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PrivacyThe 1996 World Cup Tournament
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the Canada Cup, which was held every 3 to 5 years from 1976 to 1991 and was the first international hockey championship to allow nations to field their top players. The first edition of the World Cup in 1996 featured eight teams divided into two groups. The European Group, whose games were all played in Europe, 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 invitations, or because of injuries. 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 games. All playoff games were played in North America. The tournament did see some controversy after the Canada-Russia 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's coach Boris Mikhailov echoed a similar sentiment after the game saying "It was the referees' victory", as Team Russia had felt there was "biased officiating". In the best-of-three final, Canada won the first game, in Philadelphia, 4–3 in overtime. Then the USA recorded a memorable pair of 5–2 victories in Montreal to win the series. |
World Hockey Main Page 1976 Canada Cup Recap |
| Final Standings Overall | |||||||
| Country | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 12 |
| Canada | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 10 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
| Germany | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| First Round Results | |||||||
| Date | Visitor | Home | Venue | ||||
| Aug. 26 | Germany 1 | Sweden 6 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Aug. 27 | Finland 7 | Czech Rep. 3 | Helsinki, Finland | ||||
| Aug. 28 | Germany 3 | Finland 8 | Helsinki, Finland | ||||
| Aug. 29 | Sweden 3 | Czech Rep. 0 | Prague, Czech Republic | ||||
| Russia 3 | Canada 5 | Vancouver, Canada | |||||
| Aug. 31 | Czech Rep. 1 | Germany 7 | Garmisch, Germany | ||||
| Slovakia 4 | Russia 7 | Montreal, Canada | |||||
| Canada 3 | USA 5 | Philadelphia, USA | |||||
| Sept. 1 | Finland 2 | Sweden 5 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
| Canada 3 | Slovakia 2 | Ottawa, Canada | |||||
| Sept. 2 | Russia 2 | USA 5 | New York, USA | ||||
| Sept. 3 | USA 9 | Slovakia 3 | New York, USA | ||||
| Second Round Results | |||||||
| Date | Visitor | Home | Venue | ||||
| Sept. 5 | Germany 1 | Canada 4 | Montreal, Canada | ||||
| Sept. 6 | Russia 5 | Finland 0 | Ottawa, Canada | ||||
| Third Round Results | |||||||
| Date | Visitor | Home | Venue | ||||
| Sept. 7 | Canada 3 | Sweden 2 OT | Philadelphia, USA | ||||
| Sept. 8 | Russia 2 | USA 5 | Ottawa, Canada | ||||
| Championship Results | |||||||
| Date | Visitor | Home | Venue | ||||
| Sept. 10 | Canada 4 | USA 3 OT | Philadelphia, USA | ||||
| Sept. 12 | USA 5 | Canada 2 | Montreal, Canada | ||||
| Sept. 14 | Canada 2 | USA 5 | Montreal, Canada | ||||
(USA Wins Championship 2-1) |
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| Leading Scorers | ||||||
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Brett Hull | USA | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| John LeClair | USA | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| Mats Sundin | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Brendan Shanahan | Canada | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Doug Weight | USA | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| Wayne Gretzky | Canada | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Brian Leetch | USA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Paul Coffey | Canada | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Keith Tkachuk | USA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 44 |
| Theoren Fleury | Canada | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Sergei Fedorov | Russia | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Eric Lindros | Canada | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Alex Mogilny | Russia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Modano | USA | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Tony Amonte | USA | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Calle Johansson | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Goaltending Leaders | |||||||||
| Goaltender | Team | GP | MINS | GA | SO | AVG. | W | L | T |
| Mike Richter | USA | 6 | 370 | 15 | 0 | 2.43 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Joseph | CAN | 7 | 468 | 18 | 0 | 2.31 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Tournament MVP - Mike Richter, USA
All Tournament Team
G - Mike Richter (USA)
D - Chris Chelios (USA)
D - Calle Johansson (Sweden)
F - Brett Hull (USA)
F - John LeClair (USA)
F - Mats Sundin (Sweden)