2004 Bandy World Championship Explained

Year:2004
Size:200px
Country:Sweden
Country2:Hungary
Dates:1 – 8 and 25 – 28 February
Num Teams:11
Type:bandy
Winners:FIN
Second:SWE
Third:RUS
Fourth:KAZ
Games:31
Scoring Leader:Ari Holopainen, Finland
Points:10
Prevseason:Arkhangelsk 2003
Nextseason:Kazan 2005

The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time.[1] [2] Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).[3]

Results

Finland became champion. For the first time ever the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.

First round

Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2

Russia–Norway 6–3

Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10

Sweden–Finland 7–1

Finland–Norway 5–3

Sweden–Russia 4–3

Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4

Russia–Finland 3–4

Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7

Sweden–Norway 6–6

Final round

Semifinals

Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3

Russia–Finland 3–4

Match for 3rd place

Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2

Final

Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)

Group B

First round

Canada–USA 3–4

Hungary–Estonia 2–3

Belarus–Netherlands 7–0

Estonia–Canada 2–6

Hungary–USA 1–10

Belarus–Estonia 2–1

Netherlands–USA 0–12

Belarus–Canada 3–2

Estonia–USA 0–10

Hungary–Netherlands 4–1

Hungary–Belarus 4–2

Netherlands–Canada 1–6

Belarus–USA 1–6

Netherlands–Estonia 0–6

Hungary–Canada 3–3

Match for 3rd place

Hungary–Canada 5–1

Final

USA–Belarus 7–0

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu3fR5hkPVo The entire final
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vcvxd9vgRQ The decisive goal
  3. Web site: Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403065551/http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=5&sprak=eng&land=3. 2016-04-03.