1991 Bandy World Championship Explained

Year:1991
Other Titles:17th Bandy World Championship
Size:200px
Country:Finland
Dates:17 – 24 March
Num Teams:8
Type:bandy
Winners:URS
Second:SWE
Third:FIN
Fourth:NOR
Games:19
Prevseason:Moscow 1989
Nextseason:Hamar 1993

The 1991 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's bandy playing nations in Finland from 17–24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would become its last tournament;[1] less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and would be replaced in international bandy briefly by the Commonwealth of Independent States and then permanently by Russia.[2] The final game was played at Oulunkylä Ice Rink in Helsinki.

Group A

Premier tour

Sweden – Finland 10 – 4

Soviet Union – Norway 12 – 0

Finland – Norway 11 – 2

Soviet Union – Sweden 3 – 4

Sweden – Norway 6 – 1

Soviet Union – Finland 1 – 2

Group B

Premier tour

USA – Canada 10 – 0

Hungary – Netherlands 3 – 2

Canada – Netherlands 8 – 0

USA – Hungary 20 – 0

USA – Netherlands 8 – 1

Canada – Hungary 7 – 1

Final Tour

Quarter-finals

Norway – USA 2 – 1

Semifinals

Soviet Union – Finland 3 – 2

Sweden – Norway 6 – 0

Match for 7th place

Hungary – Netherlands 1 – 4

Match for 5th place

USA – Canada 13 – 0

Match for 3rd place

Finland – Norway 8 – 0

Final

Sweden – Soviet Union 3 – 4

Notes and References

  1. Video from the final: http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02845_4#
  2. Web site: Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang.