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The World Cup

Formed jointly by the NHL and the NHL Players Association in cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation. The inaugural World Cup held games in nine different cities throughout North America and Europe, the most ever by a single international hockey tournament.

1996 World Cup

Round Robin Standings

European Pool	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
Sweden	3	0	6	14	3
Finland	2	1	4	17	11
Germany	1	2	2	11	15
Czech Republic	0	3	0	4	17

North American Pool	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
United States	3	0	6	19	8
Canada	2	1	4	11	10
Russia	1	2	2	12	14
Slovakia	0	3	0	10	18

Semifinals

Date	City	Score
9/7	Philadelphia	Canada 3, Sweden 2 (OT)
9/8	Ottawa	United States 5, Russia 2

Finals (Best of 3)

Date	City	Score
9/10	Philadelphia	Canada 4, United States 3 (OT)
9/12	Montreal	United States 5, Canada 2
9/14	Montreal	United States 5, Canada 2

Leading Scorers

1. Brett Hull, USA (7-4—11); 2. John LeClair, USA (6-4—10); 3. Mats Sundin, Sweden (4-3—7); Wayne Gretzky, Canada (3-4—7); Doug Weight, USA (3-4—7); Paul Coffey, Canada (0-7—7); Brian Leetch, USA (0-7—7).

All-Tournament Team

Goal—Mike Richter, USA; Defense—Calle Johansson, Sweden and Chris Chelios, USA; Forwards—Brett Hull, USA; John LeClair, USA and Mats Sundin, Sweden. Tournament MVP—Mike Richter, USA.

2004 World Cup

Round Robin Standings

European Pool	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Finland	2	0	1	5	11	4
Sweden	2	0	1	5	13	9
Czech Republic	1	2	0	2	10	10
Germany	0	3	0	0	4	15

North American Pool	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
Canada	3	0	6	10	3
Russia	2	1	4	9	6
United States	1	2	2	5	6
Slovakia	0	3	0	4	13

Semifinals

Date	City	Score
9/10	St. Paul, Minn	Finland 2, United States 1
9/11	Toronto	Canada 4, Czech Rep. 3 (OT)

Championship Game

Date	City	Score
9/14	Toronto	Canada 3, Finland 2

Leading Scorers

1. Fredrik Modin, Sweden (4-4—8); 2. Vincent Lecavalier, Canada (2-5—7); 3. Keith Tkachuk, USA (5-1—6); Joe Sakic, Canada (4-2—6); Martin Havlat, Czech Republic (3-3—6); Kimmo Timonen, Finland (1-5—6); Joe Thornton, Canada (1-5—6); Mike Modano, USA (0-6—6); Daniel Alfredsson, Sweden (0-6—6). All-Tournament Team

All-Tournament Team

Goal—Martin Brodeur, Canada; Defense—Kimmo Timonen, Finland and Adam Foote, Canada; Forwards— Vincent Lecavalier, Canada; Saku Koivu, Finland and Fredrik Modin, Sweden. Tournament MVP—Vincent Lecavalier, Canada.

The Canada Cup

Through The Years

U.S. Division I College Hockey Through the Years