| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | 
United States |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | August 4–10, 1996 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
Champions
 |
United States |
Runner-up
 | 
Canada |
Third place
 | 
Finland |
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
The eleven-team tournament was split into three groups.
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
Tournament
Preliminary round
| August 4, 1996 |
Canada | 23 - 1 | 
Australia |
| August 4, 1996 |
United States | 30 - 1 | 
Japan |
| August 4, 1996 |
Russia  | 10 - 7 | 
Switzerland |
| August 4, 1996 |
Germany  | 6 - 5 | 
Czech Republic |
| August 4, 1996 |
Finland | 17 - 3 | 
Austria |
| August 5, 1996 |
Czech Republic | 8 - 6 | 
Italy |
| August 5, 1996 |
Canada | 17 - 2 |
Austria |
| August 5, 1996 |
Finland | 28 - 2 |
Australia |
| August 5, 1996 |
United States | 18 - 3 |
Switzerland |
| August 5, 1996 |
Russia | 11 - 2 |
Japan |
| August 6, 1996 |
United States | 14 - 5 |
Russia |
| August 6, 1996 |
Canada | 8 - 8 |
Finland |
| August 6, 1996 |
Austria | 10 - 6 |
Australia |
| August 6, 1996 |
Switzerland | 16 - 6 |
Japan |
| August 6, 1996 |
Italy | 7 - 6 |
Germany |
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
| August 7, 1996 |
Canada | 12 - 3 |
Russia |
| August 7, 1996 |
United States | 14 - 6 |
Switzerland |
| August 7, 1996 |
Finland | 7 - 4 |
Italy |
| August 7, 1996 |
Germany | 10 - 7 |
Czech Republic |
Semifinals
| August 9, 1996 |
Canada | 6 - 5 |
Finland |
| August 9, 1996 |
United States | 16 - 9 |
Germany |
Gold medal game
| August 10, 1996 |
United States | 13 - 5 |
Canada |
Bronze medal game
| August 10, 1996 |
Finland | 5 - 3 |
Germany |
Consolation round
| August 9, 1996 |
Australia | 11 - 9 |
Japan |
| August 9, 1996 |
Switzerland | 12 - 7 |
Czech Republic |
| August 9, 1996 |
Russia | 10 - 9 |
Italy |
5th place game
| August 10, 1996 |
Russia | 8 - 7 |
Switzerland |
7th place game
| August 10, 1996 |
Italy | 9 - 7 |
Czech Republic |
Relegation
| August 10, 1996 |
Austria | 8 - 4 |
Japan |
References
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
United States |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | August 4–10, 1996 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions
|
United States |
| Runner-up
|
Canada |
| Third place
|
Finland |
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
The eleven-team tournament was split into three groups.
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
Tournament
Preliminary round
| August 4, 1996 |
Canada | 23 - 1 |
Australia |
| August 4, 1996 |
United States | 30 - 1 |
Japan |
| August 4, 1996 |
Russia | 10 - 7 |
Switzerland |
| August 4, 1996 |
Germany | 6 - 5 |
Czech Republic |
| August 4, 1996 |
Finland | 17 - 3 |
Austria |
| August 5, 1996 |
Czech Republic | 8 - 6 |
Italy |
| August 5, 1996 |
Canada | 17 - 2 |
Austria |
| August 5, 1996 |
Finland | 28 - 2 |
Australia |
| August 5, 1996 |
United States | 18 - 3 |
Switzerland |
| August 5, 1996 |
Russia | 11 - 2 |
Japan |
| August 6, 1996 |
United States | 14 - 5 |
Russia |
| August 6, 1996 |
Canada | 8 - 8 |
Finland |
| August 6, 1996 |
Austria | 10 - 6 |
Australia |
| August 6, 1996 |
Switzerland | 16 - 6 |
Japan |
| August 6, 1996 |
Italy | 7 - 6 |
Germany |
Playoff round
Quarterfinals
| August 7, 1996 |
Canada | 12 - 3 |
Russia |
| August 7, 1996 |
United States | 14 - 6 |
Switzerland |
| August 7, 1996 |
Finland | 7 - 4 |
Italy |
| August 7, 1996 |
Germany | 10 - 7 |
Czech Republic |
Semifinals
| August 9, 1996 |
Canada | 6 - 5 |
Finland |
| August 9, 1996 |
United States | 16 - 9 |
Germany |
Gold medal game
| August 10, 1996 |
United States | 13 - 5 |
Canada |
Bronze medal game
| August 10, 1996 |
Finland | 5 - 3 |
Germany |
Consolation round
| August 9, 1996 |
Australia | 11 - 9 |
Japan |
| August 9, 1996 |
Switzerland | 12 - 7 |
Czech Republic |
| August 9, 1996 |
Russia | 10 - 9 |
Italy |
5th place game
| August 10, 1996 |
Russia | 8 - 7 |
Switzerland |
7th place game
| August 10, 1996 |
Italy | 9 - 7 |
Czech Republic |
Relegation
| August 10, 1996 |
Austria | 8 - 4 |
Japan |