1991 Bandy World Championship

The 1991 Bandy World Championship was contested between eight men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Finland from 17–24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would become its last tournament;^[1] less than a year later, the Soviet Union was history and would be replaced in international bandy briefly by Commonwealth of Independent States and then permanently by Russia.^[2] The final game was played at Oulunkylä Ice Rink in Helsinki.

Group A

•  Soviet Union
•  Sweden
•  Finland
•  Norway

Premier tour

• 17 March

Sweden - Finland 10 - 4

Soviet Union - Norway 12 - 0

• 18 March

Finland - Norway 11 - 2

Soviet Union - Sweden 3 - 4

• 20 March

Sweden - Norway 6 - 1

Soviet Union - Finland 1 - 2

Rank	Country	Pts	W	T	L	Bp	Bc	Diff
1	Sweden	6	3	0	0	20	8	+12
2	Finland	4	2	0	1	17	13	42
3	Soviet Union	2	1	0	2	16	6	+10
4	Norway	0	0	0	3	3	29	-26

Group B

•  United States
•  Canada
•  Hungary
•  Netherlands

Premier tour

• 17 March

USA - Canada 10 - 0

Hungary - Netherlands 3 - 2

• 18 March

Canada - Netherlands 8 - 0

USA - Hungary 20 - 0

• 20 March

USA - Netherlands 8 - 1

Canada - Hungary 7 - 1

Rank	Country	Pts	W	T	L	Bp	Bc	Diff
1	United States	6	3	0	0	38	1	+37
2	Canada	4	2	0	1	15	11	+4
3	Hungary	2	1	0	2	4	29	-25
4	Netherlands	0	0	0	3	3	19	-16

Final Tour

Quarter Finals

• 21 March

Norway - USA 21 - 1

Semifinals

• 22 March

Soviet Union - Finland 3 - 2

Sweden - Norway 6 - 0

Match for 7th place

• 23 March

Hungary - Netherlands 1 - 4

Match for 5th place

• 23 March

USA - Canada 13 - 0

Match for 3rd place

• 24 March

Finland - Norway 8 - 0

Final

• 24 March

Sweden - Soviet Union 3 - 4

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