2006 Bandy World Championship
International ice hockey competition
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The 2006 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden 28 January-5 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the 2006 tournament: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the United States (group B).[1]
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.[2]
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.[3][4] On 14 January 2005, it was announced that Stockholm would host the event.[5]
Group A
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
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
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 |
Play off matches
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