# 1991 Bandy World Championship

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1991 Bandy World Championship 17th Bandy World Championship Tournament details Host country Finland Dates 17–24 March Teams 8 Final positions Champions Soviet Union (14th title) Runners-up Sweden Third place Finland Fourth place Norway Tournament statistics Games played 19 Goals scored 163 (8.58 per game) ← Moscow 1989 Hamar 1993 →

The **1991 [Bandy World Championship](/source/Bandy_World_Championship)** was contested by eight men's [bandy](/source/Bandy) playing nations in [Finland](/source/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;[1] less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and was briefly replaced in international bandy by the [Commonwealth of Independent States](/source/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States), and then permanently by Russia.[2] The final game was played at [Oulunkylä Ice Rink](/source/Oulunkyl%C3%A4_Ice_Rink) in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki).

## Group A

- [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_national_bandy_team)

- [Sweden](/source/Sweden_national_bandy_team)

- [Finland](/source/Finland_national_bandy_team)

- [Norway](/source/Norway_national_bandy_team)

### 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Sweden 3 3 0 0 20 8 +12 6 Semifinals 2 Finland 3 2 0 1 17 13 +4 4 3 Soviet Union 3 1 0 2 16 6 +10 2 4 Norway 3 0 0 3 3 29 −26 0 Quarterfinal

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Group B

[Team Canada](/source/Canada_national_bandy_team)'s debut at the World Championships in Finland, 1991

- [United States](/source/United_States_national_bandy_team)

- [Canada](/source/Canada_national_bandy_team)

- [Hungary](/source/Hungary_national_bandy_team)

- [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands_national_bandy_team)

### 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 United States 3 3 0 0 38 1 +37 6 Quarterfinal 2 Canada 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4 4 3 Hungary 3 1 0 2 4 29 −25 2 4 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0

Source: [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Final Tour

[Oulunkylä Ice Rink](/source/Oulunkyl%C3%A4_Ice_Rink) in Helsinki

[Porvoon pallokenttä](/source/Borg%C3%A5_Bollplan) 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Video from the final: [http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02845_4#](http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02845_4#)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang"](http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=71&sprak=eng&land=3).

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