1930 Ice Hockey World Championships

1930 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countries France
 Austria
 Germany
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates29 January – 10 February
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Canada (4th title)
Runner-up  Germany
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place Austria
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored49 (4.08 per game)
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The 1930 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ IIHF Timeline
  2. ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada on Ice; The World Hockey Championships, 1920–2008. Canada On Ice productions. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-9808936-0-1.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Duplacey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).