Listed below are the rosters for the eight teams participating in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
Canada Head coach: Glen Sather
Assistant coaches: Marc Crawford, Mike Johnston, Andy Murry No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team1GMartin Brodeur New Jersey Devils31GCurtis Joseph Edmonton Oilers30GBill Ranford Boston Bruins44DRob Blake Los Angeles Kings77DPaul Coffey Hartford Whalers3DSylvain Côté Washington Capitals37DÉric Desjardins Philadelphia Flyers52DAdam Foote Colorado Avalanche27DScott Niedermayer New Jersey Devils24DLyle Odelein New Jersey Devils4DScott Stevens New Jersey Devils17FRod Brind'Amour Philadelphia Flyers25FVincent Damphousse Montreal Canadiens14FTheoren Fleury Calgary Flames9FAdam Graves New York Rangers99FWayne Gretzky (C) New York Rangers22FClaude Lemieux Colorado Avalanche18FTrevor Linden Vancouver Canucks88FEric Lindros Philadelphia Flyers11FMark Messier (A) New York Rangers55FKeith Primeau Hartford Whalers20FJoe Sakic Colorado Avalanche94FBrendan Shanahan Hartford Whalers16FPat Verbeek Dallas Stars19FSteve Yzerman (A) Detroit Red Wings
Czech Republic Head coach: Luděk Bukač
Assistant coaches: Slavomír Lener, Zdenek Uher No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team29GRoman Čechmánek HC Vsetín1GPetr Bříza EV Landshut2GRoman Turek Michigan K-Wings44DRoman Hamrlík Tampa Bay Lightning12DFrantišek Kaberle MoDo Hockey5DDrahomír Kadlec Kaufbeurer Adler94DStanislav Neckář Ottawa Senators28DJiří Šlégr Södertälje SK38DMichal Sýkora San Jose Sharks7DJiři Veber HC Vsetín4DJiři Vykoukal HC Sparta Praha42FJosef Beránek HC Vsetín76FRadek Bonk Ottawa Senators16FJiří Dopita HC Vsetín21FBobby Holík New Jersey Devils68FJaromír Jágr (A) Pittsburgh Penguins14FJiři Kučera HC Plzeň13FRobert Lang (A) HC Sparta Praha93FPetr Nedvěd Pittsburgh Penguins10FPavel Patera AIK20FMartin Procházka AIK26FRobert Reichel (C) Calgary Flames2FMartin Ručinský Montreal Canadiens82FMartin Straka Florida Panthers17FPetr Sýkora Albany River Rats24FOtakar Vejvoda AIK
Finland Head coach: Curt Lindström
Assistant coach: Hannu Aravirta No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team30GMarkus Ketterer Färjestad BK35GJarmo Myllys Luleå HF1GKari Takko Ässät2DMarko Kiprusoff MIF Redhawks12DJanne Laukkanen Ottawa Senators21DJyrki Lumme Vancouver Canucks6DJanne Niinimaa Philadelphia Flyers3DPetteri Nummelin Västra Frölunda HC27DTeppo Numminen Phoenix Coyotes26DMika Strömberg Jokerit23DHannu Virta TPS14FRaimo Helminen (A) Ilves24FSami Kapanen Hartford Whalers11FSaku Koivu Montreal Canadiens17FJari Kurri (C) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim20FJere Lehtinen Dallas Stars40FMika Nieminen Grasshopper Club Zürich37FKai Nurminen Los Angeles Kings80FJanne Ojanen MIF Redhawks16FVille Peltonen San Jose Sharks29FJuha Riihijärvi MIF Redhawks22FChristian Ruuttu Grasshopper Club Zürich8FTeemu Selänne (A) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim25FJuha Ylönen Springfield Falcons
Germany Head coach: George Kingston
Assistant coaches: Erich Kühnhackl, Jim Setters No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team30GJosef Heiß Kölner Haie1GOlaf Kölzig Washington Capitals27GKlaus Merk Berlin Capitals47DBrad Bergen Düsseldorfer EG36DErich Goldmann Kaufbeurer Adler24DMike Heidt EV Landshut3DTorsten Kienass Nürnberg Ice Tigers41DDaniel Kunce Kaufbeurer Adler12DMirko Lüdemann Kölner Haie35DJayson Meyer Kölner Haie25DDaniel Nowak SERC Wild Wings83FJan Benda HC Sparta Praha7FThomas Brandl Düsseldorfer EG16FBenoit Doucet (A) Düsseldorfer EG17FPeter Draisaitl (A) Kölner Haie29FJochen Hecht Adler Mannheim23FDieter Hegen (C) Düsseldorfer EG21FAndreas Lupzig Kölner Haie81FMark MacKay SERC Wild Wings10FReemt Pyka Krefeld Pinguine20FJürgen Rumrich Berlin Capitals13FLeo Stefan Düsseldorfer EG26FStefan Ustorf Portland Pirates
Russia Head coach: Boris Mikhailov
Assistant coaches: Sergei Makarov, Yevgeni Zimin No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team35GNikolai Khabibulin Phoenix Coyotes31GMikhail Shtalenkov Mighty Ducks of Anaheim30GAndrei Trefilov Buffalo Sabres2DVyacheslav Fetisov (C) Detroit Red Wings55DSergei Gonchar Washington Capitals25DAlexander Karpovtsev New York Rangers11DDarius Kasparaitis New York Islanders38DVladimir Malakhov Montreal Canadiens7DOleg Tverdovsky Phoenix Coyotes4DIgor Ulanov Tampa Bay Lightning26DDmitri Yushkevich Toronto Maple Leafs44DAlexei Zhitnik Buffalo Sabres56DSergei Zubov Dallas Stars20FSergei Berezin Toronto Maple Leafs18FValeri Bure Montreal Canadiens91FSergei Fedorov (A) Detroit Red Wings51FAndrei Kovalenko Edmonton Oilers27FAlexei Kovalev New York Rangers13FVyacheslav Kozlov Detroit Red Wings8FIgor Larionov (A) Detroit Red Wings89FAlexander Mogilny Vancouver Canucks3FSergei Nemchinov New York Rangers33FAndrei Nikolishin Hartford Whalers28FAlexander Semak Vancouver Canucks19FAlexei Yashin Ottawa Senators16FValeri Zelepukin New Jersey Devils10FAlexei Zhamnov Chicago Blackhawks
Pavel Bure played in a couple preliminary games, but he suffered a bruised kidney during one of those games. He was forced to miss the main tournament as a result. His place in the line-up was taken by Valeri Zelepukin.
Slovakia Head coach: Jozef Golonka
Assistant coach: Vincent Lukáč, Dusan Ziska No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team30GJaromir Dragan HC Košice35GRoman Mega HC Slovan Bratislava1GIgor Murín HK Dukla Trenčín2DJerguš Bača HC Košice29DMatej Bukna HC Slovan Bratislava3DIvan Droppa Indianapolis Ice4DStanislav Jasečko Grand Rapids Griffins25DStanislav Medřik HC Zlín7DĽubomír Sekeráš HC Třinec5DMarián Smerčiak HK Dukla Trenčin8DRóbert Švehla (A) Florida Panthers27DJán Varholík HC Košice6DĽubomír Višňovský HC Slovan Bratislava19FPeter Bartoš MHC Martin12FPeter Bondra (C) Washington Capitals20FZdeno Ciger (A) HC Slovan Bratislava26FPavol Demitra Las Vegas Thunder10FOto Haščák HC Vsetín17FSlavomír Ilavský HC Košice28FĽubomír Kolník HC Slovan Bratislava24FŽigmund Pálffy New York Islanders9FVlastimil Plavucha HC Košice23FĽubomír Rybovič Grand Rapids Griffins18FMiroslav Šatan Edmonton Oilers15FJozef Stümpel Boston Bruins19FJozef Voskár HC Slovan Bratislava22FRichard Zedník Washington Capitals
Sweden Head coach: Kent Forsberg
Assistant coach: Barry Smith No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team1GJohan Hedberg Leksands IF35GTommy Salo New York Islanders30GTommy Söderström New York Islanders3DTommy Albelin Calgary Flames6DCalle Johansson (C) Washington Capitals31DRoger Johansson Färjestad BK19DKenny Jönsson New York Islanders4DNicklas Lidström (A) Detroit Red Wings14DMattias Norström Los Angeles Kings36DPeter Popovic Montreal Canadiens27DLeif Rohlin Vancouver Canucks11FDaniel Alfredsson Ottawa Senators34FMikael Andersson Tampa Bay Lightning32FNiklas Andersson New York Islanders18FJonas Bergqvist Leksands IF22FUlf Dahlén San Jose Sharks21FPeter Forsberg (A) Colorado Avalanche29FJohan Garpenlöv Florida Panthers38FAndreas Johansson New York Islanders5FPatrik Juhlin Philadelphia Phantoms10FFredrik Nilsson Luleå HF92FMichael Nylander HC Lugano25FMarkus Näslund Vancouver Canucks13FMats Sundin (C) Toronto Maple Leafs24FNiklas Sundström New York Rangers
United States Head coach: Ron Wilson
Assistant coaches: Keith Allain, John Cunniff, Paul Holmgren No.Pos.NameHeightWeightBirthdate1996-97 Team30GJim Carey Washington Capitals31GGuy Hebert Mighty Ducks of Anaheim35GMike Richter New York Rangers28DShawn Chambers New Jersey Devils7DChris Chelios (A) Chicago Blackhawks3DDerian Hatcher Dallas Stars4DKevin Hatcher Pittsburgh Penguins6DPhil Housley Washington Capitals2DBrian Leetch (C) New York Rangers5DMathieu Schneider Toronto Maple Leafs20DGary Suter Chicago Blackhawks11FTony Amonte Chicago Blackhawks18FAdam Deadmarsh Colorado Avalanche12FBill Guerin New Jersey Devils15FBrett Hull St. Louis Blues22FSteve Konowalchuk Washington Capitals16FPat LaFontaine Buffalo Sabres10FJohn LeClair Philadelphia Flyers14FShawn McEachern Ottawa Senators9FMike Modano Dallas Stars29FJoel Otto Philadelphia Flyers25FBrian Rolston New Jersey Devils8FBryan Smolinski Detroit Vipers17FKeith Tkachuk (A) Phoenix Coyotes19FDoug Weight Edmonton Oilers21FScott Young Colorado Avalanche
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