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1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

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1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
DatesJuly 1997
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  United States
Runner-up  Canada
Third place   Switzerland
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The 1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the second IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place at Anaheim, California, United States, with the gold-medal game played July 25, 1997, at the Arrowhead Pond.[2]

Teams

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The twelve-team tournament was split into two groups.

Group A comprised

and Group B comprised

Tournament

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Preliminary round

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Scores
July 17, 1997Canada 10 - 4 Finland
July 17, 1997Russia 6 - 5 Germany
July 17, 1997United States 11 - 6  Switzerland
July 17, 1997Australia 9 - 3 Japan
July 17, 1997Czech Republic 10 - 5 Austria
July 17, 1997Italy 6 - 4 Netherlands
July 18, 1997Switzerland 9 - 3 Finland
July 18, 1997Canada 13 - 6 Germany
July 18, 1997United States 11 - 3 Russia
July 18, 1997Italy 12 - 4 Japan
July 18, 1997Austria 7 - 7 Netherlands
July 18, 1997Czech Republic 15 - 6 Australia
July 19, 1997Canada 15 - 5  Switzerland
July 19, 1997Italy 9 - 5 Australia
July 19, 1997Finland 10 - 5 Russia
July 19, 1997Czech Republic 14 - 4 Netherlands
July 19, 1997Austria 11 - 4 Japan
July 19, 1997United States 16 - 3 Germany
July 20, 1997United States 9 - 6 Canada
July 20, 1997Netherlands 8 - 8 Australia
July 20, 1997Russia 6 - 6  Switzerland
July 20, 1997Austria 4 - 3 Italy
July 20, 1997Finland 9 - 5 Germany
July 20, 1997Czech Republic 15 - 2 Japan
July 21, 1997Canada 12 - 6 Russia
July 21, 1997Switzerland 9 - 5 Germany
July 21, 1997United States 7 - 4 Finland
July 21, 1997Netherlands 18 - 5 Japan
July 21, 1997Austria 9 - 5 Australia
July 21, 1997Czech Republic 6 - 2 Italy
Group A standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 United States 5 5 0 0 54 22 +32 10
 Canada 5 4 1 0 56 30 +26 8
  Switzerland 5 2 2 1 35 40 −5 5
 Finland 5 2 3 0 30 36 −6 4
 Russia 5 1 3 1 26 44 −18 3
 Germany 5 0 5 0 24 53 −29 0
Source: [citation needed]
Group B standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 64 19 +45 10
 Austria 5 3 1 1 36 29 +7 7
 Italy 5 3 2 0 32 23 +9 6
 Netherlands 5 1 2 2 41 40 +1 4
 Australia 5 1 3 1 33 44 −11 3
 Japan 5 0 5 0 18 69 −51 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff round

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Quarterfinals

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July 23, 1997Switzerland 10 - 9 Czech Republic
July 23, 1997Russia 8 - 4 Finland

Semifinals

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July 24, 1997Canada 8 - 0  Switzerland
July 24, 1997United States 11 - 3 Russia

Gold medal game

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July 25, 1997United States 5 - 4 Canada

Bronze medal game

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July 25, 1997Switzerland 5 - 2 Russia

Consolation round

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July 23, 1997Netherlands 7 - 6 Australia
July 23, 1997Italy 12 - 3 Japan
July 24, 1997Austria 6 - 4 Italy
July 24, 1997Australia 13 - 6 Japan
July 24, 1997Germany 12 - 4 Netherlands

5th place game

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July 24, 1997Czech Republic 8 - 5 Finland

7th place game

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July 25, 1997Germany 8 - 4 Austria

9th place game

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July 25, 1997Italy 9 - 6 Netherlands

References

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  1. ^ IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships
  2. ^ "Team Canada Defeats Finland 10-4 at World In-Line Hockey Championship Tournament Opener".