The 1997
Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...
was contested between 9 men's
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
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 won the championship.
The ball for the first game of the championship was ceremonially handed over by H.M. King
Carl XVI Gustaf
Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. He ascended the throne on the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf, on 15 September 1973.
He is the youngest child and only son of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Du ...
of Sweden.
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Squads
Group A
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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
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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
Final Tour
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
{{Bandy World Championships
1997
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1997 in bandy
1997 in Swedish sport
International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden
February 1997 sports events in Europe