The 1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the second IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place at Anaheim, California, United States, with the gold-medal game played July 25, 1997, at the

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Teams

The twelve-team tournament was split into two groups. Group A comprised * Canada * Finland * Germany * Russia *

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* United States and Group B comprised *

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* Austria * Czech Republic * Italy *

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* Netherlands

Tournament

Preliminary round

;Scores ;Group A standings ;Group B standings

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

Bronze medal game

Consolation round

5th place game

7th place game

9th place game

References

IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship 1997 in inline hockey 1997 in American sports 1997 in sports in California Inline hockey in the United States International sports competitions hosted by the United States {{California-sport-stub