1996 WORLD CUP HOCKEY SCHEDULE and RESULTS

FIRST ROUND

  1. Monday, August 26 in Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden defeats Germany 6-1

    	 1. Sweden: Lidstrom (1st)	 2. Sweden: Nylander (1st)	 3. Sweden: Sundin (1st)
	 4. Sweden: Dahlen (1st)	 5. Sweden: Sundstrom (1st)	 6. Sweden: Garpenlov (1st)
	 7. Germany: MacKay (1st)
  2. Tuesday, August 27 in Helsinki, Finland: Finland defeats Czech Republic 7-3

    	 1. Czech Rep.: Bonk (1st)	 2. Finland: Peltonen (1st)	 3. Finland: Ylonen (1st)
	 4. Finland: Selanne (1st)	 5. Finland: Lumme (1st)	 6. Finland: Ojanen (1st)
	 7. Czech Rep.: Reichel (1st)	 8. Finland: Ruuttu (1st)	 9. Finland: Lumme (2nd)
	10. Czech Rep.: Dopita (1st)
  3. Wednesday, August 28 in Helsinki, Finland: Finland defeats Germany 8-3

    	 1. Finland: Virta (1st)	 2. Finland: Kurri (1st)	 3. Finland: Lehtinen (1st)
	 4. Germany: Nowak (1st)	 5. Finland: Selanne (2nd)	 6. Finland: Nieminen (1st)
	 7. Germany: Pyka (1st)		 8. Finland: Lehtinen (2nd)	 9. Finland: Stromberg (1st)
	10. Finland: Koivu (1st)	11. Germany: Hecht (1st)
  4. Thursday, August 29 in Prague, Czech Rep.: Sweden defeats Czech Republic 3-0

    	 1. Sweden: Sundin (2nd)	 2. Sweden: C. Johansson (1st)	 3. Sweden: Bergqvist (1st)
  5. Thursday, August 29 in Vancouver, Canada: Canada defeats Russia 5-3

    	 1. Russia: Kovalev (1st)	 2. Canada: Damphousse (1st)	 3. Canada: Desjardins (1st)
	 4. Canada: Shanahan (1st)	 5. Russia: Malakhov (1st)	 6. Russia: Fedorov (1st)
	 7. Canada: Sakic (1st)		 8. Canada: Fleury (1st)
  6. Saturday, August 31 in Garmisch, Germany: Germany defeats Czech Republic 7-1

    	 1. Germany: Ludeman (1st)	 2. Germany: Rumrich (1st)	 3. Germany: Benda(1st)
	 4. Germany: Brandl (1st)	 5. Germany: Doucet (1st)	 6. Czech Rep.: Jagr (1st)
	 7. Germany: Benda (2nd)	 8. Germany: Lupzig (1st)
  7. Saturday, August 31 in Montreal, Canada: Russia defeats Slovakia 7-4

    	 1. Slovakia: Baca (1st)	 2. Russia: Fedorov (2nd)	 3. Slovakia: Bondra (1st)
	 4. Russia: Mogilny (1st)	 5. Russia: Mogilny (2nd)	 6. Slovakia: Palffy (1st)
	 7. Russia: Kozlov (1st)	 8. Russia: Fedorov (3rd)	 9. Slovakia: Ciger (1st)
	10. Russia: Gonchar (1st)	11. Russia: Nemchinov (1st)
  8. Saturday, August 31 in Philadelphia, U.S.A.: United States defeats Canada 5-3

    	 1. U.S.A.: LeClair (1st)	 2. Canada: Gretzky (1st)	 3. Canada: Messier (1st)
	 4. U.S.A.: Weight (1st)	 5. U.S.A.: Young (1st)	 	 6. U.S.A.: Hull (1st)
	 7. Canada: Gretzky (2nd)	 8. U.S.A.: Hull (2nd)
  9. Sunday, September 1 in Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden defeats Finland 5-2

    	 1. Finland: Selanne (3rd)	 2. Finland: Nieminen (2nd)	 3. Sweden: Sundstrom (2nd)
	 4. Sweden: Lidstrom (2nd)	 5. Sweden: Sundin (3rd)	 6. Sweden: Forsberg (1st)
	 7. Sweden: Sundin (4th)
  10. Sunday, September 1 in Ottawa, Canada: Canada defeats Slovakia 3-2

    	 1. Canada: Damphousse (2nd)	 2. Slovakia: Bondra (2nd)	 3. Slovakia: Kolnik (1st)
	 4. Canada: Fleury (2nd)	 5. Canada: Yzerman (1st)
  11. Monday, September 2 in New York, U.S.A.: United States defeats Russia 5-2

    	 1. U.S.A.: Deadmarsh (1st)	 2. U.S.A.: LeClair (2nd)	 3. U.S.A.: Tkachuk (1st)
	 4. U.S.A.: LaFontaine (1st)	 5. Russia: Tverdovsky (1st)	 6. U.S.A.: Weight (2nd)
	 7. Russia: Kovalenko (1st)
  12. Tuesday, September 3 in New York, U.S.A.: United States defeats Slovakia 9-3

    	 1. Slovakia: Bondra (3rd)	 2. U.S.A.: Tkachuk (2nd) 	 3. U.S.A.: Weight (3rd)
	 4. U.S.A.: LeClair (3rd)	 5. U.S.A.: Tkachuk (3rd)	 6. U.S.A.: Schneider (1st)
	 7. Slovakia: Ilavsky (1st)	 8. U.S.A.: Tkachuk (4th)	 9. U.S.A.: Otto (1st)
	10. U.S.A.: Modano (1st)	11. U.S.A.: Modano (2nd)	12. Slovakia: Rybovic (1st)
QUARTER-FINALS

  1. Thursday, September 5 in Montreal, Canada: Canada defeats Germany 4-1

    	 1. Canada: Gretzky (3rd)	 2. Canada: Shanahan (2nd)	 3. Germany: Draisaitl (1st)
	 4. Canada: Linden (1st)	 5. Canada: Brind'Amour (1st)
  2. Friday, September 6 in Ottawa, Canada: Russia defeats Finland 5-0

    	 1. Russia: Kovalev (2nd)	 2. Russia: Gonchar (2nd)	 3. Russia: Nikolishin (1st)
	 4. Russia: Yushkevich (1st)	 5. Russia: Kovalenko (2nd)
SEMI-FINALS

  1. Saturday, September 7 in Philadelphia, U.S.A.: Canada defeats Sweden 3-2 (2nd OT)

    	 1. Canada: Lindros (1st)	 2. Canada: Niedermayer (1st)	 3. Sweden: Albelin (1st)
	 4. Sweden: Nylander (2nd)	 5. Canada: Fleury (3rd)
  2. Sunday, September 8 in Ottawa, Canada: United States defeats Russia 5-2

    	 1. U.S.A.: LaFontaine (2nd)	 2. U.S.A.: Hull (3rd)	 	 3. Russia: Berezin (1st)
	 4. U.S.A.: Amonte (1st)	 5. U.S.A.: Hull (4th)	 	 6. Russia: Zubov (1st)
	 7. U.S.A.: Schneider (2nd)
WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP (best-of-three)

  1. Tuesday, September 10 in Philadelphia, U.S.A.: Canada defeats United States 4-3 (1st OT)

    	 1. Canada: Lindros (2nd)	 2. U.S.A.: D. Hatcher (1st)	 3. U.S.A.: D. Hatcher (2nd)
	 4. Canada: Lemieux (1st)	 5. Canada: Fleury (4th)	 6. U.S.A.: LeClair (4th)
	 7. Canada: Yzerman (2nd)
  2. Thursday, September 12 in Montreal, Canada: United States defeats Canada 5-2

    	 1. U.S.A.: LeClair (5th)	 2. Canada: Shanahan (3rd)	 3. U.S.A.: LeClair (6th)
	 4. U.S.A.: Hull (5th)		 5. Canada: Sakic (2nd)	 	 6. U.S.A.: Tkachuk (5th)
	 7. U.S.A.: Young (2nd)
  3. Saturday, September 14 in Montreal, Canada: United States defeats Canada 5-2

    	 1. U.S.A.: Hull (6th)	 	 2. Canada: Lindros (3rd)	 3. Canada: Foote (1st)
	 4. U.S.A.: Hull (7th)		 5. U.S.A.: Amonte (2nd)	 6. U.S.A.: D. Hatcher (3rd)
	 7. U.S.A.: Deadmarsh (2nd)
Richard Crowe (rcrowe@hubble.uhh.hawaii.edu)