2006 Bandy World Championship

2006 Bandy World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	28 January – 5 February
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played	37
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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]

Bidding

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

•   Russia
•   Sweden
•   Finland
• 4th   Kazakhstan
• 5th   Norway
• 6th   Belarus

Premier tour

• 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

Semifinals

• 4 February

Russia – Kazakhstan 13–3

Sweden – Finland 3–1

Match for 3rd place

• 5 February

Kazakhstan – Finland 4–7

Final

• 5 February

Russia – Sweden 3–2

Group B

Were played in Ekvallen in Gustavsberg, a bit outside Stockholm

•   United States
•   Canada
•   Hungary
•   Netherlands
•   Mongolia
•   Estonia

Premier tour

• 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 ]}

Match for 4th Place

• February 4

Netherlands – Mongolia 4–3

Match for 2nd Place

• February 4

Canada – Hungary 5–0

A-group qualification match

• February 4

Belarus – USA 3–2

References

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.