| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Canada United States |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Dates | 20–27 October |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada (1st title) |
Runner-up  | United States |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 31 (4.43 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Cammi Granato (6 points) |
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The 1996 3 Nations Cup was a women's ice hockey tournament held various locations of Ontario and Canton, New York, from October 20–27, 1996. It was the first edition of the 3 Nations Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Canada (H)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Gold medal game |
| 2 | United States (H)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Finland
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 0 |
| 20 October 19:00 EDT | Canada | 4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Finland | Jim Durrell Arena, Ottawa |
| Lesley Reddon | Goalies | Liisa-Maria Sneck | |||||||||||||||
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| 21 October 19:00 EDT | United States | 3–4 | Canada | Cornwall Civic Complex, Cornwall |
| Erin Whitten | Goalies | Manon Rhéaume Danielle Dube | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 32 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 October 19:30 EDT | Finland | 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | United States | Appleton Arena, Canton |
| Tuula Puputti | Goalies | Erin Whitten | ||||||||||||
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| 12 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 23 October 19:00 EDT | Canada | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Finland | Cataraqui Arena, Kingston Attendance: 1,000 |
| Manon Rhéaume | Goalies | Tuula Puputti | ||||||||||||
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| 29 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 24 October 19:00 EDT | United States | 2–1 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT 1–0) | Canada | Smiths Falls Memorial Centre, Smiths Falls Attendance: 1,650 |
| Erin Whitten | Goalies | Danielle Dube Lesley Reddon | |||||||||
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| 25 October 18:00 EDT | Finland | 3–4 (1–1, 2–2, 0–1) | United States | Jim Durrell Arena, Ottawa Attendance: 250 (approx.) |
| Liisa-Maria Sneck | Goalies | Sarah Tueting | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 27 October 15:00 EST | Canada | 1–0 (0–0, 0–0, 1–0) | United States | Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 4,200 |
| Danielle Dube | Goalies | Erin Whitten | |||
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| 20 | Shots | 27 | |||
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Only the top ten skaters, sorted by points, then goals, are included in this list.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pos |
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| Cammi Granato |
5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | F |
| Steph O'Sullivan |
5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | F |
| Sari Fisk |
4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | F |
| Nancy Deschamps |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | F |
| Nancy Drolet |
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | F |
| Shelley Looney |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | F |
| Angela James |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | F |
| Amanda Benoit |
5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | F |
| Pirjo Nieminen |
4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | D |
| Sandra Whyte |
5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | F |
Source: Hockey Canada
The four goaltenders, based on goals against average, who played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
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| Danielle Dube |
130:00 | 3 | 1.38 | — | — | 1 |
| Erin Whitten |
240:00 | 7 | 1.75 | 78 | .910 | 0 |
| Tuula Puputti |
120:00 | 6 | 3.00 | — | — | 0 |
| Liisa-Maria Sneck |
120:00 | 8 | 4.00 | — | — | 0 |
Source: Hockey Canada
