1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

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1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
DatesJuly 1998
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Canada
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg United States
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Finland
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The 1998 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the 3rd 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, 1998, at the Arrowhead Pond.[2]

Group A[]

Preliminary round[]

Scores
July 20, 1998United States 18 - 0 Italy
July 20, 1998Canada 14 - 4 
July 20, 1998Germany 7 - 7  Switzerland
July 20, 1998Finland 13 - 2 
July 21, 1998United States 9 - 5 Finland
July 21, 1998Canada 13 - 6 Germany
July 21, 1998 12 - 6 Italy
July 21, 1998Switzerland  11 - 3 
July 22, 1998United States 19 - 1 
July 22, 1998Canada 5 - 4  Switzerland
July 22, 1998Germany 14 - 5 
July 22, 1998Finland 10 - 4 Italy
Group A standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 United States 3 3 0 0 46 6 40 6
 Finland 3 2 1 0 28 15 13 4
  3 1 2 0 15 38 -23 2
 Italy 3 0 3 0 10 40 -30 0
Group B standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Canada 3 3 0 0 32 14 18 6
  Switzerland 3 1 1 1 22 15 7 3
 Germany 3 1 1 1 27 25 2 3
  3 0 3 0 12 39 -27 0

Playoff round[]

Semifinals[]

July 24, 1998United States 10 - 4  Switzerland
July 24, 1998Canada 11 - 5 Finland

Gold medal game[]

July 25, 1998Canada 6 - 2 United States

Bronze medal game[]

July 25, 1998Finland 5 - 1  Switzerland

Consolation round[]

July 24, 1998 6 - 5 
July 24, 1998Germany 11 - 4 Italy

5th place game[]

July 25, 1998Germany 10 - 9 

7th place game[]

July 25, 1998Italy 6 - 5 

Group B[]

The Group B tournament was played in Bratislava and Trnava, Slovakia, from July 14–19, 1998.

Preliminary round[]

Group A standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 51 8 43 6
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 73 9 64 4
  3 1 2 0 11 42 -31 2
  3 0 3 0 4 80 -76 0
Group B standings
Team GP W L T GF GA DIF PTS
 Slovakia 3 3 0 0 37 13 24 6
  3 2 1 0 31 11 20 4
 Australia 3 1 2 0 11 25 -14 2
 Great Britain 3 0 3 0 9 39 -30 0

Playoff round[]

Semifinals[]

July 18, 1998Czech Republic 10 - 5 
July 18, 1998Sweden 10 - 8 Slovakia

Gold medal game[]

July 19, 1998Sweden 8 - 7 Czech Republic

Bronze medal game[]

July 19, 1998Slovakia 9 - 7 

Consolation round[]

July 18, 1998Australia 9 - 4 
July 18, 1998 8 - 4 Great Britain

5th place game[]

July 19, 1998 8 - 3 Australia

7th place game[]

July 19, 1998 10 - 8 Great Britain

References[]

  1. ^ IIHF Inline Hockey World Championships
  2. ^ "Team Canada Defeats Austria 14-4 at IIHF World In-Line Hockey Championship Tournament Opener in Anaheim".
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