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United States men's national bandy team
United States men's national bandy team has been taking part in the Bandy World Championships since 1985, being the first nation to join apart from the four teams which had so far participated in almost all the world championships; the Soviet Union, Sweden, Finland and Norway. However, the American team has yet to make it to the championship medals. The country also has a United States women's national bandy team. This article deals chiefly with the men's national team.
| Association | American Bandy Association |
|---|---|
| General manager | Magnus Sköld |
| Head coach | Chris Halden |
| Assistants | Mikael Sandberg |
| Home stadium | Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
| Norway 6–1 United States (Oslo, Norway; 5 November 1983) | |
| Biggest win | |
| United States 20–0 Hungary (Porvoo, Finland; 18 March 1991) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Soviet Union 21–1 United States (Skövde, Sweden; 1 February 1987) Norway 21–1 United States (Helsinki, Finland; 21 March 1991) | |
| Bandy World Championship | |
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1985) |
| Best result | 5th (1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2018) |
America also plays Canada in the annual Can-Am Bandy Cup.
World Championship record Edit
| Tournament | Final standing |
|---|---|
| Norway 1985 | Finished in 5th place |
| Sweden 1987 | Finished in 5th place |
| Soviet Union 1989 | Finished in 5th place |
| Finland 1991 | Finished in 5th place (1st in Group B) |
| Norway 1993 | Finished in 5th place (1st in Group B) |
| USA 1995 | Finished in 6th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Sweden 1997 | Finished in 6th place (1st in Group B) |
| Russia 1999 | Finished in 6th place |
| Finland and Sweden 2001 | Finished in 6th place |
| Russia 2003 | Finished in 7th place (2nd in Group B) |
| Sweden 2004; (B-group in Hungary) | Finished in 6th place (1st in Group B, won qualification to Group A in 2005) |
| Russia 2005 | Finished in 6th place in Group A, lost qualification to Group A in 2006 |
| Sweden 2006 | Finished in 7th place (1st in Group B, lost qualification to Group A in 2007) |
| Russia 2007 | Finished in 7th place (1st in Group B, lost qualification to Group A in 2008) |
| Russia 2008 | Finished in 7th place (1st in Group B, lost qualification to Group A in 2009) |
| Sweden 2009 | Finished in 7th place (1st in Group B, lost qualification to Group A in 2010) |
| Russia 2010 | Finished in 6th place in Group A, won qualification to Group A in 2011 |
| Russia 2011 | Finished in 6th place in Group A, won qualification to Group A in 2012 |
| Kazakhstan 2012 | Finished in 6th place in Group A, relegated to Group B in 2013 |
| Sweden 2013 | Finished in 7th place (1st in Group B, qualified to Group A in 2014) |
| Russia 2014 | Finished in 6th place out of 8 in Division A |
| Russia 2015 | Finished in 8th place out of 8 in Division A |
| Russia 2016 | Finished in 7th place out of 8 in Division A |
| Sweden 2017 | Finished in 6th place out of 8 in Division A |
| Russia 2018 | Finished in 5th place out of 8 in Division A |
References Edit
External links Edit
- American Bandy Association Official Homepage
- New York Times article