1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
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The 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1996 WJHC) was the 20th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
, hosted in Massachusetts
. The tournament was won by Canada
– defeating Sweden 4-1 in the gold-medal game – earning Canada their fourth straight gold medal and ninth overall.
Attendance was less than spectacular for the championships in the United States. It would be the last time the US would host the tournament until 2005
in Grand Forks
Among this edition of the tournament's future NHL
stars were Milan Hejduk
, Miikka Kiprusoff
, Chris Drury
, Marco Sturm
, José Theodore
, Mattias Ohlund
, Daymond Langkow
, Sergei Samsonov
and tournament scoring leader Jarome Iginla
.
This was the first World Juniors tournament to implement the 2 groups, round-robin/preliminaries and playoff format. It was also Slovakia
's first appearance at the top level in the junior tournament.
was relegated for the 1997 World Junior Championships
.
IIHF best player awards
and Tychy
Poland
, from December 28 to January 4. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.
Group B
was promoted to Pool A for 1997
.
.
, Bled
, and Kranj
Slovenia
from December 30 to January 3.
Group B
was promoted to Pool B, and was relegated to Pool D for 1997
.
Group B
was promoted to Pool C for 1997
.
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world...
, hosted in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. The tournament was won by Canada
Canada national junior hockey team
The Canadian men's national under 20 ice hockey team is the national under-20 ice hockey team in Canada. The team represents Canada at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship, held annually every December and January...
– defeating Sweden 4-1 in the gold-medal game – earning Canada their fourth straight gold medal and ninth overall.
Attendance was less than spectacular for the championships in the United States. It would be the last time the US would host the tournament until 2005
2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was held between December 25, 2004, and January 4, 2005, at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and at the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States...
in Grand Forks
Among this edition of the tournament's future NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
stars were Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk
Milan Hejduk is a Czech professional ice hockey forward and the captain for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :...
, Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga...
, Chris Drury
Chris Drury
Christopher Drury is an American retired professional ice hockey player. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States, and a...
, Marco Sturm
Marco Sturm
Marco Johann Sturm is a German professional ice hockey winger with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League . Sturm began his career with EV Landshut of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing with the team from 1995 to 1997. Selected 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose...
, José Theodore
José Théodore
José Théodore is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League...
, Mattias Ohlund
Mattias Öhlund
Mattias Öhlund is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Prior to joining the Lightning, he played eleven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks...
, Daymond Langkow
Daymond Langkow
Daymond Randolph Langkow is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League . He was a first round selection, fifth overall, of the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft...
, Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Viktorovich Samsonov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent.- Playing career :Samsonov was drafted by the Boston Bruins eighth overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Boston drafted Joe Thornton first overall in the same draft...
and tournament scoring leader Jarome Iginla
Jarome Iginla
Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . A six-time NHL All-Star, he is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis...
.
This was the first World Juniors tournament to implement the 2 groups, round-robin/preliminaries and playoff format. It was also Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
's first appearance at the top level in the junior tournament.
Group A
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 1 |
Relegation round
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
was relegated for the 1997 World Junior Championships
1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze Medal Game:-Gold Medal Game:-Final standings: was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Pool B:...
.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Scoring leaders
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarome Iginla Jarome Iginla Jarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . A six-time NHL All-Star, he is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis... |
6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Florian Keller Florian Keller Florian Keller is a field hockey player from Germany and the brother of Natascha Keller. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*... |
6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Marco Sturm Marco Sturm Marco Johann Sturm is a German professional ice hockey winger with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League . Sturm began his career with EV Landshut of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing with the team from 1995 to 1997. Selected 21st overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose... |
6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Miika Elomo Miika Elomo Miika Elomo is a retired Finnish ice hockey player.Drafted 23rd overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Elomo played just two games for the Capitals before he was traded in 2000 to the Calgary Flames, although he never played for the organization. He returned to Finland... |
6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Johan Davidsson Johan Davidsson Johan Davidsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He is a long-time Elitserien player and currently captain of HV71, with which he has won the Swedish championship four times.- Playing career :Davidsson wears jersey number 76... |
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Ruslan Shafikov | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Dmitri Nabokov Dmitri Nabokov (ice hockey) Dmitri Viktorovich Nabokov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward.- Draft :He was drafted in the first round, nineteenth overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.- Career :... |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Markus Nilsson | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)| Player | Country | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Théodore José Théodore José Théodore is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League... |
240 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Per-Ragnar Bergkvist | 240 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Magnust Nilsson | 180 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexei Egorov | 358.9 | 17 | 2.84 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Kiprusoff Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga... |
159.3 | 9 | 3.39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Tournament awards
All-star team- Goaltender:
José ThéodoreJosé ThéodoreJosé Théodore is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League... - Defencemen: Nolan BaumgartnerNolan BaumgartnerNolan Baumgartner is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays within the Vancouver Canucks organization of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
,
Mattias ÖhlundMattias ÖhlundMattias Öhlund is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Prior to joining the Lightning, he played eleven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks... - Forwards: Jarome IginlaJarome IginlaJarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . A six-time NHL All-Star, he is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis...
, Johan DavidssonJohan DavidssonJohan Davidsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He is a long-time Elitserien player and currently captain of HV71, with which he has won the Swedish championship four times.- Playing career :Davidsson wears jersey number 76...
,
Alexei Morozov
IIHF best player awards
- Goaltender: José ThéodoreJosé ThéodoreJosé Théodore is a French Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League...
- Defenceman: Mattias ÖhlundMattias ÖhlundMattias Öhlund is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and an alternate captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League . Prior to joining the Lightning, he played eleven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks...
- Forward: Jarome IginlaJarome IginlaJarome Arthur-Leigh Adekunle Tig Junior Elvis Iginla is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . A six-time NHL All-Star, he is the Flames' all-time leader in goals, points, and games played, and is second in assists to Al MacInnis...
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 4th | |
| 5th | |
| 6th | |
| 7th | |
| 8th | |
| 9th | |
| 10th |
Pool B
The second tier was held in SosnowiecSosnowiec
Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
and Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, from December 28 to January 4. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.
Preliminary Round
Group A| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 7 - 2 | 9 - 0 | 16 - 0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 - 7 | 7 - 1 | 5 - 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 - 9 | 1 - 7 | 3 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 - 16 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 3 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 - 1 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 - 5 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 - 5 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 - 5 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 0 |
Final Round
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 5 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 7 - 2 | 7 - 0 | 9 - 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 3 - 5 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 4 | 5 - 1 | 4 - 2 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 - 3 | 4 - 5 | 3 - 1 | 4 - 3 | 5 - 3 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 2 - 7 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 3 | 5 - 0 | 7 - 1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 - 7 | 1 - 5 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 5 | 5 - 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 - 9 | 2 - 4 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 7 | 4 - 5 | ||
was promoted to Pool A for 1997
1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze Medal Game:-Gold Medal Game:-Final standings: was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Pool B:...
.
Relegation Round
was relegated to Pool C for 19971997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze Medal Game:-Gold Medal Game:-Final standings: was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Pool B:...
.
Pool C
Played in JeseniceJesenice
Jesenice is a town and a municipality in Slovenia, on the Slovene side of the Karavanke mountain range, bordering Austria to the north. It is known as the home of Slovenia's largest steel company, Acroni, and the hockey club it sponsors, Acroni Jesenice. The town name derives from the ash tree ,...
, Bled
Bled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
, and Kranj
Kranj
' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
from December 30 to January 3.
Preliminary Round
Group A| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 2 - 1 | 10 - 4 | 10 - 0 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 - 2 | 13 - 0 | 4 - 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 4 - 10 | 0 - 13 | 6 - 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 - 10 | 3 - 4 | 3 - 6 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
 |
 |
 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 7 - 6 | 7 - 2 | 11 - 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6 - 7 | 6 - 4 | 11 - 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 - 7 | 4 - 6 | 8 - 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 3 - 11 | 0 - 11 | 1 - 8 |
Placement Games
- 7th place: 4 - 1
- 5th place: 3 - 2
- 3rd place: 5 - 4
- 1st Place: 6 - 5
was promoted to Pool B, and was relegated to Pool D for 1997
1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze Medal Game:-Gold Medal Game:-Final standings: was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Pool B:...
.
Preliminary Round
Group A| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 4 - 2 | 20 - 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 - 4 | 8 - 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 - 20 | 1 - 8 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |  |
 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 - 2 | 15 - 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 - 5 | 19 - 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 2 - 15 | 2 - 19 |
Placement Games
- 5th place: 10 - 1
- 3rd place: 5 - 4
- 1st Place: 2 - 0
was promoted to Pool C for 1997
1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place game:-Bronze Medal Game:-Gold Medal Game:-Final standings: was relegated for the 1998 World Juniors-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Pool B:...
.