4th place 	 		 		
5. February 1930	Vienna 		–		2:0
 	 		 		
Final 	 		 		
9. February 1930	Berlin 		–		2:1
=== Final ===
10. February 1930	Berlin		–		1:6
The tournament was a direct knock-out playoff. The Canadian team was considered so dominant that it did not participate in the knock-out tournament. Canada was put into the gold medal final game, and the tournament was played to determine an opponent.
Warm winter weather melted the ice in Chamonix, France and forced the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace officials to move the tournament to Berlin, Germany, and the Sportpalast (which had artificial ice). Additionally, the fourth place match was played in Vienna, Austria, making this the only world hockey championship tournament to take place in three different countries.
The Canadian team lost to Austria 1-0 on February 7 (in Vienna) in an exhibition match. The loss to Austria was the first time any Canadian team had lost to a European team.
==Ranking and statistics==
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===Final standings===
The final standings of the tournament:
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==European Championship medal table==
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==Team rosters==
Place	Team	Player
1 	 	Goaltender: Percy Timpson. Defensemen: Joseph Griffin, Frederick Radke. Forwards: Alexander Park, Wallace Adams, Howard Armstrong, Albert Clayton, Gordon Grant, Donald Hutchinson. Coach: Les Allen.
2 	 	Goaltender: Walter Leinweber. Skaters: Rudi Ball, Alfred Heinrich, Erich Herker, Gustav Jaenecke, Franz Kreisel, Gunther Kummetz, Erich Romer, Martin Schröttle, Marquard Slevogt
3 	 	Goaltenders: Albert Kunzler, Emil Eberle. Skaters: Fritz Fuchs, Albert Geromini, Fritz Kraatz, Carletto Mai, Heini Meng, Albert Rudolph, Luzius Rüedi, Bar Torriani, Bibi Torriani. Coach: Bobby Bell.
4 	 	Goaltenders: Fritz Lichtschien, Hermann Weiss. Skaters: Walter Bruck, Fritz Demmer, Jacques Dietrichstein, Hans Ertl, Sepp Göbl, Karl Kirchberger, Ulli Lederer, Walter Sell, Hans Tatzer, Hans Trauttenberg. Coach: Blake Watson.
5 	 	Goaltenders: Jozef Stogowski, Tadeusz Sachs. Skaters: Tadeusz Adamowski, Aleksander Kowalski, Wlodzimierz Krygier, Lucjan Kulej, Czeslaw Marchewczyk, Roman Sabinski, Kazimierz Sokolowski, Karol Szenajch, Aleksander Tupalski, Karol Weissberg
6 	 	Goaltenders: Jan Peka, Jaroslav Pospisil. Skaters: Wolfgang Dorasil, Wilhelm Heinz, Karel Hromadka, Josef Kral, Jan Krasl, Josef Malecek, Jaroslav Pusbauer, Bohumil Steigenhofer, Tomas Svihovec, Jiri Tozicka
6 	 	Goaltenders: Tibor Heinrich, Istvan Benyovits. Skaters: Miklos Barcza, Frigyes Barna, Dejan Bikar, Matyas Farkas, Zoltan Jeney, Peter Krempels, Istvan Krepuska, Geza Lator, Sandor Minder, Jozsef Revay, Bela Weiner
6 	 	Goaltenders: Philippe Lefebure, Jacques Morisson, Michel Tournier. Skaters: André Charlet, Martial Couvert, Raoul Couvert, Jean-Pierre Hagnauer, Albert Hassler, Jacques Lacarriere, Charles Munz, Léonhard Quaglia, Gerard Simond
6 	 	Goaltenders: Towohiko Nishiuchi, Toshio Takahashi. Skaters: Seichi Hayashi, Susumo Hirano, Kiku Inaba, Yoshio Kinoshita, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Kiyoshi Ohga, Toshihiko Shoji
10 	 	Goaltenders: William Speechly, John Rogers. Skaters: Eric Carruthers, Frank de Marwicz, Norm Grace, William Home, Nevill Melland, Robert Mulholland, Blaine Sexton
10 	 	Goaltenders: Enrico Calcaterra, Augusto Gerosa. Skaters: Gianmario Baroni, Guido Botturi, Tino de Mazzeri, Ernesto Iscaki, Frank Roncarelli, Decio Trovati, Luigi Venosta
10 	 	Goaltender: Hector Chotteau. Skaters: Albert Collon, Jean de Craene, Louis De Ridder, Willy Kreitz, Jules Lecomte, Jef Lekens, David Meyer, Marco Peltzer, Jean van de Wouwer, Pierre Van Reysschoot, Willy Van Rompaey
==Team Photos==
29-30TorCan.jpg|Canada
1930Cze.jpg|Czechoslovakia
Canadian caricatures.jpg|Caricatures of the Canadian players.
==References==
==External links==
* Complete tournament results at Passionhockey.com
* Compiled standings
* Translated historical overview from Finnish source
Men's World Championships
Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships