{{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 1991 | other_titles = 17th Bandy World Championship | image = 1991 Bandy World Championship logo.jpeg | size = 200px | country = Finland | country2 = | dates = 17–24 March | num_teams = 8 | venues = | cities = | type = bandy | winners = URS | count = 14 | second = SWE | third = FIN | fourth = NOR | games = 19 | goals = {{#expr:56+60+47}} | attendance = | scoring_leader = | points = | mvp = | prevseason = [[1989 Bandy World Championship|Moscow 1989]] | nextseason = [[1993 Bandy World Championship|Hamar 1993]] }}
The '''1991 [[Bandy World Championship]]''' was contested by eight men's [[bandy]] playing nations in [[Finland]] from 17 to 24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would be its last tournament;<ref>Video from the final: http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02845_4#{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and was briefly replaced in international bandy by the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]], and then permanently by Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=71&sprak=eng&land=3|title = Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang}}</ref> The final game was played at [[Oulunkylä Ice Rink]] in [[Helsinki]].
==Group A== *{{Bandy|URS}} *{{Bandy|SWE}} *{{Bandy|FIN}} *{{Bandy|NOR}}
===Premier tour=== * 17 March :Sweden v Finland 10–4 :Soviet Union v Norway 12–0 * 18 March :Finland v Norway 11–2 :Soviet Union v Sweden 3–4 * 20 March :Sweden v Norway 6–1 :Soviet Union v Finland 1–2
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==Group B== [[File:Team Canada Bandy 1991.jpg|thumb|[[Canada national bandy team|Team Canada]]'s debut at the World Championships in Finland, 1991]] *{{Bandy|USA}} *{{Bandy|CAN}} *{{Bandy|HUN}} *{{Bandy|NED}}
===Premier tour=== * 17 March :USA v Canada 10–0 :Hungary v Netherlands 3–2 * 18 March :Canada v Netherlands 8–0 :USA v Hungary 20–0 * 20 March :USA v Netherlands 8–1 :Canada v Hungary 7–1
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==Final Tour== [[File:Oulunkylän tekojäärata 2019-09-30.jpg|thumb|[[Oulunkylä Ice Rink]] in Helsinki]] [[File:Porvoon pallokenttä.jpg|thumb|[[Borgå Bollplan|Porvoon pallokenttä]] in Porvoo]] ===Quarterfinal=== * 21 March :Norway v USA 2–1
====Semifinals==== * 22 March : Soviet Union v Finland 3–2 : Sweden v Norway 6–0
===Match for 7th place=== * 23 March :Hungary v Netherlands 1–4
===Match for 5th place=== * 23 March :USA v Canada 13–0
====Match for 3rd place==== * 24 March :Finland v Norway 8–0
====Final==== * 24 March : Sweden v Soviet Union 3–4
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Bandy World Championships}}
[[Category:Bandy World Championships|1991]] [[Category:1991 in bandy|World Championship]] [[Category:1991 in Finnish sport|Bandy World Championship]] [[Category:International bandy competitions hosted by Finland]] [[Category:March 1991 sports events in Europe|Bandy World Championship]]