1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
tourney_name =IIHF World U20 Championship
year = 1996
other_titles =


size =
caption =
country = United States
dates = December 26, 1995 - January 4, 1996
num_teams = 10
venues =
cities = Boston, MA
winners = Canada
count =
games = 51
goals = 266
attendance =
scoring_leader = flagicon|CAN Jarome Iginla (12 points)
mvp =

The 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 20th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, hosted in Boston, MA. 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.

Among this edition of the tournament's future NHL stars were Milan Hejduk, Miikka Kiprusoff, Chris Drury, and tournament scoring leader Jarome Iginla.

Round Robin

Group A

"ih|SUI and ih|UKR were relegated for the 1997 World Junior Championships."

Playoffs

6TeamBracket-with 3rd
RD1=Quarter finals
RD2=Semi finals
RD3=Final
group1=
group2=
RD1-seed1=A2
RD1-team1=ih|USA
RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2=B3
RD1-team2=ih|SWE
RD1-score2=3
RD1-seed3=B2
RD1-team3=ih|RUS
RD1-score3=6
RD1-seed4=A3
RD1-team4=ih|FIN
RD1-score4=2
RD2-seed1=QF1
RD2-team1=ih|SWE
RD2-score1=8
RD2-seed2=B1
RD2-team2=ih|CZE
RD2-score2=2
RD2-seed3=QF2
RD2-team3=ih|RUS
RD2-score3=3
RD2-seed4=A1
RD2-team4=ih|CAN
RD2-score4=4
RD3-seed1=SF1
RD3-team1=ih|SWE
RD3-score1=1
RD3-seed2=SF2
RD3-team2=CANjh
RD3-score2=4
RD3-seed3=QF1
RD3-team3=ih|CZE
RD3-score3=1
RD3-seed4=QF2
RD3-team4=ih|RUS
RD3-score4=4
RD3-seed5=QF1
RD3-team5=ih|USA
RD3-score5=8
RD3-seed6=QF2
RD3-team6=ih|FIN
RD3-score6=7

coring leaders

References

External links

* [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/1/9/7/7/index1.shtml Hockey Canada 1996 World Juniors Website]
* [http://www.tsn.ca/World_jrs/feature/?fid=1047&hubname= TSN 1996 World Juniors Website]