The group B tournament at the 61st World Hockey Championship was held in Poland .
| Group H Ice Hockey World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Championship Details | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Time spending | April 12 - April 21 |
| Number of teams | eight |
| City of | Katowice |
| Top places | |
| First place |  Belarus |
| Second place |  Kazakhstan |
| Third place |  Switzerland |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 214 (7.64 per game) |
The tournament was held in one round.
Content
Tournament
| April 12, 1997 | Katowice | Switzerland | - | Netherlands | 8: 3 (3: 1.4: 0.1: 2) | |
| April 12, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Great Britain | 4: 3 (1: 2.1: 0.2: 1) | |
| April 12, 1997 | Katowice | Kazakhstan | - | Austria | 5: 3 (2: 0.3: 1.0: 2) | |
| April 12, 1997 | Katowice | Belarus | - | Denmark | 9: 3 (3: 0.2: 0.4: 3) | |
| April 13, 1997 | Katowice | Switzerland | - | Denmark | 6: 4 (2: 1.4: 0.0: 3) | |
| April 13, 1997 | Katowice | Kazakhstan | - | Great Britain | 4: 2 (1: 1.3: 0.0: 1) | |
| April 13, 1997 | Katowice | Austria | - | Netherlands | 2: 2 (2: 0,0: 1,0: 1) | |
| April 13, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Belarus | 2: 7 (0: 2.0: 4.2: 1) | |
| April 15, 1997 | Katowice | Belarus | - | Kazakhstan | 4: 3 (0: 0.2: 1.2: 2) | |
| April 15, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Switzerland | 0: 0 (0: 0,0: 0,0: 0) | |
| April 15, 1997 | Katowice | Austria | - | Denmark | 3: 1 (1: 0.1: 0.1: 1) | |
| April 15, 1997 | Katowice | Great Britain | - | Netherlands | 8: 2 (4: 0.3: 1.1: 1) | |
| April 16, 1997 | Katowice | Switzerland | - | Kazakhstan | 2: 5 (2: 3.0: 1.0: 1) | |
| April 16, 1997 | Katowice | Great Britain | - | Denmark | 9: 1 (1: 1.5: 0.3: 0) | |
| April 16, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Austria | 4: 6 (1: 1.3: 1.0: 4) | |
| April 16, 1997 | Katowice | Belarus | - | Netherlands | 10: 2 (4: 0.2: 1.4: 1) | |
| April 18, 1997 | Katowice | Belarus | - | Switzerland | 6: 5 (2: 3.1: 2.3: 0) | |
| April 18, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Kazakhstan | 3: 3 (0: 3.1: 0.2: 0) | |
| April 18, 1997 | Katowice | Austria | - | Great Britain | 2: 2 (0: 1.1: 1.1: 0) | |
| April 18, 1997 | Katowice | Netherlands | - | Denmark | 6: 4 (0: 3.4: 1.2: 0) | |
| April 20, 1997 | Katowice | Belarus | - | Austria | 6: 4 (1: 0.5: 0.0: 4) | |
| April 20, 1997 | Katowice | Kazakhstan | - | Denmark | 6: 4 (3: 2,1: 0,2: 2) | |
| April 20, 1997 | Katowice | Switzerland | - | Great Britain | 3: 2 (1: 0.2: 1.0: 1) | |
| April 20, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Netherlands | 1: 3 (0: 1.1: 0.0: 2) | |
| April 21, 1997 | Katowice | Belarus | - | Great Britain | 6: 2 (1: 0.4: 1.1: 1) | |
| April 21, 1997 | Katowice | Kazakhstan | - | Netherlands | 5: 3 (0: 1.1: 2.4: 0) | |
| April 21, 1997 | Katowice | Switzerland | - | Austria | 2: 2 (0: 0.0: 0.2: 2) | |
| April 21, 1997 | Katowice | Poland | - | Denmark | 5: 2 (2: 0.2: 1.1: 1) |
Summary table
| A place | National team | AND | AT | N | P | Washers | Difference | Glasses. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Belarus | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48:21 | +27 | 14 : 0 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 7 | five | one | one | 31:21 | +10 | 11 : 3 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26:22 | + 4 | 8 : 6 |
| four | Austria | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22:22 | 0 | 7 : 7 |
| five | Poland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19:24 | - five | 6 : 8 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 7 | 2 | one | four | 28:22 | + 6 | 5 : 9 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 7 | 2 | one | four | 21:38 | -17 | 5 : 9 |
| eight | Denmark | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19:44 | -25 | 0:14 |
Summary
| Winner: | Belarus |
| Passed to group A : | Belarus (as a winner), Switzerland (directly, as the host of the championship), Kazakhstan (after qualification games), Austria (after qualification games) |
| Qualified matches : | Kazakhstan Austria Poland |
| Moved from group A : | Norway (after qualification games) |
| We went to group C : | did not cross |
| Passed from group C : | Ukraine Slovenia Estonia |
See also
- 1997 Ice Hockey World Championship
- Group C 1997 World Ice Hockey Championship
- 1997 Group Hockey World Championship Group D
- 1997 Group Hockey World Championship Group E