1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | December 26, 1995 - January 4, 1996 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 266 (5.22 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Jarome Iginla (12 points) |
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
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:CANjh | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 8 |
| United States
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 4 |
 Finland
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
 Switzerland
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
 Ukraine
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
 Russia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
 Sweden
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
 Slovakia
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
 Germany
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 1 |
Relegation Round
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| Ukraine
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
Switzerland and Ukraine were relegated for the 1997 World Junior Championships.
Playoffs
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Scoring leaders
| Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarome Iginla | Canada |
6 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Florian Keller | Germany |
6 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Marco Sturm | Germany |
6 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Miika Elomo | Finland |
6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Johan Davidsson | Sweden |
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Ruslan Shafikov | Russia |
7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Dmitri Nabakov | Russia |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Markus Nilsson | Sweden |
7 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Player | Country | MINS | GA | GAA | SO | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Theodore | Canada |
240 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Perragnar Bergkvist | Sweden |
240 | 6 | 1.50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Magnust Nilsson | Sweden |
180 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexei Egorov | Russia |
358.9 | 17 | 2.84 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Miikka Kiprusoff | Finland |
159.3 | 9 | 3.39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Tournament awards
- All-star team[citation needed]
- Goaltender:
Jose Theodore - Defencemen: Nolan Baumgartner,
Mattias Ohlund - Forwards: Jarome Iginla, Johan Davidsson,
Alexei Morozov
- IIHF best player awards[citation needed]
- Goaltender: Jose Theodore
- Defenceman: Mattias Ohlund
- Forward: Jarome Iginla
Final standings
| Team | |
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Sweden
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Russia
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| 4th | Czech Republic
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| 5th | United States
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| 6th | Finland
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| 7th | Slovakia
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| 8th | Germany
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| 9th | Switzerland
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| 10th | Ukraine
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