1991 Bandy World Championship

1991 Bandy World Championship

17th Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	17 – 24 March
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Games played	19
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The 1991 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's bandy playing nations in Finland from 17 to 24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would be its last tournament;^[1] less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and was briefly replaced in international bandy by the Commonwealth of Independent States, and then permanently by Russia.^[2] The final game was played at Oulunkylä Ice Rink in Helsinki.

•  Soviet Union
•  Sweden
•  Finland
•  Norway

• 17 March

Sweden – Finland 10 – 4

Soviet Union – Norway 12 – 0

• 18 March

Finland – Norway 11 – 2

Soviet Union – Sweden 3 – 4

• 20 March

Sweden – Norway 6 – 1

Soviet Union – Finland 1 – 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	20	8	+12	6
2	Finland	3	2	0	1	17	13	+4	4
3	Soviet Union	3	1	0	2	16	6	+10	2
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	3	29	−26	0

•  United States
•  Canada
•  Hungary
•  Netherlands

• 17 March

USA – Canada 10 – 0

Hungary – Netherlands 3 – 2

• 18 March

Canada – Netherlands 8 – 0

USA – Hungary 20 – 0

• 20 March

USA – Netherlands 8 – 1

Canada – Hungary 7 – 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	0	38	1	+37	6
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	15	11	+4	4
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	4	29	−25	2
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	3	3	19	−16	0

• 21 March

Norway – USA 2 – 1

• 22 March

Soviet Union – Finland 3 – 2

Sweden – Norway 6 – 0

• 23 March

Hungary – Netherlands 1 – 4

• 23 March

USA – Canada 13 – 0

• 24 March

Finland – Norway 8 – 0

• 24 March

Sweden – Soviet Union 3 – 4