1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

The 1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the third IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place at Anaheim, California, United States, with the gold-medal game played July 25, 1998, at the Arrowhead Pond.[2]

1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
DatesJuly 1998
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Canada
Runner-up  United States
Third place  Finland

Group A

Preliminary round
Scores
July 20, 1998United States 18 - 0 Italy
July 20, 1998Canada 14 - 4 Austria
July 20, 1998Germany 7 - 7  Switzerland
July 20, 1998Finland 13 - 2 Russia
July 21, 1998United States 9 - 5 Finland
July 21, 1998Canada 13 - 6 Germany
July 21, 1998Russia 12 - 6 Italy
July 21, 1998Switzerland 11 - 3 Austria
July 22, 1998United States 19 - 1 Russia
July 22, 1998Canada 5 - 4  Switzerland
July 22, 1998Germany 14 - 5 Austria
July 22, 1998Finland 10 - 4 Italy
Group A standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 46 6 +40 6
 Finland 3 2 1 0 28 15 +13 4
 Russia 3 1 2 0 15 38 −23 2
 Italy 3 0 3 0 10 40 −30 0
Source:
Group B standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Canada 3 3 0 0 32 14 +18 6
  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 22 15 +7 3
 Germany 3 1 1 1 27 25 +2 3
 Austria 3 0 3 0 12 39 −27 0
Source:

Semifinals
July 24, 1998United States 10 - 4  Switzerland
July 24, 1998Canada 11 - 5 Finland

Gold medal game
July 25, 1998Canada 6 - 2 United States

Bronze medal game
July 25, 1998Finland 5 - 1  Switzerland

Consolation round
July 24, 1998Austria 6 - 5 Russia
July 24, 1998Germany 11 - 4 Italy

5th place game
July 25, 1998Germany 10 - 9 Austria

7th place game
July 25, 1998Italy 6 - 5 Russia

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Bratislava and Trnava, Slovakia, from July 14–19, 1998.

Preliminary round
Group A standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 51 8 +43 6
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 73 9 +64 4
 Japan 3 1 2 0 11 42 −31 2
 Argentina 3 0 3 0 4 80 −76 0
Source:
Group B standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Slovakia 3 3 0 0 37 13 +24 6
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 31 11 +20 4
 Australia 3 1 2 0 11 25 −14 2
 Great Britain 3 0 3 0 9 39 −30 0
Source:

Semifinals
July 18, 1998Czech Republic 10 - 5 Netherlands
July 18, 1998Sweden 10 - 8 Slovakia

Gold medal game
July 19, 1998Sweden 8 - 7 Czech Republic

Bronze medal game
July 19, 1998Slovakia 9 - 7 Netherlands

Consolation round
July 18, 1998Australia 9 - 4 Argentina
July 18, 1998Japan 8 - 4 Great Britain

5th place game
July 19, 1998Japan 8 - 3 Australia

7th place game
July 19, 1998Argentina 10 - 8 Great Britain

References
  1. IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships
  2. "Team Canada Defeats Austria 14-4 at IIHF World In-Line Hockey Championship Tournament Opener in Anaheim".


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