The 2006 Bandy World Championship was held in Sweden 28 January-5 February. Men's national teams from 12 countries participated in the 2006 tournament: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the United States (group B).
Bidding In February 2004, Hälsingland expressed its interest for hosting the tournament, with the final game intended to be played inside the Edsbyn Arena to avoid being affected by weather conditions.
Dalarna, Gothenburg, Stockholm and Västerås also expressed interest in hosting the championship. On 27 November 2004, the Swedish Bandy Association announced that the tournament would be played either in Dalarna or in Stockholm. On 14 January 2005, it was announced that Stockholm would host the event.
Group A
4th 5th 6th
Premier tour 28 January Sweden – Kazakhstan 14–1 Belarus – Finland 1–13 Russia – Norway 12–2 29 January Sweden – Finland 4–5 Norway – Belarus 17–2 Russia – Kazakhstan 21–3 30 January Sweden – Belarus 13–1 Kazakhstan – Norway 10–4 31 January Russia – Finland 5–1 1 February Finland – Norway 6–3 Kazakhstan – Belarus 14–4 Sweden – Russia 4–5 2 February Sweden – Norway 6–2 Russia – Belarus 9–4 Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3
Final Tour Semifinals 4 February Russia – Kazakhstan 13–3 Sweden – Finland 3–1
Match for 3rd place 5 February Kazakhstan – Finland 4–7
Final 5 February Russia – Sweden 3–2
Group B Were played in Ekvallen in Gustavsberg, a bit outside Stockholm
Premier tour February 1 Mongolia – Estonia 4–3 USA – Hungary 10–1 Netherlands – Canada 0–9 USA – Estonia 8–0 Hungary – Canada 0–3 Mongolia – Netherlands 0–3 February 2 Mongolia – USA 0–14 Netherlands – Hungary 1–3 Estonia – Canada 0–4 USA – Netherlands 14–0 Hungary – Estonia 3–2 Canada – Mongolia 4–0 February 3 Estonia – Netherlands 1–3 Hungary – Mongolia 3–0 Canada – USA 1–4
Play off matches
Match for 4th Place February 4 Netherlands – Mongolia 4–3
Match for 2nd Place February 4 Canada – Hungary 5–0
A-group qualification match February 4 Belarus – USA 3–2
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