{{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 2006 | other_titles = | image = 2006 Bandy World Championship logo.jpg | size = 200px | country = Sweden | country2 = | dates = 28 January – 5 February | num_teams = 12 | venues = 2 | cities = 1 | city = [[Stockholm]] | type = bandy | winners = RUS | count = | second = SWE | third = FIN | fourth = KAZ | games = 37 | goals = | attendance = | scoring_leader = | points = | mvp = | prevseason = [[2005 Bandy World Championship|Kazan 2005]] | nextseason = [[2007 Bandy World Championship|Kemerovo 2007]] }} The '''2006 [[Bandy World Championship]]''' was held in [[Sweden]] 28 January-5 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the [[2006 in sports|2006]] tournament: [[Belarus]], [[Finland]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Norway]], [[Russia]], [[Sweden]] (group A) and [[Canada]], [[Estonia]], [[Hungary]], [[Mongolia]], the [[Netherlands]], the [[United States]] (group B).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=13&sprak=eng&land=3|title = Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang}}</ref>
==Bidding== In February 2004, [[Hälsingland]] expressed its interest for hosting the tournament, with the final game intended to be played inside the [[Edsbyn Arena]] to avoid being affected by weather conditions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/e1JmB4/edsbyn-soker-bandy-vm|title=Edsbyn söker bandy-VM|publisher=Sportbladet|author=Johan Flinck|language=Swedish|date=10 February 2004|accessdate=3 August 2021}}</ref>
[[Dalarna]], [[Gothenburg]], [[Stockholm]] and [[Västerås]] also expressed interest in hosting the championship. On 27 November 2004, the [[Swedish Bandy Association]] announced that the tournament would be played either in Dalarna or in Stockholm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/hammarby-vill-arrangera-vm|title=Hammarby vill arrangera VM|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|author=Olof B. Österberg|language=Swedish|date=2 December 2004|accessdate=3 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/fem-svenska-kandidater-till-bandy-vm-2006/|title=Fem svenska kandidater till bandy-VM 2006|newspaper=Expressen|language=Swedish|date=5 October 2004|accessdate=3 August 2021}}</ref> On 14 January 2005, it was announced that Stockholm would host the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/stockholm-vard-for-bandy-vm/|title=Stockholm värd för bandy-VM|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|language=Swedish|date=14 January 2005|accessdate=3 August 2021}}</ref>
==Group A== * [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] {{Bandy|RUS}} * [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] {{Bandy|SWE}} * [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] {{Bandy|FIN}} * 4th {{Bandy|KAZ}} * 5th {{Bandy|NOR}} * 6th {{Bandy|BLR}}
===Premier tour=== * 28 January : Sweden – Kazakhstan '''14–1''' : Belarus – Finland '''1–13''' : Russia – Norway '''12–2''' * 29 January : Sweden – Finland '''4–5''' : Norway – Belarus '''17–2''' : Russia – Kazakhstan '''21–3''' * 30 January : Sweden – Belarus '''13–1''' : Kazakhstan – Norway '''10–4''' * 31 January : Russia – Finland '''5–1''' * 1 February : Finland – Norway '''6–3''' : Kazakhstan – Belarus '''14–4''' : Sweden – Russia '''4–5''' * 2 February : Sweden – Norway '''6–2''' : Russia – Belarus '''9–4''' : Finland – Kazakhstan '''7–3'''
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===Final Tour=== ====Semifinals==== * 4 February : Russia – Kazakhstan '''13–3''' : Sweden – Finland '''3–1'''
====Match for 3rd place==== * 5 February : Kazakhstan – Finland '''4–7'''
====Final==== * 5 February : Russia – Sweden '''3–2'''
==Group B== Were played in Ekvallen in Gustavsberg, a bit outside Stockholm * {{Bandy|USA}} * {{Bandy|CAN}} * {{Bandy|HUN}} * {{Bandy|NED}} * {{Bandy|MGL}} * {{Bandy|EST}}
===Premier tour=== * February 1 :Mongolia – Estonia '''4–3''' :USA – Hungary '''10–1''' :Netherlands – Canada '''0–9''' :USA – Estonia '''8–0''' :Hungary – Canada '''0–3''' :Mongolia – Netherlands '''0–3''' * February 2 :Mongolia – USA '''0–14''' :Netherlands – Hungary '''1–3''' :Estonia – Canada '''0–4''' :USA – Netherlands '''14–0''' :Hungary – Estonia '''3–2''' :Canada – Mongolia '''4–0''' * February 3 :Estonia – Netherlands '''1–3''' :Hungary – Mongolia '''3–0''' :Canada – USA '''1–4'''
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===Play off matches=== {{Emptysection|date=February 2013}}
===Match for 4th Place=== * February 4 : Netherlands – Mongolia '''4–3'''
===Match for 2nd Place=== * February 4 : Canada – Hungary '''5–0'''
===A-group qualification match=== * February 4 : Belarus – USA '''3–2'''
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Bandy World Championships}}
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