Back بطولة العالم لهوكى الجليد للناشئين 1996 ARZ Mistrovství světa juniorů v ledním hokeji 1996 Czech Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Junioren 1996 German Jääkiekon nuorten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1996 Finnish Championnat du monde junior de hockey sur glace 1996 French Junior-VM i ishockey 1996 NB Чемпионат мира по хоккею с шайбой среди молодёжных команд 1996 Russian Juniorvärldsmästerskapet i ishockey 1996 Swedish Молодіжний чемпіонат світу з хокею із шайбою 1996 Ukrainian
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6[1] host cities) |
| Dates | December 26, 1995 – January 4, 1996 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada (9th title) |
Runner-up  |  Sweden |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 218 (7.03 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Jarome Iginla (12 points) |
The 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1996 WJHC) was the 20th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship, hosted in Massachusetts, United States. 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, tying the Soviet team's record in both regards.
Attendance was less than spectacular for the championships in the United States. It would be the last time the US would host the tournament until 2005 in Grand Forks.
Among this edition of the tournament's future NHL stars were Milan Hejduk, Miikka Kiprusoff, Chris Drury, Marco Sturm, José Théodore, Mattias Öhlund, Daymond Langkow, Sergei Samsonov and tournament scoring leader Jarome Iginla.
This was the first World Juniors tournament to implement the two groups, round-robin/preliminaries and playoff format. It was also Slovakia's first appearance at the top level in the junior tournament.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. pp. 198–99.