1997 Bandy World Championship
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| 20th Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Dates | 1 – 9 February |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Runners-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 25 |
The 1997 Bandy World Championship was contested between 9 men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden on 1–9 February 1997. The Netherlands participated again, after having skipped the tournament for the last couple of editions. Sweden won the championship.[1]
The ball for the first game of the championship was ceremonially handed over by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.[2]
Squads
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Premier tour
[edit | edit source]- 1 February
- Finland – Sweden 3–11
- Kazakhstan – Russia 6–13
- 2 February
- Kazakhstan – Finland 2–7
- Sweden – Norway 5–2
- 3 February
- Russia – Finland 6–2
- Norway – Kazakhstan 7–7
- 4 February
- Norway – Russia 3–3
- Sweden – Kazakhstan 15–4
- 5 February
- Norway – Finland 4–5
- Russia – Sweden 7–5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 7 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
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Premier tour
[edit | edit source]- 2 February
- Hungary – USA 0–12
- Canada – Netherlands 9–0
- 4 February
- Hungary – Canada 4–10
- Netherlands – USA 1–13
- 5 February
- Hungary – Netherlands 9–3
- Canada – USA 2–5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final tour
[edit | edit source]Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]- 7 February
- Norway – Kazakhstan 2 – 5
- USA – Finland 0 – 13
Match for 5th place
[edit | edit source]- 8 February
- Norway – USA 7–1
Match for 8th place
[edit | edit source]- 8 February
- Hungary – Netherlands 5–3
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]- 8 February
- Russia – Kazakhstan 12–3
- Sweden – Finland 8–5
Match for 6th place
[edit | edit source]- 9 February
- USA – Canada 5–1
Match for 3rd place
[edit | edit source]- 9 February
- Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3
Final
[edit | edit source]- 9 February
- Sweden – Russia 10–5
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ http://arkiv.bandyforbundet.no retrieved 3 January 2018