1996 World Cup of Hockey Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The first World Cup of Hockey (WCH), or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as the premier championship for professional ice hockey.

This first edition of the Cup featured the United States of America, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Germany.

In an upset, the USA won gold, Canada taking silver, and Russia ending up with bronze.

Table of contents

1 Rosters 2 Results 2.1 North American Pool 2.1.1 Scores 2.2 European Pool 2.2.2 Scores 2.3 Quarterfinals 2.4 Semifinals 2.5 Finals 3 Leading scorers 3.6 See also 3.7 External links

Rosters

• see 1996 World Cup of Hockey rosters

Results

North American Pool

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Team USA	3	3	0	0	19	8	6
Team Canada	3	2	1	0	11	10	4
Team Russia	3	1	2	0	12	14	2
Team Slovakia	3	0	3	0	9	19	0

Scores

• August 29, Vancouver: Russia 3-5 Canada
• August 31, Montreal: Slovakia 4-7 Russia
• August 31, Philadelphia: Canada 3-5 United States
• September 1, Ottawa: Canada 3-2 Slovakia
• September 2, New York City: Russia 2-5 United States
• September 3, New York City: United States 9-3 Slovakia

European Pool

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Team Sweden	3	3	0	0	14	3	6
Team Finland	3	2	1	0	17	11	4
Team Germany	3	1	2	0	11	15	2
Team Czech Republic	3	0	3	0	4	17	0

Scores

• August 26, Stockholm: Germany 1-6 Sweden
• August 27, Helsinki: Finland 7-3 Czech Republic
• August 28, Helsinki: Germany 3-8 Finland
• August 29, Prague: Sweden 3-0 Czech Republic
• August 31, Garmisch: Czech Republic 1-7 Germany
• September 1, Stockholm: Finland 2-5 Sweden

Quarterfinals

• September 5, Montreal: Germany 1-4 Canada
• September 6, Ottawa: Russia 5-0 Finland

Semifinals

• September 7, Philadelphia: Canada 3-2 Sweden (2OT)
• September 8, Ottawa: Russia 2-5 United States

Finals

• September 10, Philadelphia: Canada 4-3 United States 3 (OT)
• September 12, Montreal: United States 5-2 Canada
• September 14, Montreal: Canada 2-5 United States

Leading scorers

Rk	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	Brett Hull	7	7	4	11	4
2	John LeClair	7	6	4	10	6
3	Mats Sundin	4	4	3	7	4
4	Doug Weight	7	3	4	7	12
5	Wayne Gretzky	8	3	4	7	2
6	Brian Leetch	7	0	7	7	4
7	Paul Coffey	7	0	7	7	12
8	Keith Tkachuk	7	5	1	6	44
9	Theoren Fleury	8	4	2	6	8
10	Sergei Fedorov	5	3	3	6	2

See also

• International Ice Hockey Federation
• National Hockey League
• Summit Series
• World Cup of Hockey
• World Professional Hockey Championships
• 2004 World Cup of Hockey

External links

• International Hockey Statistics Database

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