1996 Karjala Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 6–9 November 1996 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Finland (1st title) |
Runners-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Scoring leader | Michael Nylander (6 points) |
The 1996 Karjala Tournament was played between 7 and 10 November 1996. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. All of the games were played in Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland. Sweden won the tournament. The tournament was part of the 1996–97 Euro Hockey Tour.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
Source: hokej[1]
Games
All times are local. Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
| 7 November 1996 17:00 | Czech Republic | 1-3 (1-2, 0-1, 0-0) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
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| Roman Čechmánek | Goalies | Mikael Sandberg | ||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 7 November 1996 18:00 | Finland | 6-1 (1-1, 4-0, 1-0) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
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| Ari Sulander | Goalies | Alexei Yegorov | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 November 1996 15:00 | Sweden | 4-1 (1-0, 1-1, 2-0) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
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| Mikael Sandberg | Goalies | Alexei Yegorov | |||||||||||||||
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| 9 November 1996 18:30 | Finland | 3-3 (1-1, 0-1, 2-1) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
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| Jani Hurme | Goalies | Martin Prusek | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 November 1996 15:00 | Czech Republic | 1-3 (1-0, 0-1, 0-2) | Russia | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Martin Prusek | Goalies | Vladimir Tikhomirov | ||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 10 November 1996 18:30 | Finland | 6-2 (0-0, 4-2, 2-0) | Sweden | Hartwall Areena, Helsinki |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jani Hurme | Goalies | Johan Hedberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Nylander | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | F |
| 2 | Patric Kjellberg | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | F |
| 3 | Jarkko Varvio | Finland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 0 | F |
| 4 | Mika Nieminen | Finland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | F |
| 5 | Vladimír Vůjtek | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: quanthockey[2]
