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.
Standings
Games All times are local. Helsinki – (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)
Scoring leaders PosPlayerCountryGPGA Pts+/−PIMPOS 1 Michael Nylander 3 1 5 6 0 2 F 2 Patric Kjellberg 3 2 2 4 0 0 F 3 Jarkko Varvio 3 2 2 4 +3 0 F 4 Mika Nieminen 3 2 2 4 +2 0 F 5 Vladimír Vůjtek 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
Goaltending leaders
Tournament awards The tournament directorate named the following players in the 1996 tournament:
Best goalkeeper: Alexei Yegorov Best defenceman: Magnus Svensson Best forward: Mika Nieminen
Media All-Star Team A: Goaltender: Jani Hurme Defence: Magnus Svensson, Timo Jutila Forwards: Patric Kjellberg, Mika Nieminen, Juha Riihijarvi
Media All-Star Team B: Goaltender: Mikael Sandberg Defence: Marko Kiprusoff, Roger Johansson Forwards: Vladimír Vůjtek, Michael Nylander, Alexander Korolyuk
References
External links Tournament on hockeyarchives.info