Ljusdal, Sweden BROBERGS IF IS  BACK AS WINNER! 1977 was the year when the Swedish team Broberg took back the first prize after the Finnish victory in 1976. In the final against Sirius, Broberg was completely superior and won comfortably 6-1 after 4-0 at halftime. ALL...

Drammen , Mjøndalen , Oslo och Stabæk, Norway, 23-30 January The championship was won by the defending World Champion USSR ahead of Sweden with Finland in third place. It was USSR’s 10th title in a row and the USSR had won all the tournaments until then.  There...

Ljusdal, Sweden Before the tournament in 1976, the organizers had received a new sponsor who also belonged to the car industry. The company Dex, which mainly manufactured spare parts for Volvo, became the main sponsor and the long-lasting name Dexcupen was born!...

Ljusdal, Sweden   …and Björn Swartswe had new ideas to develop the event in Ljusdal. He had a dream of a play off in the European Cup with the two best teams from every country. And he wanted to invite a team from Mongolia. “We will have 7,000 people...

Espoo, Imatra, Kemi, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Oulu, Tornio and Varkaus – Finland 25 January-2 February This  was the Championship where Russia lost its first game ever in World Championships when Sweden won by 3-1 in the opening round. Over 4,000 spectators...

Ljusdal, Sweden It started on a train in Märsta, north of Stockholm… The goal was a first meeting with the Swedish Bandy Federation’s PR committee. Björn Swartswe was a newly elected member. On the trip from Hälsingland in the northern part to Stockholm,...

Krasnoyarsk and Moscow, USSR, 17-24 February The World Championship 1973 was the eighth World Championship. USSR won the tournament, Sweden won silver and Finland bronze. 1 USSR          2 SWEDEN          3 FINLAND BEST GOAL SCORER Anatoly Frolov, USSR — 12 goals BEST...

Stockholm and 11 other cities, Sweden, 3-14 March The World Championship 1971 was the seventh Championship in Bandy and was played in Sweden, 13-14 March. USSR won the tournament before Sweden and Finland. The games were played in 12 Swedish cities; Eskilstuna,...

Katrineholm, Lidköping, Nässjö, Uppsala, Vänersborg and Örebro Sweden, 8-16 February The World Championship in 1969 was played in Sweden on 8-16 February. USSR won the tournament, Sweden was second and Finland third. The tournament was initially placed in Norway, but...