1996 World Cup of Hockey rosters

Listed below are the rosters for the eight teams participating in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Canada

Coaches

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
Head coach	Glen Sather	High River, Alberta	Edmonton Oilers (GM)
Associate coach	Marc Crawford	Belleville, Ontario	Colorado Avalanche
Associate coach	Eddie Johnston	Montreal, Quebec	Pittsburgh Penguins
Associate coach	Andy Murray	Gladstone, Manitoba	Colorado Avalanche (Ass't Coach)

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
D	Rob Blake	Simcoe, Ontario	Los Angeles Kings
F	Rod Brind'Amour	Ottawa, Ontario	Philadelphia Flyers
G	Martin Brodeur	Montreal, Quebec	New Jersey Devils
D	Paul Coffey - A	Weston, Ontario	Detroit Red Wings
D	Sylvain Côté	Quebec City, Quebec	Washington Capitals
F	Vincent Damphousse	Montreal, Quebec	Montreal Canadiens
D	Éric Desjardins	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec	Philadelphia Flyers
F	Theoren Fleury	Oxbow, Saskatchewan	Calgary Flames
D	Adam Foote	Toronto, Ontario	Colorado Avalanche
F	Adam Graves	Tecumseh, Ontario	New York Rangers
F	Wayne Gretzky – C	Brantford, Ontario	St. Louis Blues
G	Curtis Joseph	Keswick, Ontario	Edmonton Oilers
D	Ed Jovanovski	Windsor, Ontario	Florida Panthers
F	Claude Lemieux	Buckingham, Quebec	Colorado Avalanche
F	Trevor Linden	Medicine Hat, Alberta	Vancouver Canucks
F	Eric Lindros – A	London, Ontario	Philadelphia Flyers
F	Mark Messier – A	Edmonton, Alberta	New York Rangers
D	Scott Niedermayer	Edmonton, Alberta	New Jersey Devils
D	Lyle Odelein	Quill Lake, Saskatchewan	Montreal Canadiens
F	Keith Primeau	Toronto, Ontario	Detroit Red Wings
G	Bill Ranford	Brandon, Manitoba	Boston Bruins
F	Joe Sakic	Burnaby, British Columbia	Colorado Avalanche
F	Brendan Shanahan	Etobicoke, Ontario	Hartford Whalers
D	Scott Stevens	Kitchener, Ontario	New Jersey Devils
F	Pat Verbeek	Sarnia, Ontario	New York Rangers
F	Steve Yzerman – A	Cranbrook, British Columbia	Detroit Red Wings

Czech Republic

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
F	Josef Beránek	Litvínov, Czech Republic	Vancouver Canucks
F	Radek Bonk	Krnov, Czech Republic	Ottawa Senators
G	Petr Bříza	Prague, Czech Republic	EV Landshut
F	Jiří Dopita	Šumperk, Czech Republic	Vsetín HC
D	Roman Hamrlík	Zlín, Czech Republic	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	Bobby Holík	Jihlava, Czech Republic	New Jersey Devils
F	Jaromír Jágr – A	Kladno, Czech Republic	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	František Kaberle	Kladno, Czech Republic	MoDo Hockey
D	Drahomír Kadlec	Příbram, Czech Republic	HC Chemopetrol Litvínov
F	Jiří Kučera	Plzeň, Czech Republic	Luleå HF
F	Robert Lang – A	Teplice, Czech Republic	Los Angeles Kings
D	Stanislav Neckář	České Budějovice, Czech Republic	Ottawa Senators
F	Petr Nedvěd	Liberec, Czech Republic	Pittsburgh Penguins
F	Pavel Patera	Kladno, Czech Republic	HC Kladno
F	Martin Procházka	Slaný, Czech Republic	HC Kladno
F	Robert Reichel – C	Litvínov, Czech Republic	Frankfurt Lions
F	Martin Ručinský	Most, Czech Republic	Montreal Canadiens
D	Jiří Šlégr	Jihlava, Czech Republic	Edmonton Oilers
F	Martin Straka	Plzeň, Czech Republic	Florida Panthers
D	Michal Sýkora	Pardubice, Czech Republic	San Jose Sharks
F	Petr Sýkora	Plzeň, Czech Republic	New Jersey Devils
G	Roman Turek	Strakonice, Czech Republic	Nürnberg Ice Tigers
D	Jiří Veber	Prague, Czech Republic	Vsetín HC
F	Otakar Vejvoda	Beroun, Czech Republic	HC Kladno
D	Jiří Vykoukal	Olomouc, Czech Republic	HC Sparta Praha

Finland

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
F	Raimo Helminen – A	Tampere, Finland	Malmö IF
F	Sami Kapanen	Vantaa, Finland	Hartford Whalers
G	Markus Ketterer	Helsinki, Finland	Färjestads BK
D	Marko Kiprusoff	Turku, Finland	Montreal Canadiens
F	Saku Koivu – A	Turku, Finland	Montreal Canadiens
F	Jari Kurri – C	Helsinki, Finland	New York Rangers
D	Janne Laukkanen	Lahti, Finland	Ottawa Senators
F	Jere Lehtinen	Espoo, Finland	Dallas Stars
D	Jyrki Lumme	Tampere, Finland	Vancouver Canucks
G	Jarmo Myllys	Savonlinna, Finland	Luleå HF
F	Mika Nieminen	Tampere, Finland	Grasshopper Club Zürich
D	Janne Niinimaa	Raahe, Finland	Jokerit
D	Petteri Nummelin	Turku, Finland	Frölunda HC
D	Teppo Numminen	Tampere, Finland	Winnipeg Jets
F	Kai Nurminen	Turku, Finland	HV 71
F	Janne Ojanen	Tampere, Finland	Tappara
F	Ville Peltonen	Vantaa, Finland	San Jose Sharks
F	Juha Riihijärvi	Kemin mlk, Finland	Lukko
F	Christian Ruuttu	Lappeenranta, Finland	Frölunda HC
F	Teemu Selanne	Helsinki, Finland	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
D	Mika Strömberg	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit
G	Kari Takko	Uusikaupunki, Finland	Ässät
D	Hannu Virta	Turku, Finland	Grasshopper Club Zürich
F	Juha Ylönen	Helsinki, Finland	Jokerit

Germany

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
F	Jan Benda	Reet, Belgium	HC Slavia Praha
D	Brad Bergen	Prince Albert, Canada	DEG Metro Stars
F	Thomas Brandl	Bad Tölz, Germany	Kölner Haie
F	Benoit Doucet	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	DEG Metro Stars
F	Peter Draisaitl	Karviná, Czech Republic	Kölner Haie
D	Erich Goldmann	Dingolfing, Germany	Adler Mannheim
F	Jochen Hecht	Mannheim, Germany	Adler Mannheim
F	Dieter Hegen	Kaufbeuren, Germany	DEG Metro Stars
D	Mike Heidt	Calgary, Alberta, Canada	EV Landshut
G	Josef Heiss	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Kölner Haie
F	Florian Keller	Grafing, Germany	Star Bulls Rosenheim
D	Torsten Kienass	East Berlin, Germany	DEG Metro Stars
G	Olaf Kolzig	Johannesburg, South Africa	Washington Capitals
D	Daniel Kunce	Šumperk, Czech Republic	Adler Kaufbeuren
D	Mirko Lüdemann	Weißwasser, Germany	Kölner Haie
F	Andreas Lupzig	Straubing, Germany	Kölner Haie
F	Mark MacKay	Brandon, Canada	SERC Wild Wings
G	Klaus Merk	Augsburg, Germany	Berlin Capitals
D	Jason Meyer	Regina, Canada	Kölner Haie
D	Daniel Nowak	Brantford, Canada	SERC Wild Wings
F	Reemt Pyka	Bremerhaven, Germany	Krefeld Pinguine
F	Jürgen Rumrich	Miesbach, Germany	BSC Preussen
F	Alexander Serikow	Landshut, Germany	Adler Mannheim
F	Leo Stefan	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Kölner Haie
F	Stefan Ustorf	Kaufbeuren, Germany	Washington Capitals
D	Markus Wieland	Tegernsee, Germany	Star Bulls Rosenheim

Russia

Players

Position	#	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
F	20	Sergei Berezin	Voskresensk, Russia	Kölner Haie
F	96	Pavel Bure*	Moscow, Russia	Vancouver Canucks
F	18	Valeri Bure	Moscow, Russia	Montreal Canadiens
F	91	Sergei Fedorov	Pskov, Russia	Detroit Red Wings
D	2	Viacheslav Fetisov	Moscow, Russia	Detroit Red Wings
D	55	Sergei Gonchar	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Washington Capitals
D	25	Alexander Karpovtsev	Moscow, Russia	New York Rangers
D	11	Darius Kasparaitis	Elektrėnai, Lithuania	New York Islanders
G	35	Nikolai Khabibulin	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Winnipeg Jets
F	51	Andrei Kovalenko	Balakovo, Russia	Colorado Avalanche / Montreal Canadiens
F	27	Alexei Kovalev	Togliatti, Russia	New York Rangers
F	13	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Voskresensk, Russia	Detroit Red Wings
F	8	Igor Larionov	Voskresensk, Russia	San Jose Sharks / Detroit Red Wings
D	38	Vladimir Malakhov	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Montreal Canadiens
F	89	Alexander Mogilny	Khabarovsk, Russia	Vancouver Canucks
F	3	Sergei Nemchinov	Moscow, Russia	New York Rangers
F	33	Andrei Nikolishin	Vorkuta, Russia	Hartford Whalers
F	28	Alexander Semak	Ufa, Russia	New York Islanders
G	31	Mikhail Shtalenkov	Moscow, Russia	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
G	30	Andrei Trefilov	Moscow, Russia	Buffalo Sabres
D	7	Oleg Tverdovsky	Donetsk, Ukraine	Winnipeg Jets
D	4	Igor Ulanov	Krasnokamsk, Russia	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	19	Alexei Yashin	Yekaterinburg, Russia	Ottawa Senators
D	26	Dmitri Yushkevich	Cherepovets, Russia	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	16	Valeri Zelepukin	Voskresensk, Russia	New Jersey Devils
F	10	Alexei Zhamnov	Moscow, Russia	Winnipeg Jets
D	44	Alexei Zhitnik	Kiev, Ukraine	Buffalo Sabres
D	56	Sergei Zubov	Moscow, Russia	Pittsburgh Penguins

• (Injured) during Russia vs USA Exhibition Game

Slovakia

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
D	Jerguš Bača	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia	Milwaukee Admirals
F	Peter Bondra	Lutsk, Ukraine	Washington Capitals
D	Matej Bukna	Bratislava, Slovakia	HC Košice
F	Zdeno Cíger	Martin, Slovakia	Edmonton Oilers
F	Pavol Demitra	Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia	Ottawa Senators
G	Jaromír Dragan	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia	HC Košice
D	Ivan Droppa	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia	Chicago Blackhawks
F	Oto Haščák	Martin, Slovakia	ESV Kaufbeuren
F	Slavomír Ilavský	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia	HC Košice
D	Stanislav Jasečko	Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia	HC Košice
F	Ľubomír Kolník	Nitra, Slovakia	Kiekko-Espoo
D	Stanislav Medřík	Nitra, Slovakia	AC ZPS Zlín
G	Roman Mega	Bratislava, Slovakia	HC Slovan Bratislava
G	Igor Murín	Trenčín, Slovakia	Dukla Trenčín
F	Žigmund Pálffy	Skalica, Slovakia	New York Islanders
F	Vlastimil Plavucha	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	HC Košice
F	Ľubomír Rybovič	Košice, Slovakia	HC Košice
D	Ľubomír Sekeráš	Trenčín, Slovakia	HC Oceláři Třinec
D	Marián Smerčiak	Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia	HK Dukla Trenčín
F	Jozef Stümpel	Nitra, Slovakia	Boston Bruins
F	Miroslav Šatan	Topoľčany, Slovakia	Edmonton Oilers
D	Róbert Švehla	Martin, Slovakia	Florida Panthers
D	Ján Varholík	Košice, Slovakia	HC Košice
D	Ľubomír Višňovský	Topoľčany, Slovakia	HC Slovan Bratislava
F	Jozef Voskár	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	HC Slovan Bratislava
F	Richard Zedník	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	Washington Capitals

Sweden

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
G	Tommy Salo	Surahammar, Sweden	New York Islanders
G	Tommy Söderström	Stockholm, Sweden	New York Islanders
D	Tommy Albelin	Stockholm, Sweden	Calgary Flames
G	Johan Hedberg	Leksand, Sweden	Leksands IF
D	Calle Johansson	Gothenburg, Sweden	Washington Capitals
D	Roger Johansson	Ljungby, Sweden	Färjestads BK
D	Leif Rohlin	Västerås, Sweden	Vancouver Canucks
D	Kenny Jönsson	Ängelholm, Sweden	New York Islanders
D	Mattias Norström	Stockholm, Sweden	Los Angeles Kings
D	Nicklas Lidström – A	Västerås, Sweden	Detroit Red Wings
D	Peter Popovic	Köping, Sweden	Montreal Canadiens
F	Daniel Alfredsson	Gothenburg, Sweden	Ottawa Senators
F	Mikael Andersson	Malmö, Sweden	Tampa Bay Lightning
F	Niklas Andersson	Kungälv, Sweden	New York Islanders
F	Jonas Bergqvist	Ängelholm, Sweden	Leksands IF
F	Ulf Dahlén	Östersund, Sweden	San Jose Sharks
F	Peter Forsberg – A	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Colorado Avalanche
F	Johan Garpenlöv	Stockholm, Sweden	Florida Panthers
F	Tomas Holmström	Piteå, Sweden	Luleå HF
F	Andreas Johansson	Hofors, Sweden	New York Islanders
F	Patrik Juhlin	Huddinge, Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers
F	Fredrik Nilsson	Västerås, Sweden	Kansas City Blades
F	Michael Nylander	Huddinge, Sweden	HC Lugano
F	Markus Näslund	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	Vancouver Canucks
F	Mats Sundin – C	Bromma, Sweden	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	Niklas Sundström	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	New York Rangers
F	Mikael Renberg — Selected but withdrew due to injury	Piteå, Sweden	Philadelphia Flyers

United States

Coaches

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
Head coach	Ron Wilson	Windsor, Ontario, Canada	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Associate coach	John Cunniff	South Boston, Massachusetts	—
Associate coach	Paul Holmgren	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Philadelphia Flyers (Director of Pro Scouting)
Associate coach	Keith Allain	Worcester, Massachusetts	—assistant coach, washington capitals

Players

Position	Name	Birthplace	1995–96 team
F	Tony Amonte	Hingham, Massachusetts	Chicago Blackhawks
G	Jim Carey	Dorchester, Massachusetts	Washington Capitals
D	Shawn Chambers	Sterling Heights, Michigan	New Jersey Devils
D	Chris Chelios	Chicago, Illinois	Chicago Blackhawks
F	Adam Deadmarsh	Trail, British Columbia, Canada	Colorado Avalanche
F	Bill Guerin	Wilbraham, Massachusetts	New Jersey Devils
D	Derian Hatcher	Sterling Heights, Michigan	Dallas Stars
D	Kevin Hatcher	Detroit, Michigan	Dallas Stars
G	Guy Hebert	Troy, New York	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
D	Phil Housley	Saint Paul, Minnesota	New Jersey Devils
F	Brett Hull	Belleville, Ontario, Canada	St. Louis Blues
F	Steve Konowalchuk	Salt Lake City, Utah	Washington Capitals
F	Pat LaFontaine	St. Louis, Missouri	Buffalo Sabres
F	John LeClair	St. Albans, Vermont	Philadelphia Flyers
D	Brian Leetch – C	Corpus Christi, Texas	New York Rangers
F	Shawn McEachern	Waltham, Massachusetts	Boston Bruins
F	Mike Modano	Livonia, Michigan	Dallas Stars
F	Joel Otto – A	Elk River, Minnesota	Philadelphia Flyers
G	Mike Richter	Abington, Pennsylvania	New York Rangers
F	Brian Rolston	Flint, Michigan	New Jersey Devils
D	Mathieu Schneider	New York, New York	Toronto Maple Leafs
F	Bryan Smolinski	Toledo, Ohio	Pittsburgh Penguins
D	Gary Suter	Madison, Wisconsin	Chicago Blackhawks
F	Keith Tkachuk – A	Melrose, Massachusetts	Winnipeg Jets
F	Doug Weight	Warren, Michigan	Edmonton Oilers
F	Scott Young	Clinton, Massachusetts	Colorado Avalanche

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