Finland men's national inline hockey team

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Finland men's national inline hockey team
Nickname(s)Rullaleijonat ('Roller Lions')
Association Finnish Ice Hockey Association
Biggest win
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 47–0 Chile Flag of Chile.svg
(2000)
IIHF World Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1996 )
Best resultGold medal icon.svg (4; 2000, 2001, 2003, 2014)
Finland men's national inline hockey team
Medal record
Men's inline hockey
IIHF World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Czech Republic
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Germany
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Czech Republic
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Slovakia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 United States
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Hungary
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Germany

The Finnish men's national inline hockey team is the national men's inline hockey team for Finland. Finland was one of the most successful teams at the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships, which were organized during 1996 to 2017 until the tournament was discontinued by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2019. The tournament was organized annually during 1996 to 2015, with the exception of the year 1999. Starting from 2017, the tournament was to be held every other year but, after being forced to cancel the 2019 edition due to lack of interested hosts, the IIHF voted in June 2019 to end its governance over inline hockey, ending the organization’s involvement in any future inline hockey tournaments. [1] Finland won a total of thirteen medals in nineteen tournaments. At the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship in Bratislava, the final tournament organized by the IIHF, the team finished in second place. [2]

World Championship results by year

YearHostResult
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Flag of the United States.svg 1997 Anaheim, California 6th
Flag of the United States.svg 1998 Anaheim, California Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
1999 No tournament held
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2000 Hradec Kralové & Choceň Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of the United States.svg 2001 Ellenton, Florida Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2002 Nürnberg & Pfaffenhofen Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Germany.svg 2003 Nürnberg & Amberg Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 Bad Tölz Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Finland.svg 2005 Kuopio Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Hungary.svg 2006 Budapest Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Landshut & Passau Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2008 Bratislava 6th
Flag of Germany.svg 2009 Ingolstadt 4th
Flag of Sweden.svg 2010 Karlstad 6th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2011 Pardubice 5th
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Ingolstadt Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Flag of Germany.svg 2013 Dresden 7th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2014 Pardubice Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Flag of Finland.svg 2015 Tampere Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2017 Bratislava Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2019 Tournament permanently cancelled

Source: IIHF [3]

References

  1. Merk, Martin (24 June 2019). "Statutes, Regulations amended". International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. "Leijonat - Rullaleijonille MM-hopeaa – USA parempi finaalissa maalein 4-2". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships – History – All Medalists". webarchive.IIHF.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.