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1996 World Cup Of Hockey

The 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 won silver, and Russia ended up with bronze.

ROSTERS

see 1996 World Cup Of Hockey Rosters

VENUES

GM Place , Vancouver

Corel Centre , Ottawa

Bell Centre , Montreal

Wachovia Center , Philadelphia

Madison Square Garden , New York

Globe Arena , Stockholm

Hartwall Areena , Helsinki

Garmisch Olympia Stadion , Garmisch

T-Mobile Arena , Prague

RESULTS

North American Pool

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

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

Leading Goaltender: Curtis Joseph , Canada (2.31 GAA)

Tournament MVP: Mike Richter , USA

ALL-STAR TEAM

Goaltender: Mike Richter , USA

Defence: Calle Johansson , Sweden; Chris Chelios , USA

Forwards: Brett Hull , USA; Mats Sundin , Sweden; John LeClair , USA

See also

International Ice Hockey Federation

National Hockey League

Summit Series

World Cup Of Hockey

List Of International Ice Hockey Competitions Featuring NHL Players

2004 World Cup Of Hockey

External links

International Hockey Statistics Database