International sports tournament
1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World ChampionshipTournament details |
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Host country | United States |
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Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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Dates | August 4–10, 1996 |
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Teams | 11 |
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Final positions |
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Champions ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Gold_medal_blank.svg/10px-Gold_medal_blank.svg.png) | United States |
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Runner-up ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Silver_medal_blank.svg/10px-Silver_medal_blank.svg.png) | Canada |
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Third place ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Bronze_medal_blank.svg/10px-Bronze_medal_blank.svg.png) | Finland |
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The 1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the first IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament.[citation needed] 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, 1996 | Finland ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | 17 - 3 | Austria | |
August 5, 1996 | Canada ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png) | 17 - 2 | Austria | |
August 5, 1996 | Russia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | 11 - 2 | Japan | |
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
August 7, 1996 | Canada ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png) | 12 - 3 | Russia | |
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Bronze medal game
Consolation round
August 9, 1996 | Russia ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | 10 - 9 | Italy | |
5th place game
7th place game
Relegation
August 10, 1996 | Austria ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png) | 8 - 4 | Japan | |
References
- ^ IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships