2006 Bandy World Championship

The 2006 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden 28 January-5 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the 2006 tournament: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the United States (group B).[1]

2006 Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
CityStockholm
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 January – 5 February
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Russia
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Finland
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played37

Bidding

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In February 2004, Hälsingland expressed its interest for hosting the tournament, with the final game intended to be played inside the Edsbyn Arena to avoid being affected by weather conditions.[2]

Dalarna, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Västerås also expressed interest in hosting the championship. On 27 November 2004, the Swedish Bandy Association announced that the tournament would be played either in Dalarna or in Stockholm.[3][4] On 14 January 2005, it was announced that Stockholm would host the event.[5]

Group A

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Premier tour

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  • 28 January
Sweden – Kazakhstan 14–1
Belarus – Finland 1–13
Russia – Norway 12–2
  • 29 January
Sweden – Finland 4–5
Norway – Belarus 17–2
Russia – Kazakhstan 21–3
  • 30 January
Sweden – Belarus 13–1
Kazakhstan – Norway 10–4
  • 31 January
Russia – Finland 5–1
  • 1 February
Finland – Norway 6–3
Kazakhstan – Belarus 14–4
Sweden – Russia 4–5
  • 2 February
Sweden – Norway 6–2
Russia – Belarus 9–4
Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Russia 5 5 0 0 52 14 +38 10
2   Finland 5 4 0 1 32 16 +16 8
3   Sweden 5 3 0 2 41 14 +27 6
4   Kazakhstan 5 2 0 3 31 50 −19 4
5   Norway 5 1 0 4 28 36 −8 2
6   Belarus 5 0 0 5 12 66 −54 0
Source: [citation needed]

Final Tour

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Semifinals

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  • 4 February
Russia – Kazakhstan 13–3
Sweden – Finland 3–1

Match for 3rd place

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  • 5 February
Kazakhstan – Finland 4–7

Final

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  • 5 February
Russia – Sweden 3–2

Group B

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Were played in Ekvallen in Gustavsberg, a bit outside Stockholm

Premier tour

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  • February 1
Mongolia – Estonia 4–3
USA – Hungary 10–1
Netherlands – Canada 0–9
USA – Estonia 8–0
Hungary – Canada 0–3
Mongolia – Netherlands 0–3
  • February 2
Mongolia – USA 0–14
Netherlands – Hungary 1–3
Estonia – Canada 0–4
USA – Netherlands 14–0
Hungary – Estonia 3–2
Canada – Mongolia 4–0
  • February 3
Estonia – Netherlands 1–3
Hungary – Mongolia 3–0
Canada – USA 1–4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   United States 5 5 0 0 50 2 +48 10
2   Canada 5 4 0 1 21 4 +17 8
3   Hungary 5 3 0 2 10 16 −6 6
4   Netherlands 5 2 0 3 7 27 −20 4
5   Mongolia 5 1 0 4 4 27 −23 2
6   Estonia 5 0 0 5 6 22 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Play off matches

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Match for 4th Place

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  • February 4
Netherlands – Mongolia 4–3

Match for 2nd Place

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  • February 4
Canada – Hungary 5–0

A-group qualification match

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  • February 4
Belarus – USA 3–2

References

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  1. ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".
  2. ^ Johan Flinck (10 February 2004). "Edsbyn söker bandy-VM" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ Olof B. Österberg (2 December 2004). "Hammarby vill arrangera VM". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Fem svenska kandidater till bandy-VM 2006". Expressen (in Swedish). 5 October 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Stockholm värd för bandy-VM". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 14 January 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2021.