Sweden grabs World Bandy Championship

[hockeynahal]

lol what if they had longer sticks? wouldn't it just be ball hockey on ice

[alvinawesomeserville]

The sticks they use are so small it looks like they've taken a hockey stick and cut off 3/4 of it.

[Sepemini]

Large goal cage and the goalie has no stick . . . seems like teams could be scoring 50 goals in a game.

[sabird1]

hockey/soccer/football = bandy

[TapOut17xx]

the ball should be bigger so it'll be fair with the goalies lol

[layner3123]

@rahahs im not sure if thats tru 2 be honest but still this seams kind silly to me

[wasjas1]

Русские полюбому после дня рождения,все с похмелья.Надо ж было похмелить ребят.

[albinbjors]

i play bandy :)

[bhawks8110]

i play hockey and this looks so fun lol

[AC3FACE]

this sport looks amazing

[layner3123]

why do European countries come up with these games and call them sports? Like seriously this is just ice hockey on a bigger ice surface, bigger net with field hockey sticks and soccer like goal tending ice hockey goal tending is way more fun to watch

[rahahs]

@layner3123 ...Bandy predates Ice Hockey

[layner3123]

rugby plus soccer plus hockey plus floorball plus field hockey

[BruinsArsenalFTW]

BANDY, the reason why soviet hockey was so superior!

[pajas1997]

This is way greater than Hockey!

[masanf]

1:49 Well now we know where Santa Claus is during his spare time.

[masanf]

Christ almighty, that rink is freakin huge.

[MastrFox18]

combines my two favorite sports.

curling and quiddich.

[pucksaver95]

lol i think i made this game up as a 4 year old

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

0:19 LOL, look at all the fans!!!

[zupels007]

lmao, what a huge net xDD cant miss there!

[ttone96]

it must be nearly impossibe for the goalie to make most of these saves.

[Beeckiiz]

4:50 såg ju inte nöjd ut!

[Davidovicz115]

No, it's like field hockey but then on ice. The giant semi circle is to take penalty corners.

[inlp89]

its like soccer and hockey had a child.

[tangelorajan]

No hitting, I'm guessing? they don't wear shoulder pads... What's the point of the giant semi-circle/crease? Lol, they call it 'russian hockey', but the swedes are the best at it.

[ahtartersauce101]

I just wish they had a behind-the-net play in Bandy imagine all of the collisions on the boards and the deflections on the way to the net XD

[larn1000]

HAHAHA LOOK 5.58 AWSOME

[larn1000]

HAHAHA LOOK 5.58 AWSOME

[kam1kazy]

So, it's like ice hockey but gay.

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@kam1kazy That's what people usually say about things they're too weak or afraid or poor to try.

[Th3UprightMan]

@TheWitchOvAgnesi I wonder what costs more; their paper stuff or my hockey equipment? I wonder which is more brutal; our checking or their pussy no-touch playing. Don't get me started on the goal size.

Now I'd reply again, but seeing as how you're on youtube 24/7 posting stuff like this just to get a reaction out of people, I think I'll give it a rest.

Work on your people skills and maybe you won't be home alone every day with only the internet for company.

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@Th3UprightMan LOL, fucking troll trying to tell me to work on people skills. As if I care about what some turd like you or anyone else thinks about me.

What I do know is that you're some armchair warrior whose H-3 "hockey team" would be humiliated by any of these players, most of whom are professional hockey players in their respective nations.

So my advice to you (since you felt the need to "school" me), is get a fucking clue what you're talking about before you drop your dick to type.

[Accelx]

Tiny hockey league!

[ronaldinhollew]

So, it's like ice hockey but with smaller sticks, bigger goals and a ball.

[zneekiii]

@ronaldinhollew actually its more like soccer on ice.

[somnium79]

Iam from Montréal. I read about this sport in the newspaper this morning and is amazing, wow!

[stefanofocacci]

Too bad we can't have anything like that in Italy... Frozen fields are rare, here...

[zneekiii]

@stefanofocacci in sweden and russia indoor ices are being buildt. and with the new hd televisions that akes you see the ball better its looking rather good for the sport. maybe in a couple of years italy may also play :)

[xuxumel]

like a flower

[tomikslamik123]

cool sport

[sensboy1]

Every shot is going in either play ice inlineor Dek/ball hockey

[Sovereign95]

Is there contact in this sport?

[DunderHugo]

@Sovereign95

well, it's a non contact sport, as hockey is a contact sport.

you may tackle or check shoulder to shoulder, as in football (some of you call it soccer, no one knows why), but you need to control or hit the ball as you do it.

it's a beautiful game.

[vaginabeard]

i have never heard of this sport before today. it looks sick

[heeheeheepsp]

what the hell is that sport?

[okpapereat]

@heeheeheepsp its called bandy,

[paulcyr22]

i feel bad for two people, 1, the goalie.....sure ill just jump with skates on...and 2, the guy who has to zamboni that

[megadennis16]

swe - rus 7 -1 now are sweden wordmaster

[megadennis16]

Sverige winner 7-1 and ryssland ar the wordmaster

[naterv11]

field hockey on ice...WTF???

[TNation98]

ridiculous sport

[94TD]

@TNation98 not more ridiculous than lacrosse.

[TheSeventhSon]

This looks like so much fun. So much open ice!

[PlayBandy]

the worlds most beautiful game!

[Mazurka1001]

Two superpowers ! !

[novalin]

your hockey net is too big ;)

[sgsfdgfsdfsdfsddf]

indoor bandy rink would be huge and cost alot but it seems that the players are double the amount of hockey so it might not cost more.

[jackmcgreer1]

what year was this?

[itsper]

2009

[spencernolanritz]

how much do they make in sweden?

[volendammm]

I miss the smashes at the boarding!

[Z0M3i]

Time 0:20 - hooligans :-D

[nord0416]

Played this in Norway. Could be a big hit in the states if it wanted to be, faster yet easier to follow than hockey, and much higher scoring.

[frickass]

you must be retarded thinking this is better then hockey get your head out of your ass

[phoenixtilidie]

@nord0416 I don't think it will catch on in the U.S. Most Yanks watch hockey for the fights and the hits so bandy just wouldn't appeal to those animals. Euro power!!

[MrJohnnyDistortion]

@phoenixtilidie You're right,it probably wouldn't catsch on in the U.S.As far as Yanks watching NHL style ice hockey primarily for the fights and hit's (clean hit's yes),you're talkin' out your ass!Animals?Yes,there is a certain %.

[prorobo]

This is wicked awesome. I'd love to try it but doubt there are any frozen soccer fields here in the States!

[bandy190]

Actually there is. The womens world championship in 2006 was held in Roseville, Minnesota.

[prorobo]

@bandy190 Sick! A bit of a drive for me though from CT! Haha

[bandy190]

Haha to bad :-P

[jasonvtaz]

It's played in some parts of Minnesota.

[flottpale1]

@prorobo :

Both USA & Canada has clubteams & national teams in bandy, so there should be some frozen soccerfields for them.

[Kafeterian]

@prorobo Ahahaha..

[ROFLFriesgmail]

@prorobo There is one (and even a league!) in Roseville, MN

[KingmanIII]

@prorobo

This sport would be perfect for those outdoor Winter Classics they play at football and baseball stadiums.

[ktrueman]

Gold hockey helmets at the end are pretty cool too !

[ghrohrs2020]

I love that Sweden beat the communists in ANYTHING, but compared to hockey, bandy is really weak. So much room, any size player could excel. It's a mess of chaos that just doesn't look right. It will never be popular in North America. Ever! And it will never replace hockey in the Olympics.

[jackybee11]

compared to hockey, bandy sucks cock.

[Felish92]

@jackybee11. Are not you from England?? what do you know about it?? Have you even try skateing?

[k4l4sh77]

way cooler then soccer

[mtlpat686]

wtf???

[MagicKiss41]

good game bandy..=) im first watching

[tourzaman]

hell of a game, my 2 favorite sports put together

[kungJonno]

man får rysningar när man ser detta

[nsapronov]

Russia will reveal it's number one status in the next competition!

[111tretre111]

Who cares is there a goalie or not? Goalie have no chance to stop the ball, because the goal is so big!

[feanor]

soo your saying russia only got 1 shot the entire game ?

[111tretre111]

Normally they do about 10 goals/game

[1crazyalex]

Bandy field much big than Hockey...

like Soccer field + Hockey = Bandy

[mattetjus]

no, hockey is like bandy, flatten the ball, shorten the field and add solid walls to the borders and allow tackles.

Bandy is "field hockey on ice" where as "ice hockey" is more like a mutated offspring from it.

[asd69011]

мы отомстим!!!

[Noahwig]

this russian means: We will take revenge

HAHA!

[MelodicDeathMetal1]

Russia has all the players from Dynamo.

[abbeboa]

fan va bra sverige! :D

[bandymif9]

I am from Norway an if we get to see bandy on the TV we are Happy Saw the final on tv it was exelent bandy from Sweden World´s best bandy team.

[MajorB3dH3ad]

if this was played in canada and reconised as a big sport it might be my favourite. to bad it isnt

[flottpale1]

@MajorB3dH3ad :

It is played in Canada, but its not big over there.

[Chad90909]

nice helmets.. ahahah

[AaronApolloCamp]

Bandy beats NHL any day.

[PierceCheng]

I don't agree, Bandy is playing in outside of Ice; but NHL is playing inside of Ice.

They are belongs to Hockey.

[MrJohnnyDistortion]

@PierceCheng I understand little not said you what posted

[mackan9797]

nice jag är med på viden!=P

[zlatan1994]

Detta var sköönt vilka grymma mål!!!

[YaRR96]

Fan va gött :D