ХVII World Championship
17 — 24 March 1991
Finland
Porvoo, Helsinki

Group A

1

2

3

4

В

Н

П

О

Р/м

1

Sweden

 

10:4

4:3

6:1

3

0

0

6

20:8

2

Finland

4:10

 

2:1

11:2

2

0

1

4

17:13

3

USSR

3:4

1:2

 

12:0

1

0

2

2

16:6

4

Norway

1:6

2:11

0:12

 

0

0

3

0

3:29

Semifinal matches: USSR – Finland – 2:1, Sweden – Norway – 6:0.

Final match: USSR - Sweden – 4:3. Match for 3rd place: Finland – Norway – 8:0.

Best shooter: U. Klaesson (Sweden) – 7 balls.

Best players: goalkeeper — I. Saastomoinen, defender – M. Komula (both – Finland), mid-field — U. Fredriksson, forward — U. Klaesson (both – Sweden).

Group B

1

2

3

4

В

Н

П

О

Р/м

1

USA

 

10:0

20:0

8:1

3

0

0

6

38:1

2

Canada

0:10

 

7:1

8:0

2

0

1

4

15:11

3

Hungary

0:20

1:7

 

3:2

1

0

2

2

4:29

4

Holland

1:8

0:8

2:3

 

0

0

3

0

3:19

Match for 7th place: Holland – Hungary – 4:1. Match for 5th place: USA – Canada – 13:0.

Qualifier match: Norway – USA – 2:1.

Team of USSR: goalkeepers  –A. Gospodchikov(«Zorkii»), M. Leshchinskii; defenders– V. Shakalin, A. Sizov(all «Enisei»), P. Frants(«Stroitel»); mid-fields– M. Poteshkin, V. Grachev(all «Dinamo», Moscow), A. Shishkin, K. Zaletaev(both – «Zorkii»), N. Iarovich(«Vodnik»), U. Lakhonin; forwards – S. Lomanov, V. Anufrienko(all «Enisei»), A. Tsyganov, («Dinamo», Moscow), I. Gapanovich(«Vodnik»), A. Diakov (Start), V. Arkhipkin («Zorkii»).