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1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

The 1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the second IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] 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 Arrowhead Pond.[2]

1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
DatesJuly 1997
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  United States
Runner-up  Canada
Third place   Switzerland
← 1996
1998 →

Teams edit

The twelve-team tournament was split into two groups.

Group A comprised

and Group B comprised

Tournament edit

Preliminary round edit

Scores
July 17, 1997Canada  10 - 4  Finland
July 17, 1997Russia  6 - 5  Germany
July 17, 1997United States  11 - 6   Switzerland
July 17, 1997Australia  9 - 3  Japan
July 17, 1997Czech Republic  10 - 5  Austria
July 17, 1997Italy  6 - 4  Netherlands
July 18, 1997Switzerland  9 - 3  Finland
July 18, 1997Canada  13 - 6  Germany
July 18, 1997United States  11 - 3  Russia
July 18, 1997Italy  12 - 4  Japan
July 18, 1997Austria  7 - 7  Netherlands
July 18, 1997Czech Republic  15 - 6  Australia
July 19, 1997Canada  15 - 5   Switzerland
July 19, 1997Italy  9 - 5  Australia
July 19, 1997Finland  10 - 5  Russia
July 19, 1997Czech Republic  14 - 4  Netherlands
July 19, 1997Austria  11 - 4  Japan
July 19, 1997United States  16 - 3  Germany
July 20, 1997United States  9 - 6  Canada
July 20, 1997Netherlands  8 - 8  Australia
July 20, 1997Russia  6 - 6   Switzerland
July 20, 1997Austria  4 - 3  Italy
July 20, 1997Finland  9 - 5  Germany
July 20, 1997Czech Republic  15 - 2  Japan
July 21, 1997Canada  12 - 6  Russia
July 21, 1997Switzerland  9 - 5  Germany
July 21, 1997United States  7 - 4  Finland
July 21, 1997Netherlands  18 - 5  Japan
July 21, 1997Austria  9 - 5  Australia
July 21, 1997Czech Republic  6 - 2  Italy
Group A standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
  United States 5 5 0 0 54 22 +32 10
  Canada 5 4 1 0 56 30 +26 8
   Switzerland 5 2 2 1 35 40 −5 5
  Finland 5 2 3 0 30 36 −6 4
  Russia 5 1 3 1 26 44 −18 3
  Germany 5 0 5 0 24 53 −29 0
Source: [citation needed]
Group B standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
  Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 64 19 +45 10
  Austria 5 3 1 1 36 29 +7 7
  Italy 5 3 2 0 32 23 +9 6
  Netherlands 5 1 2 2 41 40 +1 4
  Australia 5 1 3 1 33 44 −11 3
  Japan 5 0 5 0 18 69 −51 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff round edit

Quarterfinals edit

July 23, 1997Switzerland  10 - 9  Czech Republic
July 23, 1997Russia  8 - 4  Finland

Semifinals edit

July 24, 1997Canada  8 - 0   Switzerland
July 24, 1997United States  11 - 3  Russia

Gold medal game edit

July 25, 1997United States  5 - 4  Canada

Bronze medal game edit

July 25, 1997Switzerland  5 - 2  Russia

Consolation round edit

July 23, 1997Netherlands  7 - 6  Australia
July 23, 1997Italy  12 - 3  Japan
July 24, 1997Austria  6 - 4  Italy
July 24, 1997Australia  13 - 6  Japan
July 24, 1997Germany  12 - 4  Netherlands

5th place game edit

July 24, 1997Czech Republic  8 - 5  Finland

7th place game edit

July 25, 1997Germany  8 - 4  Austria

9th place game edit

July 25, 1997Italy  9 - 6  Netherlands

References edit

  1. ^ IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships
  2. ^ "Team Canada Defeats Finland 10-4 at World In-Line Hockey Championship Tournament Opener".


 

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