1997 Bandy World Championship

International ice hockey competition

1997 Bandy World Championship20th Bandy World Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Sweden
Dates| 1 – 9 February
Teams| 9
Final positions
Champions |  Sweden
Runner-up |  Russia
Third place |  Finland
Fourth place|  Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played| 25

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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]

Main article: 1997 Bandy World Championship squads

## Group A[edit]

* Sweden
* Russia
* Finland
* Kazakhstan
* Norway

### Premier tour[edit]

* 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

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1  |  Russia | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 29  | 16  | +13  | 7
2  |  Sweden | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 36  | 16  | +20  | 6
3  |  Finland | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 17  | 23  | −6  | 4
4  |  Norway | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 16  | 20  | −4  | 2
5  |  Kazakhstan | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 19  | 42  | −23  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

## Group B[edit]

* United States
* Canada
* Hungary
* Netherlands

### Premier tour[edit]

* 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

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1  |  United States | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 3  | +27  | 6
2  |  Canada | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 21  | 9  | +12  | 4
3  |  Hungary | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 13  | 25  | −12  | 2
4  |  Netherlands | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 31  | −27  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

## Final tour[edit]

### Quarter-finals[edit]

* 7 February

Norway – Kazakhstan 2 – 5
USA – Finland 0 – 13

### Match for 5th place[edit]

* 8 February

Norway – USA 7–1

### Match for 8th place[edit]

* 8 February

Hungary – Netherlands 5–3

### Semifinals[edit]

* 8 February

Russia – Kazakhstan 12–3
Sweden – Finland 8–5

### Match for 6th place[edit]

* 9 February

USA – Canada 5–1

### Match for 3rd place[edit]

* 9 February

Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3

### Final[edit]

* 9 February

Sweden – Russia 10–5

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang". www.bandysidan.nu. Retrieved Aug 6, 2019.
2. ^ http://arkiv.bandyforbundet.no retrieved 3 January 2018

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