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1997 Bandy World Championship

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Host country
  
Sweden

Teams
  
9

Runner-up
  
Russia

Dates
  
1 – 9 February 1997

Champions
  
Sweden

Third place
  
Finland

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 times. Sweden became champions.

Contents

Group A

  •  Sweden
  •  Russia
  •  Finland
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Norway

    • Premier tour

  • 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

    Group B

  •  United States
  •  Canada
  •  Hungary
  •  Netherlands

    • Premier tour

  • 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

    Quarter Finals

  • 7 February
    • Norway - Kazakhstan 2 - 5 USA - Finland 0 - 13

    Match for 5th place

  • 8 February
    • Norway - USA 7-1

    Match for 8th place

  • 8 February
    • Hungary - Netherlands 5-3

    Semifinals

  • 8 February
    • Russia - Kazakhstan 12-3 Sweden - Finland 8-5

    Match for 6th place

  • 9 February
    • USA - Canada 5-1

    Match for 3rd place

  • 9 February
    • Finland - Kazakhstan 7-3

    Final

  • 9 February
    • Sweden - Russia 10-5

    References

    1997 Bandy World Championship Wikipedia
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