1959 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships
1959 Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country
Czechoslovakia
Dates
5–15 March
Teams
12
Final positions
Champions
Canada (18th title)
Runner-up
Soviet Union
Third place
Czechoslovakia
Fourth place
United States
Tournament statistics
Games played
48
Goals scored
397 (8.27 per game)
Attendance
406,601 (8,471 per game)
Scoring leader(s)
Red Berenson (13 points)
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1960 →
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]
^Boyce, Gerry (2008). Belleville: A Popular History. Toronto, Ontario: Natural Heritage Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-1-55002-863-8.
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Global Information
Czechoslovakia
Canada (18th title)
Soviet Union
United States