2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship
The 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship was the 13th IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The World Championship runs alongside the 2009 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament and took place between 6 and 13 June 2009 in Ingolstadt, Germany and the Saturn Arena. The tournament was won by Sweden, earning their third straight World Championship title and fifth overall. The United States finished in second place and Germany in third after defeating Finland in the bronze medal match. Slovakia, after losing the seventh/eighth game against Canada was relegated to Division I for 2010.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt |
| Dates | 6–13 June 2009 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (5th title) |
| Runner-up | United States |
| Third place | Germany |
| Fourth place | Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 258 (10.75 per game) |
| Attendance | 26,485 (1,104 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Dick Axelsson (20 pts) |
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