Second Roller In-line Hockey World Championship

The Second Roller In-line Hockey World Championship was the second such event organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Skating. It was hosted by Italy in Roccaraso. Ten national teams competed in one venue, the Roccaraso Palaghiaccio. The competition also served as qualifications for the third competition.

Second Roller In-line Hockey World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9–15 September 1996
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runner-up	France
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Austria
Tournament statistics
Games played	37
Goals scored	220 (5.95 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Gianluca Tomasello Andreas Woell (17 points)
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The United States, for the second consecutive year, went undefeated throughout the championship and captured its second gold medal by defeating France 7–1 in the final.^[1] Italy captured the bronze medal with a 6–0 victory over Austria.

Host selection

The venue listed as host for the inline hockey teams was the Roccaraso Palaghiaccio "G Bolino".

Venues

Roccaraso

Roccaraso Palaghiaccio "G. Bolino" Capacity:

Rosters

Each team's roster consists of at least 6 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and two goaltenders, and at most 14 skaters and two goaltenders. All twelve participating nations, through the confirmation of their respective national associations, have to submit a roster by the start of the competition.

Format

The ten teams were divided into two pools of which the four best in each advanced to the medal round. There they met cross-over as indicated in the section below. The remaining teams played additional matches to determine their overall championship position.

In the round robin pool play, points were awarded as follows:

• 2 points for a win (W)
• 1 point for a tie (T)
• 0 points for a loss (L)
• –2 points for a forfeit (F)

If two or more teams finished with an equal number of points during pool play, the team's position is determined by the following tiebreaking formula:

1. The victor of the head-to-head competition
2. The lowest total of goals allowed in common wins among the tied teams
3. A shootout will take place.

Final ranking: places 1–4 were determined by the medal games. Places 5–10 were determined by the 5/10 placement round.

Pool play

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	4	0	0	34	3	+31	8	Medal round
2	Austria	4	3	1	0	37	17	+20	6
3	Argentina	4	2	2	0	20	16	+4	4
4	Spain	4	1	3	0	27	15	+12	2
5	Great Britain	4	0	4	0	4	71	−67	0	5 through 10 placement round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	4	4	0	0	34	8	+26	8	Medal round
2	Italy	4	3	1	0	34	5	+29	6
3	Brazil	3	1	2	0	12	7	+5	2
4	Australia	3	1	2	0	14	16	−2	2
5	Ecuador	4	0	4	0	4	62	−58	0	5 through 10 placement round

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Medal round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

A1

United States

9

B4

Australia

1

A1

United States

6

B2

Italy

2

B2

Italy

5

A3

Argentina

4

A1

United States

7

B1

France

1

B1

France

4

A4

Spain

1

B1

France

4

Bronze medal game

A2

Austria

1

A2

Austria

7

B2

Italy

6

B3

Brazil

3

A2

Austria

0

Note: Teams eliminated in the quarterfinals advance to the 5 through 10 placement round.

All times are local (UTC+2).

5 through 10 placement round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	2	2	0	0	19	4	+15	4	5th place game
2	Argentina	2	2	0	0	21	6	+15	4
3	Australia	2	1	1	0	14	5	+9	2	7th place game
4	Brazil	2	1	1	0	18	6	+12	2
5	Ecuador	2	0	2	0	1	25	−24	0	9th place game
6	Great Britain	2	0	2	0	3	30	−27	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All times are local (UTC+2).

9th place game

7th place game

5th place game

Ranking and statistics

FIRS World Championship winners
United States 2nd title

Final ranking

The official FIRS final ranking of the tournament:

	United States
	France
	Italy
4	Austria
5	Spain
6	Argentina
7	Brazil
8	Australia
9	Ecuador
10	Great Britain

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Andreas Woell	7	10	7	17	0
Gianluca Tomasello	7	7	10	17	0
Dennis LeFevre	7	13	3	16	0
Geraldo Cardoso	7	9	7	16	0
Gerard Jimenez	8	11	5	16	0
Carlos Del Rosal	8	8	8	16	0
Hermann Helm	7	11	3	14	2
Laurent Spinetti	7	10	4	14	0
David Cerezo	8	8	4	12	0
Ricardo Perez	8	6	6	12	0

Source: [1]

See also

• FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships
• List of FIRS Senior Men's Inline Hockey World Championships medalists

References

1. "Second Roller In-line Hockey World Championship Final". firs.rsportz.com. 1996-09-15.

External links

• Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
• Comité International Roller In-Line Hockey