2006 Men's World Floorball Championships
Encyclopedia
The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth world championships in men's floorball
. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden
, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory
in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first time in their history the team failed to win all games. Switzerland became the first team to accomplish a draw versus Sweden in a world championship game, and later won the bronze medal.
Official 2006 Rankings according to the IFF
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first time in their history the team failed to win all games. Switzerland became the first team to accomplish a draw versus Sweden in a world championship game, and later won the bronze medal.
Group A
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 0 |
Final Round
Semifinals
Bronze Medal Match
Championship Match
9th Place Match
7th Place Match
5th Place Match
Leading scorers
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Adrian Zimmerman | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
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Marcus Gerber | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 |
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Esa Jussila | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
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Tero Tiitu Tero Tiitu Tero Tiitu is a Finnish floorball player currently playing for Salibandyseura Viikingit in Salibandyliiga.Tiitu is the holder of the Salibandyliiga's one season goal scoring record of 63 goals. Swedish floorball magazine Innebandymagazinet chose him as the world's second best player in 2008 and... |
6 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
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Niklas Jihde Niklas Jihde Niklas Jihde is a Swedish former floorball player. Jihde has won the Floorball World Championship with Sweden five times, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006.... |
6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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Michael Zürcher | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
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Pavel Kozusnik | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
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Anders Hellgård | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
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Roman Druzininskiy | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 |
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Ketil Kronberg | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
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Willy Fauskanger | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Ranking & Statistics
All-Star Team
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Official 2006 Rankings according to the IFF
International Floorball Federation
The International Floorball Federation is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded in 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. As of March 2011, it had 52 member associations, with 3,983 clubs and 277,752...
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See also
- 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships B-Division
- 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships C-Division2006 Men's World Floorball Championships C-DivisionThe 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships C-Division took place over May 3 to 7th, 2006 in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain.The 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships were the second men's floorball championships that required a C-Division....