1997 Bandy World Championship

1997 20th Bandy World Championship Logo of the 1997 Bandy World Championship.jpg 200px Sweden 1–9 February 9 bandy SWE 6 RUS FIN KAZ 25 Roseville 1995 Arkhangelsk 1999 The 1997 Bandy World Championship was contested between 9 men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 1 to 9 February 1997. The Netherlands participated again, after having skipped the tournament for the last couple of editions. Sweden won the championship.http://www.bandysidan.nu/event.php?EVID= Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang www.bandysidan.nu Aug 6, 2019 The ball for the first game of the championship was ceremonially handed over by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.http://arkiv.bandyforbundet.no retrieved 3 January 2018 Squads 1997 Bandy World Championship squads Group A SWE RUS FIN KAZ NOR Premier tour 1 February Finland v Sweden 3–11 Kazakhstan v Russia 6–13 2 February Kazakhstan v Finland 2–7 Sweden v Norway 5–2 3 February Russia v Finland 6–2 Norway v Kazakhstan 7–7 4 February Norway v Russia 3–3 Sweden v Kazakhstan 15–4 5 February Norway v Finland 4–5 Russia v Sweden 7–5 main WDL 2 complete RUS RUS SWE SWE FIN FIN NOR NOR KAZ KAZ 3 1 0 29 16 3 0 1 36 16 2 0 2 17 23 0 2 2 16 20 0 1 3 19 42 Q SF SF QF QF QF green1 Semifinals blue1 Quarterfinals Group B USA CAN HUN NED Premier tour 2 February Hungary v USA 0–12 Canada v Netherlands 9–0 4 February Hungary v Canada 4–10 Netherlands v USA 1–13 5 February Hungary v Netherlands 9–3 Canada v USA 2–5 main WDL 2 complete USA USA CAN CAN HUN HUN NED NED 3 0 0 30 3 2 0 1 21 9 1 0 2 13 25 0 0 3 4 31 Q QF 6p 8p 8p blue1 Quarterfinals yellow1 Match for 6th place red1 Match for 8th place Final tour Quarterfinals 7 February Norway v Kazakhstan 2–5 USA v Finland 0–13 Match for 5th place 8 February Norway v USA 7–1 Match for 8th place 8 February Hungary v Netherlands 5–3 Semifinals 8 February Russia v Kazakhstan 12–3 Sweden v Finland 8–5 Match for 6th place 9 February USA v Canada 5–1 Match for 3rd place 9 February Finland v Kazakhstan 7–3 Final 9 February Sweden v Russia 10–5 References 1997 Category:1997 in bandy Category:1997 in Swedish sport Category:International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden Category:February 1997 sports events in Europe