instead sang the Swedish drinking song "Helan Går". Swedish captain Lasse Björn later recalled the story of Marshal Zhukov, the Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union, standing to attention for a simple Swedish drinking song. Standings Final round Attendance record The final game (USSR versus Sweden for the championship) was played on the football field of the Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Stadium. It is reputed that over 50,000 fans (or 55,000, depending on sources) saw the game, the most ever for an international hockey game. This stood as the world record until 6 October 2001, when 74,544 fans saw Michigan State University and the University of Michigan play an American NCAA Hockey game outdoors at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan. European Championship medal table Games played against Japan did not count for the purposes of determining the European champion. Since six of the seven European participants defeated Japan, and since the only opponent that did not defeat Japan (Austria) also lost to each of their European opponents, finishing order for the European championship table was the same as it was for the main championship table. Tournament awards Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender: Karel Straka Best Defenceman: Nikolaï Sologubov Best Forward: Sven Tumba Citations References Complete results 1957 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships World Championships World Ice Hockey Championships Ice Hockey World Championships Ice Hockey World Championships 1956–57 in Soviet ice hockey Sports competitions in Moscow Ice Hockey World Championships