1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 2nd 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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | July 1997 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | United States |
Runner-up  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Third place  |  Switzerland |
← 1996 1998 → | |
Teams
The twelve-team tournament was split into two groups.
Group A comprised
- Canada
- Finland
- Germany
- Russia
- Switzerland
- United States
and Group B comprised
- Australia
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Italy
- Japan
- Netherlands
Tournament
Preliminary round
- Scores
| July 17, 1997 | Canada | 10 - 4 |  Finland |
| July 17, 1997 | Russia  | 6 - 5 |  Germany |
| July 17, 1997 | United States | 11 - 6 | Switzerland |
| July 17, 1997 | Australia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 9 - 3 |  Japan |
| July 17, 1997 | Czech Republic  | 10 - 5 |  Austria |
| July 17, 1997 | Italy  | 6 - 4 |  Netherlands |
| July 18, 1997 | Switzerland | 9 - 3 | Finland |
| July 18, 1997 | Canada | 13 - 6 | Germany |
| July 18, 1997 | United States | 11 - 3 | Russia |
| July 18, 1997 | Italy | 12 - 4 | Japan |
| July 18, 1997 | Austria | 7 - 7 | Netherlands |
| July 18, 1997 | Czech Republic | 15 - 6 | Australia |
| July 19, 1997 | Canada | 15 - 5 | Switzerland |
| July 19, 1997 | Italy | 9 - 5 | Australia |
| July 19, 1997 | Finland | 10 - 5 | Russia |
| July 19, 1997 | Czech Republic | 14 - 4 | Netherlands |
| July 19, 1997 | Austria | 11 - 4 | Japan |
| July 19, 1997 | United States | 16 - 3 | Germany |
| July 20, 1997 | United States | 9 - 6 | Canada |
| July 20, 1997 | Netherlands | 8 - 8 | Australia |
| July 20, 1997 | Russia | 6 - 6 | Switzerland |
| July 20, 1997 | Austria | 4 - 3 | Italy |
| July 20, 1997 | Finland | 9 - 5 | Germany |
| July 20, 1997 | Czech Republic | 15 - 2 | Japan |
| July 21, 1997 | Canada | 12 - 6 | Russia |
| July 21, 1997 | Switzerland | 9 - 5 | Germany |
| July 21, 1997 | United States | 7 - 4 | Finland |
| July 21, 1997 | Netherlands | 18 - 5 | Japan |
| July 21, 1997 | Austria | 9 - 5 | Australia |
| July 21, 1997 | Czech Republic | 6 - 2 | Italy |
- Group A standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 22 | 32 | 10 |
| Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 18 | 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 | -19 | 3 |
| Germany |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 0 |
- Group B standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIF | 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 |
References
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