The Bandy World Championship for women 2006, the second
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...
world championship tournament for women, was held in
Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Twin Cities suburbs that are adjacent to both Saint Paul and Minneapolis (the other is Lauderdale). The land comprising Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, and southern R ...
in the
United States
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on February 13–18, 2006. Host of the event was the
American Bandy Association
Bandy in the United States is played mostly in Minnesota. Bandy is a team sport played on ice.
The United States national bandy team has taken part in the Bandy World Championships since the 1985 tournament. It also plays friendlies against Can ...
. In the final-game Sweden defeated Russia, 3-1.
Participating nations
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Venue
Premier tour
* ''14 February''
: Finland – Russia : 0–8
: Sweden – USA : 7–0
: Canada – Norway : 0–4
: Sweden – Russia : 7–1
: Finland – USA : 2–0
* ''15 February''
: Sweden – Norway : 8–1
: Finland – Canada : 3–1
: Russia – USA : 7–0
: Norway – Finland : 4–2
: Canada – Russia : 0–7
* ''16 February''
: Sweden – Canada : 5–0
: USA – Norway : 1–1
: Sweden – Finland : 5–0
: Russia – Norway : 1–1
: USA – Canada : 0–1
Final Tour
Match for 5th place
: USA – Canada : 2–0
Semifinals
* ''17 February''
: Russia – Norway : 2–0
: Sweden – Finland : 4–0
Match for 3rd place
* ''18 February''
: Norway – Finland : 2–1
Final
* ''18 February''
: Sweden – Russia : 3–1
References
External links
2006 Women's Bandy World Championship
{{Bandy World Championships
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2006 in sports in Minnesota
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International bandy competitions hosted by the United States
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