| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | 
United States |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | July 1997 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
Champions
 |
United States |
Runner-up
 | 
Canada |
Third place
 | 
Switzerland |
The 1997 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the second 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, 1997, at the Arrowhead Pond. [2]
Teams
The twelve-team tournament was split into two groups.
Group A comprised
and Group B comprised
Tournament
Preliminary round
- Scores
| July 17, 1997 |
Canada | 10 - 4 | 
Finland |
| July 17, 1997 |
Russia  | 6 - 5 | 
Germany |
| July 17, 1997 |
United States | 11 - 6 |
Switzerland |
| July 17, 1997 |
Australia  | 9 - 3 | 
Japan |
| July 17, 1997 |
Czech Republic  | 10 - 5 | 
Austria |
| July 17, 1997 |
Italy  | 6 - 4 | 
Netherlands |
| July 18, 1997 |
Switzerland | 9 - 3 |
Finland |
| July 18, 1997 |
Canada | 13 - 6 |
Germany |
| July 18, 1997 |
United States | 11 - 3 |
Russia |
| July 18, 1997 |
Italy | 12 - 4 |
Japan |
| July 18, 1997 |
Austria | 7 - 7 |
Netherlands |
| July 18, 1997 |
Czech Republic | 15 - 6 |
Australia |
| July 19, 1997 |
Canada | 15 - 5 |
Switzerland |
| July 19, 1997 |
Italy | 9 - 5 |
Australia |
| July 19, 1997 |
Finland | 10 - 5 |
Russia |
| July 19, 1997 |
Czech Republic | 14 - 4 |
Netherlands |
| July 19, 1997 |
Austria | 11 - 4 |
Japan |
| July 19, 1997 |
United States | 16 - 3 |
Germany |
| July 20, 1997 |
United States | 9 - 6 |
Canada |
| July 20, 1997 |
Netherlands | 8 - 8 |
Australia |
| July 20, 1997 |
Russia | 6 - 6 |
Switzerland |
| July 20, 1997 |
Austria | 4 - 3 |
Italy |
| July 20, 1997 |
Finland | 9 - 5 |
Germany |
| July 20, 1997 |
Czech Republic | 15 - 2 |
Japan |
| July 21, 1997 |
Canada | 12 - 6 |
Russia |
| July 21, 1997 |
Switzerland | 9 - 5 |
Germany |
| July 21, 1997 |
United States | 7 - 4 |
Finland |
| July 21, 1997 |
Netherlands | 18 - 5 |
Japan |
| July 21, 1997 |
Austria | 9 - 5 |
Australia |
| July 21, 1997 |
Czech Republic | 6 - 2 |
Italy |
- Group A standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 22 | +32 | 10 |
|
Canada
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 8 |
|
Switzerland
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 5 |
|
Finland
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 4 |
|
Russia
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 3 |
|
Germany
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 0 |
Source: [
citation needed]
- Group B standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Czech Republic
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 10 |
|
Austria
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 7 |
|
Italy
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 6 |
|
Netherlands
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 4 |
|
Australia
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 3 |
|
Japan
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 69 | −51 | 0 |
Source: [
citation needed]
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
| July 23, 1997 |
Switzerland | 10 - 9 |
Czech Republic |
| July 23, 1997 |
Russia | 8 - 4 |
Finland |
Semifinals
| July 24, 1997 |
Canada | 8 - 0 |
Switzerland |
| July 24, 1997 |
United States | 11 - 3 |
Russia |
Gold medal game
| July 25, 1997 |
United States | 5 - 4 |
Canada |
Bronze medal game
| July 25, 1997 |
Switzerland | 5 - 2 |
Russia |
Consolation round
| July 23, 1997 |
Netherlands | 7 - 6 |
Australia |
| July 23, 1997 |
Italy | 12 - 3 |
Japan |
| July 24, 1997 |
Austria | 6 - 4 |
Italy |
| July 24, 1997 |
Australia | 13 - 6 |
Japan |
| July 24, 1997 |
Germany | 12 - 4 |
Netherlands |
5th place game
| July 24, 1997 |
Czech Republic | 8 - 5 |
Finland |
7th place game
| July 25, 1997 |
Germany | 8 - 4 |
Austria |
9th place game
| July 25, 1997 |
Italy | 9 - 6 |
Netherlands |
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