1997 Bandy World Championship
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.[1]
Group A
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
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 |
| 3 |  Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 4 |  Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | -23 |
Group B
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
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 |
| 2 |  Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 25 | -12 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | -27 |
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
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