Tournament details | |
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Host country | Czech Republic |
Dates | 9–16 May 2009 |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | SAREZ winter stadium, Ostrava |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Runner-up | Norway |
Third place | Canada |
Fourth place | Japan |
Website | Sledge2009.cz |
← 2008 2012 → |
The 5th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava, the Czech Republic. A total of thirteen teams participated; eight in Tournament A and five in Tournament B. The top six teams from Tournament A automatically qualified for the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The remaining two teams from Tournament A and the top two teams from Tournament B will play in the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualifier to determine who will take the remaining two Paralympic slots.
The A Tournament was held between the eight top-ranked national teams. The tournament was further divided into two groups of four teams each. Group A included Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Japan. Group B included Italy, Norway, South Korea, and the United States.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
Dates | 15–21 March 2009 |
Teams | 5 |
Venue(s) | Eindhoven |
Final positions | |
Champions | Estonia (1st title) |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Poland |
← 2008 2012 → |
The B Tournament was held between five lower-ranked national teams: Estonia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.
Rank | Nation |
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1 | Estonia |
2 | Sweden |
3 | Poland |
Rank | Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
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1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
2 | Estonia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 |
3 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 |
4 | United Kingdom | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 34 | -25 |
5 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | -21 |
15 March 2009 | United Kingdom | 8 – 2 | Netherlands | Eindhoven Icestadium |
15 March 2009 | Sweden | 3 – 1 | Poland | Eindhoven Icestadium |
16 March 2009 | Sweden | 3 – 1 | Estonia | Eindhoven Icestadium |
16 March 2009 | Poland | 10 – 1 | United Kingdom | Eindhoven Icestadium |
17 March 2009 | Estonia | 12 – 0 | United Kingdom | Eindhoven Icestadium |
17 March 2009 | Poland | 5 – 0 | Netherlands | Eindhoven Icestadium |
19 March 2009 | Sweden | 10 – 0 | United Kingdom | Eindhoven Icestadium |
19 March 2009 | Estonia | 7 – 0 | Netherlands | Eindhoven Icestadium |
20 March 2009 | Sweden | 3 – 0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Eindhoven Icestadium |
20 March 2009 | Estonia | 3 – 2 | Poland | Eindhoven Icestadium |
21 March 2009 | Poland | 5 – 1 | United Kingdom | Eindhoven Icestadium |
21 March 2009 | Estonia | 1 – 0 | Sweden | Eindhoven Icestadium |
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