1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21 April – 5 May
Teams12
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (7th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played40
Goals scored249 (6.23 per game)
Attendance186,830 (4,671 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yanic Perreault 9 points
  1995
1997  

The 1996 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 60th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 36 countries participated in several levels of competition, with Slovakia making their first appearance in the top Champions Group A, in their fourth tournament since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the formation of the separate Czech Republic and Slovakia men's national ice hockey teams. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 1997 competition.

Contents

The top Championship Group A tournament took place in Austria from 21 April to 5 May 1996, with all games played in Vienna. Twelve teams took part, with the first round split into two groups of six, with the first four from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. The Czech Republic beat Canada in the final to become World Champions for the first time. The final game was tied at two apiece before Martin Procházka scored with nineteen seconds left, followed by an empty net goal to seal the victory. [1] In the bronze medal game, Brian Rolston scored at 4:48 of overtime to win the first medal in 34 years for team USA. [2] [3] The unfortunate Russians, competing in their fifth tournament since being created after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, did not lose a game in regulation time in the entire tournament, but finished fourth.

World Championship Group A (Austria)

First round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5500238+1510
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53021514+16
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52121715+25
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52031211+14
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5113131633
6Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5104319162
Source: [ citation needed ]
21 April Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
21 April Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
22 April Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–5Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 April Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
23 April United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
23 April Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
24 April Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
25 April Austria  Flag of Austria.svg2–1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
25 April United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
26 April Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
26 April Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
27 April United States  Flag of the United States.svg4–3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
28 April Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
28 April Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 April Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg4–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 54102712+159
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 52212315+86
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52211412+26
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5212202665
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 512261154
6Flag of France.svg  France 50051226140
Source: [ citation needed ]
21 April Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
21 April Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
22 April France  Flag of France.svg5–6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
23 April Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
23 April Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
24 April Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of France.svg  France
24 April Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
25 April France  Flag of France.svg3–6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
25 April Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
26 April Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–9Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
27 April Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg9–2Flag of France.svg  France
27 April Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
28 April Italy  Flag of Italy.svg5–9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
28 April Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
29 April Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–1Flag of France.svg  France

Playoff round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
30 April
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
3 May
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
1 May
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6
 
5 May
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4
 
30 April
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1
 
3 May
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (GWS)3
 
1 May
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2 Third place
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5
 
4 May
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (OT)4
 

Quarterfinals

30 April United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
30 April Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1 May Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1 May Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Consolation round 11–12 place

1 May Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–6Flag of France.svg  France
2 May Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–6Flag of France.svg  France

Austria was relegated to Group B.

Semifinals

3 May United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
3 May Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–2 (GWS)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

Match for third place

4 May Russia  Flag of Russia.svg3–4 (OT)Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Final

5 May
15:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Wiener Stadthalle, Wien
Attendance: 9,500
Roman Turek Goalies Curtis Joseph Referee:
Flag of Germany.svg Müller
Linesmen:
Flag of Finland.svg Rautavuori
Flag of Sweden.svg Rönnmark
0–105:29 − Steve Thomas
Robert Lang – 07:491–1
Robert Lang – 26:022–1
2–229:40 − Steve Thomas
Martin Procházka – 59:413–2
Jiří Kučera – 59:544–2

World Championship Group B (Netherlands)

Played 10–20 April in Eindhoven. Latvia won at this level for the first time. In their final game, superb goaltending by Artūrs Irbe kept them in it, and a late tying goal by Oļegs Znaroks sealed the tournament victory. [3] The final game had high drama for the host crowd, the Japanese and Danish teams among them. If the Netherlands were to lose to Poland, they would finish last and be relegated, a tie and Japan would be last, a win and Denmark would be last. A third period goal by Poland sealed Japan's fate.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
13Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 76104116+2513
14Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 75113713+2411
15Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 75022918+1110
16Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 74122923+69
17Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7124182794
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 71151432183 [lower-alpha 1]
19Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 71151235233 [lower-alpha 2]
20Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 70341430163 [lower-alpha 3]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 3 head-to-head points
  2. 2 head-to-head points
  3. 1 head-to-head point

Latvia was promoted to Group A while Japan was relegated to Group C.

10 April Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg6–5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
10 April Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
10 April Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
10 April Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
11 April Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–6Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
11 April Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
12 April Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12 April Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
13 April Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg5–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
13 April Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg7–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
13 April Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
14 April Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
14 April Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg4–1Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
15 April Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
15 April Poland  Flag of Poland.svg3–6Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
15 April Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
16 April Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg4–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
16 April Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
17 April Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg6–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
17 April Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg5–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
18 April Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
18 April Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–15Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
19 April Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg7–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
19 April Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg5–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
20 April Belarus  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg2–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
20 April Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
20 April Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg1–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
20 April Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

World Championship Group C (Slovenia)

Played 22–31 March in Jesenice and Kranj. For the fourth year in row the Kazakhs and Ukrainians met in Group C. For the first time the Kazakhs came out on top, and it was the difference in winning the tournament.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
21Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 76015110+4112
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 76014013+2712
23Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 75024119+2210
24Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 73133425+97
25Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 73133629+77
26Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 73043227+56
27Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 71061768512
28Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 70071171600
Source: [ citation needed ]

Kazakhstan was promoted to Group B while Croatia was relegated to Group D.

22 March Romania  Flag of Romania.svg9–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
22 March Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg13–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
22 March Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg4–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
22 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
23 March Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
23 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg4–1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
23 March China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
23 March Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg10–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
25 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg6–3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
25 March Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg11–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
25 March Romania  Flag of Romania.svg3–5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
25 March Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg15–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
26 March China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–11Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
26 March Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg12–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
26 March Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg5–5Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
26 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg2–4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
28 March Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
28 March Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg4–6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
28 March Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg3–2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
28 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg4–3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
29 March Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg7–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
29 March Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg0–10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
29 March Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–7Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
29 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg10–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
31 March Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg5–2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
31 March Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg13–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
31 March Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
31 March China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

World Championship Group D (Lithuania)

Played in Kaunas and Elektrenai 25–31 March. To narrow the field of the bottom tier to eight nations, two regional qualifying tournaments were used.

Qualifying round

Group 1 (Australia)

Played 5 and 6 November 1995 in Sydney.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200122+104
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2002212100
Source: [ citation needed ]
5 November 1995 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
6 November 1995 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Group 2 (Israel)

Played 27–29 January 1996 in Metulla.

The Greek team originally won both their games, but it was later found that they had used ineligible players. Both games were declared 5–0 forfeits in favour of the opposing team. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2200240+244
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2101519142
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2002010100
Source: [ citation needed ]
27 January 1996 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–4
5–0 by default
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
28 January 1996 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–19
5–0 by default
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
29 January 1996 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg19–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

First round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 3300145+96
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3111156+93
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 31111510+53
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3003831230
Source: [ citation needed ]
25 March Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg7–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
25 March Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
26 March Spain  Flag of Spain.svg11–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
26 March Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
27 March South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg13–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
27 March Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg4–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Group 2

The Israeli team, that had qualified for the tournament after the Greek forfeits, had to forfeit its first two games because they used two Russian players who did not have the proper clearance to play. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 3300192+176
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3201101334
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 310276+12
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3003015150
Source: [ citation needed ]
25 March Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–3
5–0 by default
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
25 March Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg11–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
26 March Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
26 March Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg7–2
5–0 by default
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
27 March Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg5–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
27 March Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg3–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Final Round 29–32 Place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
29Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 3300254+216
30Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 3201108+24
31Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3102101662
32Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 3003522170
Source: [ citation needed ]

Host Lithuania won all five games to earn promotion to Group C.

29 March Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg5–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
29 March Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg11–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
31 March Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
31 March Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg3–1Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia

Consolation round 33–36 place

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
33Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 32102213+95
34Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 32011410+44
35Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3111101003
36Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30031225130
Source: [ citation needed ]
28 March Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg5–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
28 March Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
30 March Israel  Flag of Israel.svg7–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
30 March South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg6–4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Ranking and statistics


 1996 IIHF World Championship winners 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
1st title

Tournament awards

Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to IIHF:

Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
10Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
11Flag of France.svg  France
12Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts +/− PIMPOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yanic Perreault 8639+40F
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Lang 8549+72F
Flag of Russia.svg Sergei Berezin 8459+22F
Flag of Russia.svg Alexei Yashin 8459+44F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Travis Green 8538+28F
Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Selänne 8538+70F
Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Zarrillo 6448+44F
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Kvartalnov 844804F
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Reichel 8448+80F
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Patera 8358+12F

Source:

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

PlayerMIPGAGAASVS% SO
Flag of Norway.svg Rob Schistad 24061.50.9710
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Trefilov 31061.16.9560
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Turek 480151.88.9521
Flag of Sweden.svg Boo Ahl 300102.00.9421
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Merk 299163.21.9381

Source:

Citations

  1. Duplacey page 508
  2. Podnieks page 160
  3. 1 2 3 4 Summary at Passionhockey.com

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1974 Ice Hockey World Championships</span> 1974 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1974 Ice Hockey World Championships were the 41st Ice Hockey World Championships and the 52nd European Championships in ice hockey. The tournament took place in Finland from 5 to 20 April and the games were played in the capital, Helsinki. Six teams took part in the main tournament, all playing each other twice. The Soviet Union won the world championships for the 13th time, and also won their 16th European title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1967 Ice Hockey World Championships</span> 1967 edition of the World Ice Hockey Championships

The 1967 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 34th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Vienna, Austria from March 18 to March 29, 1967. The Soviet Union won the tournament for the fifth straight year, Sweden won the silver medal, and Canada claimed the bronze medal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1998 IIHF World Championship</span> 1998 edition of the IIHF World Championship

The 1998 IIHF World Championship was held in Switzerland from 1–17 May 1998. The format expanded to 16 teams for the first time. The teams were divided into four groups of four with the top two teams in each advancing to the next round. The two groups of four then played a round robin with the top two teams in each moving on to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were a two-game total goals for series as was the final.

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