# 2006 Bandy World Championship

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International ice hockey competition

2006 Bandy World Championship Tournament details Host country Sweden City Stockholm Venues 2 (in 1 host city) Dates 28 January – 5 February Teams 12 Final positions Champions Russia Runners-up Sweden Third place Finland Fourth place Kazakhstan Tournament statistics Games played 37 ← Kazan 2005 Kemerovo 2007 →

The **2006 [Bandy World Championship](/source/Bandy_World_Championship)** was held in [Sweden](/source/Sweden) 28 January-5 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the [2006](/source/2006_in_sports) tournament: [Belarus](/source/Belarus), [Finland](/source/Finland), [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan), [Norway](/source/Norway), [Russia](/source/Russia), [Sweden](/source/Sweden) (group A) and [Canada](/source/Canada), [Estonia](/source/Estonia), [Hungary](/source/Hungary), [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia), the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), the [United States](/source/United_States) (group B).[1]

## Bidding

In February 2004, [Hälsingland](/source/H%C3%A4lsingland) expressed its interest for hosting the tournament, with the final game intended to be played inside the [Edsbyn Arena](/source/Edsbyn_Arena) to avoid being affected by weather conditions.[2]

[Dalarna](/source/Dalarna), [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) and [Västerås](/source/V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s) also expressed interest in hosting the championship. On 27 November 2004, the [Swedish Bandy Association](/source/Swedish_Bandy_Association) announced that the tournament would be played either in Dalarna or in Stockholm.[3][4] On 14 January 2005, it was announced that Stockholm would host the event.[5]

## Group A

- [Russia](/source/Russia_national_bandy_team)

- [Sweden](/source/Sweden_national_bandy_team)

- [Finland](/source/Finland_national_bandy_team)

- 4th [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan_national_bandy_team)

- 5th [Norway](/source/Norway_national_bandy_team)

- 6th [Belarus](/source/Belarus_national_bandy_team)

### 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**

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Russia 5 5 0 0 52 14 +38 10 2 Finland 5 4 0 1 32 16 +16 8 3 Sweden 5 3 0 2 41 14 +27 6 4 Kazakhstan 5 2 0 3 31 50 −19 4 5 Norway 5 1 0 4 28 36 −8 2 6 Belarus 5 0 0 5 12 66 −54 0

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

### 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

- [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)

- [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia_national_bandy_team)

- [Estonia](/source/Estonia_national_bandy_team)

### 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**

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 United States 5 5 0 0 50 2 +48 10 2 Canada 5 4 0 1 21 4 +17 8 3 Hungary 5 3 0 2 10 16 −6 6 4 Netherlands 5 2 0 3 7 27 −20 4 5 Mongolia 5 1 0 4 4 27 −23 2 6 Estonia 5 0 0 5 6 22 −16 0

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

### Play off matches

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### 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

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang"](http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=13&sprak=eng&land=3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Johan Flinck (10 February 2004). ["Edsbyn söker bandy-VM"](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/e1JmB4/edsbyn-soker-bandy-vm) (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Olof B. Österberg (2 December 2004). ["Hammarby vill arrangera VM"](https://www.svd.se/hammarby-vill-arrangera-vm). *Svenska Dagbladet* (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fem svenska kandidater till bandy-VM 2006"](https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/fem-svenska-kandidater-till-bandy-vm-2006/). *Expressen* (in Swedish). 5 October 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Stockholm värd för bandy-VM"](https://www.dn.se/sport/stockholm-vard-for-bandy-vm/). *Dagens Nyheter* (in Swedish). 14 January 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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