2017 Bandy World Championship
International ice hockey competition
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2017 Bandy World Championship was the 37th Bandy World Championship and was held in Sweden. The games in Division A were played in Göransson Arena in Sandviken, 29 January to 5 February.[1][2] The games of Division B were played in Slättbergshallen in Trollhättan, 24–28 January.[3] Also Gävle, where no match was played, was officially a host city. However, the FIB congress took place there.
Host country
Sweden
SwedenVenues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates29 January – 5 February (Division A)
24–28 January (Division B)
24–28 January (Division B)
Teams8 (Division A) and 10 (Division B)
| XXXVIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Sweden |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 29 January – 5 February (Division A) 24–28 January (Division B) |
| Teams | 8 (Division A) and 10 (Division B) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Sweden |
Runners-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 (Division A) 34 (Division B) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Division A Nikolai Rustad Jensen (17 goals) Division B  Roman Murzin(17 goals) |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Johan Löfstedt |
Participating teams
Blue: Division A
Red: Division B
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship
Eight nations competed in Division A.[4] Eleven were originally scheduled to play in Division B,[5] which would have been an all-time high of nineteen. However, Latvia did not compete [6] thus the record set at the 2016 tournament was matched.
Division A
Pool A
Pool B
Division B
Pool A
Pool B
Squads
Arenas
| Sandviken | Trollhättan |
|---|---|
| Göransson Arena | Slättbergshallen |
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Division A
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 2 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1).
Game 1
| Sweden | 8–2 (5–1) | Finland |
|---|---|---|
E. Pettersson  4', 24' (p), 71' (p), 73'A. Gilljam 10'D. Pizzoni Elfving 28', 74'D. Mossberg 38' |
Report | 41' M. Kumpuoja 56' V. Aaltonen |
Game 4
| Kazakhstan | 2–9 (0–5) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| A. Vsjivkov 80' R. Isaliyev 83' |
Report | 4', 5', 35', 73' A. Bondarenko 32', 47' Y. Ivanushkin 37' A. Dzhushoyev 49' J. Befus 58' J. Sjardakov |
Game 7
| Russia | 6–2 (2–0) | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dzhushoyev 25' Y. Ivanushkin 28'Y. Shardakov 46', 77'A. Mirgazov 50'M. Ishkeldin 89' |
Report | 51' P. Rintala 54' R. Larsson |
Game 8
| Sweden | 8–4 (3–2) | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| P. Nilsson 13', 82' D. Andersson 22', 53'D. Mossberg 38'C. Edlund 47', 66'E. Pettersson 80' |
Report | 5', 63' S. Pochkunov 10' O. Pivovarov 81' A. Nasonov |
Game 11
| Kazakhstan | 3–5 (2–1) | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| A. Golubkov 22' R. Isaliyev 25'A. Vshivkov 63' |
Report | 12' M. Lukkarila 47' Tu. Määttä 61' R. Larsson 75' M. Kumpuoia 87' M. Rytkönen |
Game 12
| Russia | 6–10 (2–5) | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| J. Befus 11', 35' Y. Ivanushkin 53', 77', 93' (p)A. Mirgazov 74' |
Report | 13', 88' C. Edlund 15', 26' E. Pettersson 18' P. Nilsson 49' D. Pizzoni Elfving 57' E. Säfström 79' J. Löfstedt 90' P. Hellmyrs |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 6 |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 4 |
| 3 |  Belarus |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 1 |
| 4 |  Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 1 |
Source: [7]
Game 2
Game 3
Game 5
Game 6
| Norway | 8–3 (3–2) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| C. Randsborg 3' E. Johnsen 8'F. Randsborg 29', 68'N. Jensen 46', 48'S. Kristoffersen 52', 81' |
Report | 12' K. Brown 24' M. Williams 86' (p) D. Richardson |
Game 9
Game 10
| Belarus | 5–14 (3–7) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 17 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 34 | |||||||||
| 5 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Germany | 6 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||||||
| Finland | 15 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Finland | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Russia | 6 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia | 17 | |||||||||
| 5 February – Sandviken | ||||||||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland | 11 | |||||||||
| Norway | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Game 13
| Kazakhstan | 4–5 (OT) (4–0) | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Game 14
| Finland | 15–1 (8–1) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Game 15
Game 16
7th place game
Game 19
10:00
5th place game
Game 20
| Kazakhstan | 10–4 (4–2) | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Semifinals
Game 18
| Norway | 2–17 (0–8) | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| N. Rustad Jensen 64' E.B. Johnsen 72' |
Report | 3', 33' (p) E. Pettersson 10', 23', 77' J. Löfstedt 29', 78' D. Andersson 34', 40', 63', 80' C. Edlund 52', 57' A. Gilljam 54' P. Nilsson 68' D. Berlin 74' D. Mossberg |
Game 17
Third place game
Final
Game 22
| Sweden | 4–3 (1–3) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| D. Mossberg 23' C. Edlund 61'E. Pettersson 84'A. Gilljam 91' |
Report | 20' J. Befus 42' Y. Ivanushkin 43' A. Mirgazov |
Final standings
 | Sweden |
 | Russia |
 | Finland |
| 4 | Norway |
| 5 | Kazakhstan |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Belarus  |
Belarus is relegated and will be playing in Division B in the 2018 Bandy World Championship.
Division B
Preliminary round
Group A
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: [8]
Group B
Matches in Group B are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | +40 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Estonia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 5 | |
| 5 |  China |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 2 | 7–10th place semifinals |
| 6 |  Somalia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 68 | −64 | 0 |
Source: [8]
Play-off
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
 Hungary | 10 | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 4 | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
 Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| 28 January | ||||||||||
| Estonia | 0 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 3 | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| Mongolia | 6 | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| Mongolia | 3 | |||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
 Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 January | ||||||||||
| Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Mongolia | 6 | |||||||||
| 5th place | ||
| 28 January | ||
| Estonia | 6 | |
| Ukraine | 8 | |
| 7–10th place semifinals | 7th place | |||||
| 27 January | ||||||
| Netherlands | 7 | |||||
| 28 January | ||||||
| China | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| 27 January | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 19 | |||||
| Somalia | 0 | |||||
| 9th place | ||||||
| 28 January | ||||||
| China | 14 | |||||
| Somalia | 0 | |||||
Final standings
| 1. | Canada  |
| 2. | Hungary |
| 3. | Mongolia |
| 4. | Japan |
| 5. | Ukraine |
| 6. | Estonia |
| 7. | Netherlands |
| 8. | Czech Republic |
| 9. | China |
| 10. | Somalia |
Canada is promoted and will be playing in Division A in the 2018 Bandy World Championship.
Broadcasting
- Russia: Match TV[9]
- Sweden: Kanal 5, Eurosport 2[10]