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International sports tournament
1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesAugust 4–10, 1996
Teams11
Final positions
Champions  United States
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Finland
1997 →

The 1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the first IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship, 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.

Teams

The eleven-team tournament was split into three groups.

Group A
Group B
Group C

Tournament

Preliminary round

August 4, 1996Canada 23 - 1 Australia
August 4, 1996United States 30 - 1 Japan
August 4, 1996Russia 10 - 7  Switzerland
August 4, 1996Germany 6 - 5 Czech Republic
August 4, 1996Finland 17 - 3 Austria
August 5, 1996Czech Republic 8 - 6 Italy
August 5, 1996Canada 17 - 2 Austria
August 5, 1996Finland 28 - 2 Australia
August 5, 1996United States 18 - 3  Switzerland
August 5, 1996Russia 11 - 2 Japan
August 6, 1996United States 14 - 5 Russia
August 6, 1996Canada 8 - 8 Finland
August 6, 1996Austria 10 - 6 Australia
August 6, 1996Switzerland 16 - 6 Japan
August 6, 1996Italy 7 - 6 Germany

Playoff round

Quarterfinals

August 7, 1996Canada 12 - 3 Russia
August 7, 1996United States 14 - 6  Switzerland
August 7, 1996Finland 7 - 4 Italy
August 7, 1996Germany 10 - 7 Czech Republic

Semifinals

August 9, 1996Canada 6 - 5 Finland
August 9, 1996United States 16 - 9 Germany

Gold medal game

August 10, 1996United States 13 - 5 Canada

Bronze medal game

August 10, 1996Finland 5 - 3 Germany

Consolation round

August 9, 1996Australia 11 - 9 Japan
August 9, 1996Switzerland 12 - 7 Czech Republic
August 9, 1996Russia 10 - 9 Italy

5th place game

August 10, 1996Russia 8 - 7  Switzerland

7th place game

August 10, 1996Italy 9 - 7 Czech Republic

Relegation

August 10, 1996Austria 8 - 4 Japan

References

  1. IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships
IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
Top Division
Division I
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