1981 Bandy World Championship
International ice hockey competition
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The 1981 Bandy World Championship was the 12th Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Khabarovsk in the Soviet Union from 7 to 15 February 1981. Sweden became champions for the first time.[1] The Soviet Union had won all previous championships.[2]
| XIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| City | Khabarovsk |
| Dates | 7–15 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (1st title) |
Runners-up  | Soviet Union |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 90 (7.5 per game) |
Participants
Premier tour
- 7 February
- Norway – Finland 1–6
- Soviet Union – Sweden 1–6
- 8 February
- Finland – Sweden 0–3
- Soviet Union – Norway 14–0
- 10 February
- Norway – Sweden 0–8
- Soviet Union – Finland 8–0
- 12 February
- Norway – Finland 1–5
- Soviet Union – Sweden 3–1
- 14 February
- Finland – Sweden 2–5
- Soviet Union – Norway 7–0
- 15 February
- Norway – Sweden 1–12
- Soviet Union – Finland 5–1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 10 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 10 |
| 3 | Finland |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 | −49 | 0 |
Sweden champions due to better head-to-head record.
Sweden's championship squad
- Ångström
- Arvidsson
- Björk
- Boström
- Callberg
- B. Carlsson
- M. Carlsson
- GK Fransson
- GK J. Johansson
- O. Johansson
- S. Karlsson
- H. Karlsson
- Kjellqvist
- Ramström
- Sjödin
- Söderholm
- Togner
- Coach: Sundin