1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
The 1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the first IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, with the gold-medal game played on August 10, 1996.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | August 4–10, 1996 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | United States |
Runner-up  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Third place  |  Finland |
Teams
The eleven-team tournament was split into three groups.
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
- Japan
- Russia
- Switzerland
- United States
Tournament
Preliminary round
| August 4, 1996 | Canada | 23 - 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| August 4, 1996 | United States | 30 - 1 |  Japan |
| August 4, 1996 | Russia  | 10 - 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
| August 4, 1996 | Germany  | 6 - 5 |  Czech Republic |
| August 4, 1996 | Finland | 17 - 3 |  Austria |
| August 5, 1996 | Czech Republic | 8 - 6 |  Italy |
| August 5, 1996 | Canada | 17 - 2 | Austria |
| August 5, 1996 | Finland | 28 - 2 | Australia |
| August 5, 1996 | United States | 18 - 3 | Switzerland |
| August 5, 1996 | Russia | 11 - 2 | Japan |
| August 6, 1996 | United States | 14 - 5 | Russia |
| August 6, 1996 | Canada | 8 - 8 | Finland |
| August 6, 1996 | Austria | 10 - 6 | Australia |
| August 6, 1996 | Switzerland | 16 - 6 | Japan |
| August 6, 1996 | Italy | 7 - 6 | Germany |
Quarterfinals
| August 7, 1996 | Canada | 12 - 3 | Russia |
| August 7, 1996 | United States | 14 - 6 | Switzerland |
| August 7, 1996 | Finland | 7 - 4 | Italy |
| August 7, 1996 | Germany | 10 - 7 | Czech Republic |
Gold medal game
| August 10, 1996 | United States | 13 - 5 | Canada |
Consolation round
| August 9, 1996 | Australia | 11 - 9 | Japan |
| August 9, 1996 | Switzerland | 12 - 7 | Czech Republic |
| August 9, 1996 | Russia | 10 - 9 | Italy |
5th place game
| August 10, 1996 | Russia | 8 - 7 | Switzerland |
7th place game
| August 10, 1996 | Italy | 9 - 7 | Czech Republic |
Relegation
| August 10, 1996 | Austria | 8 - 4 | Japan |
References
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