1959 Ice Hockey World Championships

1959 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czechoslovakia
Dates5–15 March
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Canada (18th title)
Runner-up  Soviet Union
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played48
Goals scored397 (8.27 per game)
Attendance406,601 (8,471 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Red Berenson (13 points)
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Trophy awarded for the 1959 World Championships

The 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 5 March and 15 March 1959, in Prague, and six other cities in Czechoslovakia. Canada, represented by the Belleville McFarlands, won their 18th World championship, winning every game but their last. The Soviet Union finished second, claiming their fifth European title followed by the host Czechoslovaks. In the consolation round, West Germany played against East Germany for the first time in a World Championship, winning easily, 8–0. The Canadian games were broadcast on CJBQ radio by Jack Devine.[1]

  1. ^ Boyce, Gerry (2008). Belleville: A Popular History. Toronto, Ontario: Natural Heritage Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-1-55002-863-8.