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1996 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

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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,[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

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The eleven-team tournament was split into three groups.

Group A
Group B
Group C

Tournament

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Preliminary round

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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

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Quarterfinals

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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

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

Gold medal game

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August 10, 1996United States 13 - 5 Canada

Bronze medal game

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August 10, 1996Finland 5 - 3 Germany

Consolation round

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

5th place game

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August 10, 1996Russia 8 - 7  Switzerland

7th place game

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August 10, 1996Italy 9 - 7 Czech Republic

Relegation

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August 10, 1996Austria 8 - 4 Japan

References

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