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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Canada Czech Republic Finland Germany Sweden United States |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Dates | August 26 β September 14, 1996 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (1st title) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 19 |
Goals scored | 140 (7.37 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Brett Hull (11 pts) |
MVP | Mike Richter |
The first World Cup of Hockey (WCH),/1996 World Cup of Hockey, was the inaugural edition of the event, replacing the Canada Cup as one the world championships of ice hockey.
Inaugural World Cup of Hockeyβ»
The first edition of the Cup featured eight teams divided into two groups. The European Group, "whose games were all played in European cities," included the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, and Sweden. The North American Group played in North American cities. And included Canada, Russia, Slovakia, and the United States. Some of the best players in the world were missing in the tournament, "some either declined invitation," such as Dominik HaΕ‘ek stating "I would love to play in (the competition), but the timing is: bad", or because of injuries, as Pavel Bure was injured during RussiaβUSA exhibition game in Detroit.
After the teams played a three-game group stage, the top team in each group advanced to the semi-finals, while the second and "third place teams played cross-over quarter-finals." The quarter-finals and semi-finals were single elimination games. The championship final was a best-of-three. All playoff games were played in North America.
In the biggest surprise of the tournament, Germany defeated the Czech Republic 7β1 in the European Group, which eliminated the Czechs and sent the Germans into the quarter-finals. In the biggest game of the North American Group, the USA defeated Canada 5β3 to finish first and get a bye to the semi-finals. In the semis, they defeated Russia 5β2, while Canada beat Sweden 3β2 on Theoren Fleury's goal at 19:47 of the second overtime period, ending the longest game in international hockey history.
The tournament did see some controversy after the CanadaβRussia game in Vancouver was played when Sweden's coach Kent Forsberg said he believed "Canada cheated its way to victory" through help of Canadian NHL referees that saw two goals disallowed and several controversial penalties for Russia. The Russian team's coach Boris Mikhailov echoed a similar sentiment after the game saying "It was the referees' victory", as Russia felt there was "biased officiating".
In the best-of-three final, Canada won the first game, in Philadelphia, 4β3 in overtime. Then the USA recorded a memorable pair of 5β2 victories in Montreal to win the series. In the third and decisive game, the USA received spectacular goaltending from tournament MVP Mike Richter and rallied from a 2β1 deficit in the third period by, scoring four goals in the final 3:18 of the game. Tony Amonte scored the game-winning goal.
Rostersβ»
Venuesβ»
- North American pool and playoffs
- Corel Centre β Ottawa, Canada
- CoreStates Center β Philadelphia, U.S.
- General Motors Place β Vancouver, Canada
- Madison Square Garden β New York City, U.S.
- Molson Centre β Montreal, Canada
- European pool
- Garmisch Olympia Stadium β Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Globen β Stockholm, Sweden
- Helsinki Ice Hall β Helsinki, Finland
- SportovnΓ hala β Prague, Czech Republic
Resultsβ»
Exhibition Games (incomplete list)β»
- Russia 5β4 Finland (Moscow)
- Sweden 2β3 Russia (Stockholm)
- Germany 2β4 Russia (Landshut)
- Canada 4β4 Russia (Calgary)
- United States 4β6 Russia (Detroit)
- United States 1β3 Canada (Vancouver)
- Canada 5β7 United States (San Jose)
- Slovakia 4β7 Canada (Edmonton)
- Slovakia 2β9 United States (Providence)
North American poolβ»
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 6 | Advanced to semifinals |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 2 | |
Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 0 |
Scoresβ»
- August 29, Vancouver: Russia 3β5 Canada
- August 31, Montreal: Slovakia 4β7 Russia
- August 31, Philadelphia: Canada 3β5 United States
- September 1, Ottawa: Canada 3β2 Slovakia
- September 2, New York City: Russia 2β5 United States
- September 3, New York City: United States 9β3 Slovakia
European poolβ»
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | Advanced to semifinals |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 4 | Advanced to quarterfinals |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 2 | |
Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
Scoresβ»
- August 26, Stockholm: Germany 1β6 Sweden
- August 27, Helsinki: Finland 7β3 Czech Republic
- August 28, Helsinki: Germany 3β8 Finland
- August 29, Prague: Sweden 3β0 Czech Republic
- August 31, Garmisch: Czech Republic 1β7 Germany
- September 1, Stockholm: Finland 2β5 Sweden
Knockout stageβ»
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||
September 8 | |||||||||||||||
September 6 | Russia | 2 | |||||||||||||
E2 | Finland | 0 | United States | 5 | September 10β14 | ||||||||||
NA3 | Russia | 5 | United States | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
September 7 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
September 5 | Canada | 3 | |||||||||||||
E3 | Germany | 1 | Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||
NA2 | Canada | 4 | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinalsβ»
- September 5, Montreal: Germany 1β4 Canada
- September 6, Ottawa: Russia 5β0 Finland
Semifinalsβ»
- September 7, Philadelphia: Canada 3β2 Sweden (2OT)
- September 8, Ottawa: Russia 2β5 United States
Finalsβ»
- September 10, Philadelphia: Canada 4β3 United States (OT)
- September 12, Montreal: United States 5-2 Canada
- September 14, Montreal: United States 5-2 Canada
Statistics and awardsβ»
1996 World Cup of Hockey winners |
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United States 1st title |
Tournament MVPβ»
All-star teamβ»
- Goaltender: Mike Richter
- Defence: Calle Johansson; Chris Chelios
- Forwards: Brett Hull; Mats Sundin; John LeClair
Final standingsβ»
1 | United States |
2 | Canada |
3 | Sweden |
4 | Russia |
5 | Finland |
6 | Germany |
7 | Slovakia |
8 | Czech Republic |
Top scorersβ»
Rk | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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 | Sergei Fedorov | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
9 | Alexander Mogilny | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
10 | Keith Tkachuk | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 44 |
11 | Theoren Fleury | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
- Leading Goaltender: Curtis Joseph (2.31 GAA)
See alsoβ»
- World Cup of Hockey
- List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- International Ice Hockey Federation
- Summit Series
- National Hockey League
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "Spirited Victory for U.S. High Intensity: The Hits Just Keep on Coming in World Cup of Hockey Exhibition". San Jose Mercury News. August 22, 1996. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
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- ^ Canadian Press (September 18, 1996). "No Canadian all-stars chosen". Archived from the original on April 12, 1997. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
External linksβ»
- 1996 World Cup of Hockey
- World Cup of Hockey
- 1996β97 in American ice hockey
- 1996β97 in Canadian ice hockey
- 1996β97 in Czech ice hockey
- 1996β97 in Finnish ice hockey
- 1996β97 in German ice hockey
- 1996β97 in Russian ice hockey
- 1996β97 in Swedish ice hockey
- August 1996 sports events
- September 1996 sports events
- Recurring sporting events established in 1996