1957 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1957 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between 24 February and 5 March 1957 at the Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, USSR.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Soviet Union |
| Venue(s) | Luzhniki Palace of Sports |
| Dates | 24 February–5 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Soviet Union |
| Third place | Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 300 (10.71 per game) |
| Attendance | 223,700 (7,989 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Konstantin Loktev (18 points) |
This was the last World Championships played on natural ice; and were the first World Championships held in the Soviet Union and they are remembered for the political circumstances surrounding the games. Hungary had been recently occupied by the Soviet Army (to suppress a revolution in October and November 1956), and as a result, the United States and Canada boycotted the World Championships in protest. Joining them were Norway, West Germany, Italy and Switzerland. East Germany participated at the top level for the first time.
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