International sports tournament
1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World ChampionshipTournament details |
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Host country | United States |
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Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
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Dates | July 1997 |
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Teams | 12 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | United States |
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Runner-up | Canada |
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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
The twelve-team tournament was split into two groups.
Group A comprised
and Group B comprised
Tournament
Preliminary round
- Scores
July 17, 1997 | Italy | 6 - 4 | Netherlands | |
July 18, 1997 | Italy | 12 - 4 | Japan | |
July 18, 1997 | Austria | 7 - 7 | Netherlands | |
July 19, 1997 | Austria | 11 - 4 | Japan | |
July 20, 1997 | Austria | 4 - 3 | Italy | |
July 21, 1997 | Canada | 12 - 6 | Russia | |
July 21, 1997 | Netherlands | 18 - 5 | Japan | |
- Group A standings
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
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Bronze medal game
Consolation round
July 23, 1997 | Italy | 12 - 3 | Japan | |
July 24, 1997 | Austria | 6 - 4 | Italy | |
July 24, 1997 | Germany | 12 - 4 | Netherlands | |
5th place game
7th place game
9th place game
July 25, 1997 | Italy | 9 - 6 | Netherlands | |
References
- ^ IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships
- ^ "Team Canada Defeats Finland 10-4 at World In-Line Hockey Championship Tournament Opener".
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