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The 1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 60th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 36 countries participated in several levels of competition, with Slovakia making their first appearance in the top Champions Group A, in their fourth tournament since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the formation of the separate Czech Republic and Slovakia men's national ice hockey teams. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1997 competition.

1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Austria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21 April – 5 May
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (7th title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  United States
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored249 (6.23 per game)
Attendance186,830 (4,671 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Canada Yanic Perreault 9 points
← 1995
1997 →

The top Championship Group A tournament took place in Austria from 21 April to 5 May 1996, with all games played in Vienna. Twelve teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of six, with the first four from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. The Czech Republic beat Canada in the final to become World Champions for the first time. The final game was tied at two apiece before Martin Procházka scored with nineteen seconds left, followed by an empty net goal to seal the victory.[1] In the bronze medal game, Brian Rolston scored at 4:48 of overtime to win the first medal in 34 years for team USA.[2][3] The unfortunate Russians, competing in their fifth tournament since being created after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, did not lose a game in regulation time in the entire tournament, but finished fourth.

World Championship Group A (Austria)

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First round

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Russia 5 5 0 0 23 8 +15 10
2   United States 5 3 0 2 15 14 +1 6
3   Canada 5 2 1 2 17 15 +2 5
4   Germany 5 2 0 3 12 11 +1 4
5   Slovakia 5 1 1 3 13 16 −3 3
6   Austria 5 1 0 4 3 19 −16 2
Source: [citation needed]
21 AprilGermany  1–2  Russia
21 AprilCanada  3–3  Slovakia
22 AprilAustria  1–5  United States
22 AprilRussia  6–2  Slovakia
23 AprilUnited States  4–2  Germany
23 AprilAustria  0–4  Canada
24 AprilGermany  5–1  Canada
25 AprilAustria  2–1  Slovakia
25 AprilUnited States  1–3  Russia
26 AprilAustria  0–3  Germany
26 AprilRussia  6–4  Canada
27 AprilUnited States  4–3  Slovakia
28 AprilAustria  0–6  Russia
28 AprilCanada  5–1  United States
29 AprilSlovakia  4–1  Germany

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 27 12 +15 9
2   Finland 5 2 2 1 23 15 +8 6
3   Sweden 5 2 2 1 14 12 +2 6
4   Italy 5 2 1 2 20 26 −6 5
5   Norway 5 1 2 2 6 11 −5 4
6   France 5 0 0 5 12 26 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
21 AprilCzech Republic  3–1  Sweden
21 AprilFinland  1–1  Norway
22 AprilFrance  5–6  Italy
23 AprilItaly  4–0  Norway
23 AprilFinland  2–4  Czech Republic
24 AprilSweden  2–1  France
24 AprilNorway  2–2  Czech Republic
25 AprilFrance  3–6  Finland
25 AprilSweden  3–3  Italy
26 AprilItaly  2–9  Finland
27 AprilCzech Republic  9–2  France
27 AprilSweden  3–0  Norway
28 AprilItaly  5–9  Czech Republic
28 AprilFinland  5–5  Sweden
29 AprilNorway  3–1  France

Playoff round

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal

 

          

 

30 April

 

 

  United States3

 

3 May

 

  Sweden2

 

  United States0

 

1 May

 

  Czech Republic5

 

  Czech Republic6

 

5 May

 

  Germany1

 

  Czech Republic4

 

30 April

 

  Canada2

 

  Finland1

 

3 May

 

  Canada3

 

  Canada (GWS)3

 

1 May

 

  Russia2Third place

 

  Russia5

 

4 May

 

  Italy2

 

  Russia3

 

 

  United States (OT)4

 

Quarterfinals

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30 AprilUnited States  3–2  Sweden
30 AprilFinland  1–3  Canada
1 MayRussia  5–2  Italy
1 MayCzech Republic  6–1  Germany

Consolation round 11–12 place

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1 MayAustria  3–6  France
2 MayAustria  3–6  France

Austria was relegated to Group B.

Semifinals

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3 MayUnited States  0–5  Czech Republic
3 MayCanada  3–2 (GWS)  Russia

Match for third place

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4 MayRussia  3–4 (OT)  United States

Final

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5 May
15:00		Czech Republic  4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)		  CanadaWiener Stadthalle, Wien
Attendance: 9,500
Roman TurekGoaliesCurtis JosephReferee:
  Müller
Linesmen:
  Rautavuori
  Rönnmark
0–105:29 − Steve Thomas
Robert Lang – 07:491–1
Robert Lang – 26:022–1
2–229:40 − Steve Thomas
Martin Procházka – 59:413–2
Jiří Kučera – 59:544–2

World Championship Group B (Netherlands)

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Played 10–20 April in Eindhoven. Latvia won at this level for the first time. In their final game, superb goaltending by Artūrs Irbe kept them in it, and a late tying goal by Oļegs Znaroks sealed the tournament victory.[3] The final game had high drama for the host crowd, the Japanese and Danish teams among them. If the Netherlands were to lose to Poland, they would finish last and be relegated, a tie and Japan would be last, a win and Denmark would be last. A third period goal by Poland sealed Japan's fate.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13   Latvia 7 6 1 0 41 16 +25 13
14    Switzerland 7 5 1 1 37 13 +24 11
15   Belarus 7 5 0 2 29 18 +11 10
16   Great Britain 7 4 1 2 29 23 +6 9
17   Poland 7 1 2 4 18 27 −9 4
18   Denmark 7 1 1 5 14 32 −18 3[a]
19   Netherlands 7 1 1 5 12 35 −23 3[b]
20   Japan 7 0 3 4 14 30 −16 3[c]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 head-to-head points
  • ^ 2 head-to-head points
  • ^ 1 head-to-head point

    • Latvia was promoted to Group A while Japan was relegated to Group C.

    10 AprilLatvia  6–5  Great Britain
    10 AprilPoland  3–3  Japan
    10 AprilNetherlands  0–3  Denmark
    10 AprilSwitzerland  2–4  Belarus
    11 AprilJapan  1–6  Latvia
    11 AprilGreat Britain  2–7   Switzerland
    12 AprilDenmark  3–4  Poland
    12 AprilNetherlands  2–3  Belarus
    13 AprilLatvia  5–3  Denmark
    13 AprilSwitzerland  7–2  Japan
    13 AprilGreat Britain  4–2  Poland
    14 AprilNetherlands  2–6  Great Britain
    14 AprilLatvia  4–1  Belarus
    15 AprilDenmark  1–10   Switzerland
    15 AprilPoland  3–6  Belarus
    15 AprilJapan  1–2  Netherlands
    16 AprilLatvia  4–2  Poland
    16 AprilJapan  3–3  Great Britain
    17 AprilBelarus  6–1  Denmark
    17 AprilSwitzerland  5–1  Netherlands
    18 AprilPoland  2–5   Switzerland
    18 AprilNetherlands  3–15  Latvia
    19 AprilBelarus  7–2  Japan
    19 AprilGreat Britain  5–1  Denmark
    20 AprilBelarus  2–4  Great Britain
    20 AprilDenmark  2–2  Japan
    20 AprilSwitzerland  1–1  Latvia
    20 AprilPoland  2–2  Netherlands

    World Championship Group C (Slovenia)

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    Played 22–31 March in Jesenice and Kranj. For the fourth year in row the Kazakhs and Ukrainians met in Group C. For the first time the Kazakhs came out on top, and it was the difference in winning the tournament.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    21   Kazakhstan 7 6 0 1 51 10 +41 12
    22   Ukraine 7 6 0 1 40 13 +27 12
    23   Slovenia 7 5 0 2 41 19 +22 10
    24   Hungary 7 3 1 3 34 25 +9 7
    25   Estonia 7 3 1 3 36 29 +7 7
    26   Romania 7 3 0 4 32 27 +5 6
    27   China 7 1 0 6 17 68 −51 2
    28   Croatia 7 0 0 7 11 71 −60 0
    Source: [citation needed]

    Kazakhstan was promoted to Group B while Croatia was relegated to Group D.

    22 MarchRomania  9–2  Croatia
    22 MarchEstonia  13–2  China
    22 MarchUkraine  4–1  Hungary
    22 MarchSlovenia  2–4  Kazakhstan
    23 MarchHungary  2–7  Kazakhstan
    23 MarchSlovenia  4–1  Romania
    23 MarchChina  2–7  Ukraine
    23 MarchEstonia  10–2  Croatia
    25 MarchSlovenia  6–3  Estonia
    25 MarchUkraine  11–1  Croatia
    25 MarchRomania  3–5  Hungary
    25 MarchKazakhstan  15–0  China
    26 MarchChina  3–11  Romania
    26 MarchKazakhstan  12–0  Croatia
    26 MarchHungary  5–5  Estonia
    26 MarchSlovenia  2–4  Ukraine
    28 MarchRomania  2–3  Estonia
    28 MarchCroatia  4–6  China
    28 MarchKazakhstan  3–2  Ukraine
    28 MarchSlovenia  4–3  Hungary
    29 MarchUkraine  7–2  Romania
    29 MarchCroatia  0–10  Hungary
    29 MarchEstonia  0–7  Kazakhstan
    29 MarchSlovenia  10–2  China
    31 MarchUkraine  5–2  Estonia
    31 MarchSlovenia  13–2  Croatia
    31 MarchRomania  4–3  Kazakhstan
    31 MarchChina  2–8  Hungary

    World Championship Group D (Lithuania)

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    Played in Kaunas and Elektrenai 25–31 March. To narrow the field of the bottom tier to eight nations, two regional qualifying tournaments were used.

    Qualifying round

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    Group 1 (Australia)

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    Played 5 and 6 November 1995 in Sydney.

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1   Australia 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 4
    2   New Zealand 2 0 0 2 2 12 −10 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    5 November 1995Australia  6–0  New Zealand
    6 November 1995Australia  6–2  New Zealand

    Group 2 (Israel)

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    Played 27–29 January 1996 in Metulla.

    The Greek team originally won both their games, but it was later found that they had used ineligible players. Both games were declared 5–0 forfeits in favour of the opposing team.[3]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1   Israel 2 2 0 0 24 0 +24 4
    2   Turkey 2 1 0 1 5 19 −14 2
    3   Greece 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    27 January 1996Israel  1–4
    5–0 by default    		  Greece
    28 January 1996Turkey  0–19
    5–0 by default    		  Greece
    29 January 1996Israel  19–0  Turkey

    First round

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    Group 1

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    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1   Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 14 5 +9 6
    2   Spain 3 1 1 1 15 6 +9 3
    3   South Korea 3 1 1 1 15 10 +5 3
    4   Australia 3 0 0 3 8 31 −23 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    25 MarchYugoslavia  7–1  Australia
    25 MarchSpain  1–1  South Korea
    26 MarchSpain  11–1  Australia
    26 MarchYugoslavia  3–1  South Korea
    27 MarchSouth Korea  13–6  Australia
    27 MarchYugoslavia  4–3  Spain

    Group 2

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    The Israeli team, that had qualified for the tournament after the Greek forfeits, had to forfeit its first two games because they used two Russian players who did not have the proper clearance to play.[3]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1   Lithuania 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 6
    2   Belgium 3 2 0 1 10 13 −3 4
    3   Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 2
    4   Israel 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    25 MarchBulgaria  3–3
    5–0 by default    		  Israel
    25 MarchLithuania  11–2  Belgium
    26 MarchBelgium  3–2  Bulgaria
    26 MarchLithuania  7–2
    5–0 by default    		  Israel
    27 MarchBelgium  5–0  Israel
    27 MarchLithuania  3–0  Bulgaria

    Final Round 29–32 Place

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    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    29   Lithuania 3 3 0 0 25 4 +21 6
    30   Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 4
    31   Spain 3 1 0 2 10 16 −6 2
    32   Belgium 3 0 0 3 5 22 −17 0
    Source: [citation needed]

    Host Lithuania won all five games to earn promotion to Group C.

    29 MarchYugoslavia  5–2  Belgium
    29 MarchLithuania  11–1  Spain
    31 MarchSpain  6–1  Belgium
    31 MarchLithuania  3–1  Yugoslavia

    Consolation round 33–36 place

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    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    33   South Korea 3 2 1 0 22 13 +9 5
    34   Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 14 10 +4 4
    35   Israel 3 1 1 1 10 10 0 3
    36   Australia 3 0 0 3 12 25 −13 0
    Source: [citation needed]
    28 MarchBulgaria  5–4  Australia
    28 MarchIsrael  3–3  South Korea
    30 MarchIsrael  7–2  Australia
    30 MarchSouth Korea  6–4  Bulgaria

    Ranking and statistics

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     1996 IIHF World Championship winners 
     
    Czech Republic
    1st title

    Tournament awards

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    Final standings

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    The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

        Czech Republic
        Canada
        United States
    4   Russia
    5   Finland
    6   Sweden
    7   Italy
    8   Germany
    9   Norway
    10   Slovakia
    11   France
    12   Austria

    Scoring leaders

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    List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

    Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
      Yanic Perreault 8 6 3 9 +4 0 F
      Robert Lang 8 5 4 9 +7 2 F
      Sergei Berezin 8 4 5 9 +2 2 F
      Alexei Yashin 8 4 5 9 +4 4 F
      Travis Green 8 5 3 8 +2 8 F
      Teemu Selänne 8 5 3 8 +7 0 F
      Bruno Zarrillo 6 4 4 8 +4 4 F
      Dmitri Kvartalnov 8 4 4 8 0 4 F
      Robert Reichel 8 4 4 8 +8 0 F
      Pavel Patera 8 3 5 8 +1 2 F

    Source: [1]

    Leading goaltenders

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    Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

    Player MIP GA GAA SVS% SO
      Rob Schistad 240 6 1.50 .971 0
      Andrei Trefilov 310 6 1.16 .956 0
      Roman Turek 480 15 1.88 .952 1
      Boo Ahl 300 10 2.00 .942 1
      Klaus Merk 299 16 3.21 .938 1

    Source: [2]

    Citations

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    1. ^ Duplacey page 508
  • ^ Podnieks page 160
  • ^ a b c d Summary at Passionhockey.com

    • See also

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    References

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