2006 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | July 10 - July 16 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (5th title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Finland |
The 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships is the 11th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It took place between July 10 and July 16, 2006.
The preliminary round was played in four groups (A-D) with four teams each. The groups A and B form Pool A, the groups C and D form Pool B.
The two last-placed teams of the groups A and B and the two first-placed teams of the groups C and D play for fourth place in group A and B to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool A. The losers of the games between fourth A and first C, fourth B and first D play as first place in group C and D to participate in the Play-Offs of Pool B. The ranking of the groups is based according to the result of the last World Championships' performance of the respective countries in the IIHF Inline Hockey Program and the qualification rounds.
Top Division
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 8 |
 Germany
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 6 |
 Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 |
 Austria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| July 10, 2006 16:00 | Czech Republic | 0 - 10 (0-2, 0-3, 0-0, 0-5) | Germany | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 10, 2006 19:00 | Austria | 4 - 5 (1-1, 2-1, 1-1, 0-2) | Sweden | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 16:00 | Sweden | 7 - 4 (2-0, 0-2, 4-0, 1-2) | Germany | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 19:00 | Czech Republic | 8 - 3 (2-2, 1-0, 2-1, 3-1) | Austria | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 16:00 | Germany | 7 - 1 (4-0, 0-0, 1-0, 2-1) | Austria | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 20:00 | Sweden | 4 - 3 (SO) (2-2, 1-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0, 1-0) | Czech Republic | Budapest, Hungary |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 9 |
| Finland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 6 |
 Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 |
 Slovenia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| July 10, 2006 14:00 | United States | 9 - 3 (4-1, 0-1, 2-0, 3-1) | Slovakia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 10, 2006 20:00 | Slovenia | 0 - 12 (0-5, 0-1, 0-2, 0-4) | Finland | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 14:00 | United States | 3 - 1 (0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 2-0) | Slovenia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 19:00 | Finland | 7 - 1 (0-0, 4-1, 2-0, 1-0) | Slovakia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 16:00 | Slovakia | 6 - 2 (2-1, 2-0, 1-1, 1-0) | Slovenia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 20:00 | Finland | 5 - 6 (1-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0) | United States | Budapest, Hungary |
Qualifying round
| July 13, 2006 18:00 | Austria | 7 - 2 (3-0, 3-1, 1-1, 0-0) | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
Austria remains in Top Division, Hungary remains in Division I
| July 13, 2006 10:00 | Slovenia | 8 - 5 (3-2, 1-1, 2-1, 2-1) |  Great Britain | Budapest, Hungary |
Slovenia remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I
Championship Round
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Czech Republic
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Finland
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Sweden
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | Finland
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Slovenia
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Sweden
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | United States
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Slovakia
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Germany
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | United States
| 3 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| QF4 | Germany
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Austria
| 0 | SF1 | Germany
| 4 | |||||||||
| B1 | United States
| 10 | SF2 | Finland
| 5* | |||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s).
Placement games
- 7th place game
| July 15, 2006 | Slovenia | 10 - 6 | Austria |
- 5th place game
| July 15, 2006 | Czech Republic | 8 - 2 | Slovakia |
Ranking and statistics
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
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United States
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Sweden
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Finland
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| 4. | Germany
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| 5. | Czech Republic
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| 6. | Slovakia
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| 7. | Slovenia
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| 8. | Austria
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Division I
Qualification
European Zone
Played in Pfaffenhofen, Germany
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 4 |
 Bulgaria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 2 |
 Liechtenstein
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| August 14, 2005 | Croatia | 10 - 3 | Bulgaria |
| August 15, 2005 | Croatia | 12 - 4 | Liechtenstein |
| August 16, 2005 | Bulgaria | 10 - 8 | Liechtenstein |
Preliminary round
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 9 |
 Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 6 |
 Australia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 2 |
| Croatia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| July 10, 2006 15:00 | Brazil | 6 - 2 (1-0, 1-1, 3-0, 1-1) | Australia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 10, 2006 18:00 | Croatia | 2 - 6 (1-1, 1-2, 0-2, 0-1) | Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 15:00 | Brazil | 7 - 5 (1-1, 3-0, 1-1, 2-3) | Croatia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 19:00 | Hungary | 8 - 4 (1-1, 2-1, 2-0, 3-2) | Australia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 15:00 | Australia | 5 - 4 (OT) (0-1, 1-0, 0-1, 3-2, 1-0) | Croatia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 20:00 | Hungary | 5 - 3 (2-1, 0-0, 2-0, 1-2) | Brazil | Budapest, Hungary |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 |
 Japan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 5 |
 Namibia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 2 |
 Argentina
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3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| July 10, 2006 13:00 | Great Britain | 3 - 2 (1-0, 0-0, 0-1, 2-1) | Namibia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 10, 2006 17:00 | Argentina | 4 - 5 (OT) (2-0, 1-1, 1-1, 0-2, 0-1) | Japan | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 13:00 | Great Britain | 6 - 5 (0-1, 2-1, 2-0, 2-3) | Argentina | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 11, 2006 17:00 | Japan | 7 - 2 (3-0, 0-1, 1-1, 3-0) | Namibia | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 16:00 | Namibia | 5 - 4 (OT) (1-0, 2-1, 1-1, 0-2, 1-0) | Argentina | Budapest, Hungary |
| July 12, 2006 20:00 | Japan | 4 - 5 (1-1, 1-0, 2-2, 0-2) | Great Britain | Budapest, Hungary |
Finals round
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| C3 | Australia
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Japan
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| QF1 | Japan
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| QF2 | Hungary
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| D4 | Argentina
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Hungary
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| SF2 | Hungary
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| SF1 | Great Britain
| 6 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Brazil
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| D3 | Namibia
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| QF3 | Brazil
| 3 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| QF4 | Great Britain
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| C4 | Croatia
| 8 | SF1 | Japan
| 1 | |||||||||
| D1 | Great Britain
| 12 | SF2 | Brazil
| 4 | |||||||||
Placement games
- 7th place game
| July 15, 2006 | Croatia | 7 - 5 | Argentina |
- 5th place game
| July 15, 2006 | Namibia | 4 - 3 (OT) | Australia |
Ranking and statistics
Final standings
The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:
| Rk. | Team |
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Great Britain
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Hungary
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Brazil
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| 4. | Japan
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| 5. | Namibia
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| 6. | Australia
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| 7. | Croatia
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| 8. | Argentina
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