1947 Ice Hockey World Championships

1947 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–23 February
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Austria
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Goals scored337 (12.04 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zábrodský 29 goals
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The 1947 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 14th World Championships and 25th European Championship was the first after the Second World War. It was held from 15 to 23 February 1947 at Štvanice Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Eight teams participated, but the competition was notably missing the reigning world champion, Canada. The world champion was decided for the first time by round robin league play. Czechoslovakia won the world championship for the first time and the European championship for the seventh time. King Gustav V had sent a telegram of congratulations to the Swedish team after beating the Czechoslovaks, but they had barely finished celebrating when they were upset by the Austrians, costing them the gold medal.[1]

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