The 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 18th

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and the 29th European Championship in

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for international teams. The tournament took place in France from 9 to 17 March and the games were played in the capital city, Paris. Thirteen nations took part, and were first split into two groups. The seven best teams were placed in the first group, and the six others were placed into the "Criterium Européen", which would later become the B Pool. Each group was played in a

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format, with each team playing each other once.

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, represented by the

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, became world champions for the 14th time. Highest ranking European team

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finished second, winning their fifth European Championship, finishing ahead of the Swiss on

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by three. This tournament would be the last time

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hosted the elite division of the World Championships until

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, when

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co-hosted the championship alongside

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World Championship Group A (France)

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Critérium européen – Junior European Championship (World Championship Group B) (France)

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World Championship medals

European Championship medals

Citations

References

Complete results
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International sports competitions hosted by Paris