Canada 5-1 Soviet Union 
World Championship Final Round
Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva 
Sunday, March 12, 1961

BOXSCORE
1st Period
00:25 –  PEN – Sly
03:10 –  PEN – Legace
08:20 –  GOAL – Smith (McLeod)
08:55  –  PEN – Sologubov
12:10 –  PEN – Starshinov
18:30 –  PEN – team

2nd Period
27:45 –  PEN – Ragulin
30:05 –  PEN – Rusnell, major
30:05 –  PEN – Starshinov, major
30:35 –  GOAL – McLeod (Jones)
32:40 –  GOAL – Jones (Fletcher)
35:23 –  PEN – Smith

3rd Period
40:33 –  GOAL – McLeod (Jones)
51:50 –  GOAL – B. Maiorov (Starshinov)
58:00 –  GOAL – Lenardon

GOALTENDERS
W:  Martin (17-18)
L:  Chinov (21-26)

SHOTS ON GOAL
 8+7+11 = 26
 9+6+3 = 18

ROSTERS
 Goaltenders: Seth Martin. Defence: George Ferguson, Don Fletcher, Darryl Sly, Harry Smith. Forwards: Cal Hockley, Harold Jones, Mike Legace, Norm Lenardon, Hugh McIntyre, Jack McLeod, Walt Peacosh, David Rusnell, Adolphe Tambellini.
 Goaltenders: Vladimir Chinov. Defence: Alexander Ragulin, Genrikh Sidorenkov, Nikolai Sologubov, Ivan Tregubov. Forwards: Veniamin Alexandrov, Alexander Almetov, Konstantin Loktev, Boris Maiorov, Yevgeni Maiorov, Nikolai Snetkov, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Viktor Yakushev, Vladimir Yurzinov.

CANADA (C)	vs.	SOVIET UNION
current champion (since 02/26/1961)	Last Title	02/27/1960
153	All-Time Wins	48
4 wins	Head-To-Head	2 wins
First IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. URS)  URS 7-2 CAN  – 03/07/1954 – WC – Stockholm
Previous IHLC Meeting (CAN vs. URS)  CAN 3-1 URS  – 03/11/1959 – WC – Prague
Last IHLC Game  CAN 12-1 FIN  – 03/11/1961 – WC – Lausanne
Next IHLC Game  CAN 4-1 GDR  – 12/21/1961 – EX – Weißwasser

Photo Credit: The Province – IIHF – HHOF – IOC