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MEDALISTS



PRELIMINARY ROUND (POOL A FOR WC)

Top two teams (shaded ones) from each group earned a right to play for 1st-6th places.


Group A


  • Canada 4-0 Germany (UTG)

  • Canada 3-1 Italy

  • Canada 23-0 Austria

  • Germany (UTG) 2-2 Italy

  • Germany (UTG) 7-0 Austria

  • Austria 2-2 Italy



Group B


  • Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA

  • Czechoslovakia 8-3 Poland

  • USA 4-0 Poland



Group C


  • USSR 5-1 Sweden

  • USSR 10-3 Switzerland

  • Sweden 6-5 Switzerland



FINAL ROUND


Games for 1st-6th places

First place team wins gold, second silver and third bronze.

  • USSR 4-0 USA

  • USSR 2-0 Canada

  • USSR 4-1 Sweden

  • USSR 7-4 Czechoslovakia

  • USSR 8-0 Germany (UTG)

  • USA 4-1 Canada

  • USA 6-1 Sweden

  • USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia

  • USA 7-2 Germany (UTG)

  • Canada 6-2 Sweden

  • Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia

  • Canada 10-0 Germany (UTG)

  • Sweden 5-0 Czechoslovakia

  • Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany (UTG)

  • Germany (UTG) 1-1 Sweden



Games for 7th-10th places

  • Italy 5-2 Poland

  • Italy 8-3 Switzerland

  • Italy 8-2 Austria

  • Poland 6-2 Switzerland

  • Poland 4-3 Austria

  • Switzerland 7-4 Austria



LEADING SCORERS



FINAL RANKING

# USSR
# United States
# Canada
# Sweden
# Czechoslovakia
# United Team Of Germany
# Italy
# Poland
# Switzerland
# Austria