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

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:

Playoff round

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:

Playoff round

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".
IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
Top Division
Division I


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