the game. Tony Amonte scored the game-winning goal. Rosters Venues North American pool and playoffs Corel Centre – Ottawa, Canada CoreStates Center – Philadelphia, U.S. General Motors Place – Vancouver, Canada Madison Square Garden – New York City, U.S. Molson Centre – Montreal, Canada European pool Garmisch Olympia Stadium – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Globen – Stockholm, Sweden Helsinki Ice Hall – Helsinki, Finland Sportovní hala – Prague, Czech Republic Results Exhibition Games (incomplete list) Russia 5–4 Finland (Moscow) Sweden 2–3 Russia (Stockholm) Germany 2–4 Russia (Landshut) Canada 4–4 Russia (Calgary) United States 4–6 Russia (Detroit) United States 1–3 Canada (Vancouver) Canada 5–7 United States (San Jose) Slovakia 4–7 Canada (Edmonton) Slovakia 2–9 United States (Providence) North American pool Scores August 29, Vancouver: Russia 3–5 Canada August 31, Montreal: Slovakia 4–7 Russia August 31, Philadelphia: Canada 3–5 United States September 1, Ottawa: Canada 3–2 Slovakia September 2, New York City: Russia 2–5 United States September 3, New York City: United States 9–3 Slovakia European pool Scores August 26, Stockholm: Germany 1–6 Sweden August 27, Helsinki: Finland 7–3 Czech Republic August 28, Helsinki: Germany 3–8 Finland August 29, Prague: Sweden 3–0 Czech Republic August 31, Garmisch: Czech Republic 1–7 Germany September 1, Stockholm: Finland 2–5 Sweden Knockout stage Quarterfinals September 5, Montreal: Germany 1–4 Canada September 6, Ottawa: Russia 5–0 Finland Semifinals September 7, Philadelphia: Canada 3–2 Sweden (2OT) September 8, Ottawa: Russia 2–5 United States Finals September 10, Philadelphia: Canada 4–3 United States (OT) September 12, Montreal: United States 5–2 Canada September 14, Montreal: Canada 2–5 United States Statistics and awards Tournament MVP Mike Richter All-star team Goaltender: Mike Richter Defence: Calle Johansson; Chris Chelios Forwards: Brett Hull; Mats Sundin; John LeClair Final standings Top scorers Leading Goaltender: Curtis Joseph (2.31 GAA) See also World Cup of Hockey List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players 2004 World Cup of Hockey International Ice Hockey Federation Summit Series National Hockey League References External links Southam Newspapers' 1996 World Cup of Hockey page Toronto Star's 1996 World Cup of Hockey page Canoe Sports' 1996 World Cup of Hockey page LCS Hockey's 1996 World Cup of Hockey page World Cup of Hockey 1996–97 in American ice hockey 1996–97 in Canadian ice hockey 1996–97 in Czech ice hockey 1996–97 in Finnish ice hockey 1996–97 in German ice hockey 1996–97 in Russian ice hockey 1996–97 in Swedish ice hockey August 1996 sports events September 1996 sports