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1997 Bandy World Championship

Field	Value
year	1997
other_titles	20th Bandy World Championship
image	Logo of the 1997 Bandy World Championship.jpg
size	200px
country	Sweden
dates	1–9 February
num_teams	9
type	bandy
winners	SWE
count	6
second	RUS
third	FIN
fourth	KAZ
games	25
goals
prevseason	Roseville 1995
nextseason	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.

The ball for the first game of the championship was ceremonially handed over by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Squads

Main article: 1997 Bandy World Championship squads

Group A

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

Group B

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

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

"Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".
[http://arkiv.bandyforbundet.no/bandy/apr2004.asp http://arkiv.bandyforbundet.no] retrieved 3 January 2018

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