1996 Sweden Hockey Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sweden |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8-11 February 1996 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Czech Republic |
| Third place | Russia |
| Fourth place | Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 40 (6.67 per game) |
| Attendance | 43,865 (7,311 per game) |
| Scoring leader | Jiří Vykoukal (5 points) |
The 1996 Sweden Hockey Games were played between February 8–12, 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden. The Czech Republic, Sweden, Russia and Canada played a round-robin for a total of four games per team and 10 games in total. All of the games were played in the Globen in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was won by Sweden.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
Source: swehockey[1]
Games
All times are local. Stockholm – (Central European Time – UTC+1)
| 8 February 1996 | Czech Republic | 6–2 (2–1, 2–0, 2–1) | Russia | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 1,113 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Petr Briza | Goalies | Alexei Tikhomirov | Referee: Robert Lathi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 5 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 February 1996 | Sweden | 7–1 (3–1, 3–0, 1–0) | Canada | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 13,850 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boo Ahl | Goalies | Referee: Frantisek Rejthar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 February 1996 | Russia | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Sweden | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 10,183 |
| Game reference | |||||
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| Alexei Tikhomirov | Goalies | Boo Ahl | Referee: | ||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||
| 13 | Shots | 34 | |||
| 9 February 1996 | Canada | 1–6 (0–1, 0–3, 1–2) | Czech Republic | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 3,821 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Goalies | Petr Briza | Referee: Marko Lepaus | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 February 1996 | Russia | 7–3 (3–0, 0–1, 4–2) | Canada | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 4,227 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alexei Tikhomirov | Goalies | Referee: Roger Öberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 24 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 February 1996 | Sweden | 3-2 (0–1, 0–1, 3–0) | Czech Republic | Globen, Stockholm Attendance: 10,671 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Boo Ahl | Goalies | Petr Briza | Referee: | ||||||||||||||
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| 41 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiří Vykoukal | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | D |
| 2 | Robert Reichel | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | F |
| 3 | Radek Bělohlav | Finland | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | F |
| 4 | Sergei Berezin | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 5 | Denis Afinogenov | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey[2]
Goaltending leaders
Tournament awards
The tournament directorate named the following players in the tournament 199X:[3]
- Best goalkeeper: Petr Bříza
- Best defenceman: Tommy Sjödin
- Best forward: Sergei Berezin
Media All-Star Team:
- Goaltender: Petr Bříza
- Defence: Roger Johansson, Drahomír Kadlec
- Forwards: Sergei Berezin, Robert Reichel, Thomas Forslund
References
- ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 1996 Standings" (PDF). swehockey.se. swehockey. 1996-02-11. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Sweden Hockey Games 1996 Scoring Leaders". quanthockey.com. quanthockey. 1996-02-11. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Best players by position".
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External links
- Hockeyarchives (in French)