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{{Short description|1931 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships}}
{{Infobox international hockey competition
 | tourney_name =
 | year = 1931
 | other_titles =
 | image =
 | size =
 | caption =
 | country = Poland
 | dates = 1–8 February
 | num_teams = 10
 | venues = 1
 | cities = 1
 | type = ih
 | winners = Canada
 | winners-flagvar = 1921
 | count = 5
 | second = United States
 | third = Austria
 | fourth = Poland
 | games = 29
 | goals = 119
 | attendance =
 | scoring_leader = {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Charles Ramsay (ice hockey)|Charles Ramsay]] <small>(8&nbsp;goals)</small>
 | mvp =
 | prevseason = [[1930 Ice Hockey World Championships|1930]]
 | nextseason = [[Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]]
}}

The '''1931 [[Ice Hockey World Championships]]''' was the fifth World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 1 and 8 February 1931 in [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]], Poland. The tournament was won by Canada who were represented by the [[University of Manitoba Grads]] team, claiming their fifth world championship title by finishing on top of the group in the final round with a total of nine points. The United States finished second to win the silver medal, losing only one game to Canada and Austria finished third for the bronze medal. The host nation of Poland finished fourth at the tournament after winning one game, tying one, and losing three in the final round.

The World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th European Championship. Austria who finished highest of the European teams in third were named the champions.

==First round==
Four teams compete in the First round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Second round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round.<ref name="IIHE19042005">{{cite book |title=International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005 |last=Müller |first=Stephan |year=2005 |publisher=Books on Demand |location=Germany |isbn=3-8334-4189-5 |page=48 }}</ref>

{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 1, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|TCH}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|Hungary|1920}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 1, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|GBR}}
| score       = 1 – 0 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|2OT]] </small>
| periods     = (0–0, 0–0, 0–0)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 0–0, 1–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{-}}

==Second round==
Eight teams compete in the Second round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the Third round.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

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| date        = February 1, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Canada|1921}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 9–0
| periods     = (1–0, 4–0, 4–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 2, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|TCH}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|POL}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 2, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 3–1
| periods     = (0–1, 2–0, 1–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 2, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|United States|1912}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|ROM}}
| score       = 15–0
| periods     = (7–0, 5–0, 3–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{-}}

==Third round==
The four losing teams from the Second round compete in the Third round each playing one game. The winning teams advance to the Final round and the losing teams compete in the consolation round.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 3, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|POL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 2 – 1 <small> [[Overtime (ice hockey)|OT]] </small>
| periods     = (1–0, 0–0, 0–1)<br>([[Overtime (ice hockey)#Overtime periods|OT:]] 1–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 3, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|ROM}}
| score       = 7–0
| periods     = (4–0, 0–0, 3–0)
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{-}}

==Final round==
The six participating teams played a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]], with the top three teams winning gold, silver and bronze respectively. Canada's [[University of Manitoba Grads]] won the tournament with a total of nine points after winning four games and tying one.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/> Sweden's 0 – 0 tie with Canada was the first time a European team did not lose to a team representing Canada in a World Championship match.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} Due to a tie between Czechoslovakia and Poland in points, fourth spot was given to Poland who had more total goals scored.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{abbr|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{abbr|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{abbr|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{abbr|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{abbr|DIF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{abbr|PTS|Points}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|Canada|1921}}
| 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 15 || 0 || +15 || '''9:1'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|United States|1912}}
| 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 3 || +4 || '''8:2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|AUT}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 13 || −8 || '''4:6'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|POL}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 6 || −3 || '''3:7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|TCH}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 5 || −3  || '''3:7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|SWE}}
| 5 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 6 || −5 || '''3:7'''
|}

{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 4, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|United States|1912}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 2–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 4, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Canada|1921}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|TCH}}
| score       = 2–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 4, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|POL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 2–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 5, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|TCH}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 2–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 5, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|United States|1912}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 3–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 5, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Canada|1921}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|POL}}
| score       = 3–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 6, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|United States|1912}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|TCH}}
| score       = 1–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 6, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|Canada|1921}}
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 0–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 6, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|POL}}
| score       = 2–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 7, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|SWE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|TCH}}
| score       = 1–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 7, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Canada|1921}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|AUT}}
| score       = 8–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 7, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|United States|1912}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|POL}}
| score       = 1–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 8, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|AUT}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|SWE}}
| score       = 1–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 8, 1931
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|POL}}
| team2       = {{ih|TCH}}
| score       = 0–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        = February 8, 1931
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Canada|1921}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|United States|1912}}
| score       = 2–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{-}}

==Consolation round==
The four participating teams played a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]], with games played between February 4 to February 7. The winner Hungary won all three games, finishing with six points and earning sixth place in the overall standings.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{abbr|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{abbr|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{abbr|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{abbr|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{abbr|DIF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{abbr|PTS|Points}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|Hungary|1920}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 2 || +11 || '''6:0'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|GBR}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 4 || +10 || '''4:2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|FRA}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 4 || +4 || '''2:4'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{ih|ROM}}
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 27 || −25 || '''0:6'''
|}

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| date        =
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Hungary|1920}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|GBR}}
| score       = 3–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        =
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|FRA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|ROM}}
| score       = 7–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        =
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Hungary|1920}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|ROM}}
| score       = 9–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        =
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 2–1
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
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| date        =
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|ROM}}
| score       = 11–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| date        =
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|Hungary|1920}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|FRA}}
| score       = 1–0
| stadium     = Lodowisko, [[Krynica-Zdrój|Krynica]]
}}
{{-}}

==15th European Championship==
The 1931 World Championship also acted simultaneously as the 15th [[Ice Hockey European Championships|European Championships]]. Austria were named champions after finishing as the highest ranked European team in the tournament in third. Second and third were awarded to Poland and Czechoslovakia respectively.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

===Austrian winning team===
[[File:Göbl Josef Nationalmannschaft 1931 Prag.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Austria men's national ice hockey team|Austrian national team]] in 1931.]]
*[[Herbert Brück]], [[Fritz Demmer|Friedrich Demmer]], [[Jacques Dietrichstein]], [[Anton Emhardt]], [[Josef Göbl]], [[Bruno Kahane]], [[Karl Kirchberger]], [[Ulrich Lederer]], [[Walter Sell]], [[Hans Tatzer]], [[Hans Trauttenberg]], [[Hermann Weiß]]<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

===Medal table===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:gold;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{ih|AUT}}
|- style="background:silver;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{ih|POL}}
|- style="background:peru;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{ih|TCH}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{ih|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ih|FRA}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ih|ROM}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{ih|GBR}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{ih|HUN}}
|}
*<small>Müller presents the European standings as not including the 'consolation round,' so the placement of the last four nations differ from the 'World' standings.</small>

==Ranking and statistics==
{{stack begin}}
<br />
{{winners|ih|1931 World Championship winners|Canada|5th|1921}}
{{stack end}}
===Final standings===
The final standings of the tournament:
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:gold;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{ih|Canada|1921}}
|- style="background:silver;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{ih|United States|1912}}
|- style="background:peru;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{ih|AUT}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{ih|POL}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{ih|TCH}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{ih|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{ih|Hungary|1920}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{ih|GBR}}
|-
|align=center|9|| {{ih|FRA}}
|-
|align=center|10|| {{ih|ROM}}
|}

===Top scorer===
*{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Charles Ramsay (ice hockey)|Charles Ramsay]] – 8 goals<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

===Canadian winning team===
*[[George Garbutt]], [[George Hill (ice hockey)|George Hill]], [[Sammy McCallum]], [[Gord McKenzie]], [[Ward McVey]], [[Frank Morris (ice hockey)|Frank Morris]], [[Jack Pidcock]], [[Art Putee]], [[Blake Watson]], [[Guy Williamson]]<ref name="IIHE19042005"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/mondial1931.htm Complete results]
*{{cite book |last=Duplacey |first=James |title=Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League |year=1998 |publisher=Total Sports |isbn=0-8362-7114-9 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/498 498–528] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/totalhockeyoffic0000unse/page/498 }}
*{{cite book |last=Podnieks |first=Andrew |title=IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Moydart Press |pages=26, 123–4}}

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