The 1996 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was the first

IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships The World Para Ice Hockey Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, are the world championships for sledge hockey. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee through its World P ...

held in March, 1996

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, Sweden. Participating countries: Canada,

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, Japan, Norway, Sweden and United States. Japan made its debut at the World Championship.

Final rankings

'' ( Rosters are not yet complete ) ''

Tournament

Tournament summary

11 - 1 * ( SWE: Jan Edbom 5, Göran Karlsson 2, Leif Wahlstedt 2, Mats Nyman 1, Jens Kask 1 USA: Wayne C Lindsey 1 ) 15 - 0 * ( NOR: Atle Haglund 5, Rolf Einar Pedersen 3, Eskil Hagen 1, Kjetl Korbu Nielsen 1, Helge Björnstad 1, Rolf Öjen 1, Morten Syversen 1 ) 21 - 0 * ( SWE: Jan Edbom 8, Mats Nyman 4, Göran Karlsson 4, Jens Kask 3, Bengt-Gösta Johansson 2 ) 0 - 5 * ( CAN: John May 2, Dean Mellway 2, Lou Mulvihill 1 ) 11 - 0 * ( NOR: Helge Björnstad 4, Eskil Hagen 2, Rolf Einar Pedersen 2, Atle Haglund 1, Erik Sandbraaten 1, Morten Syversen 1 ) 4 - 1 * ( SWE: Mats Nyman 3, Jan Edbom 1 EST: Viktor Karlenko 1 ) 4 - 1 * ( NOR: Helge Björnstad 3, Eskil Hagen 1 EST: Viktor Artemjev 1 ) 10 - 0 * ( CAN: Dean Mellway 3, Dave Earner 2, Pat Griffin 1, Jean Labonté 1, Angelo Gavilluci 1, John May 1 ) 1 - 1 * ( CAN: Lou Mulvihill 1 NOR: Helge Björnstad 1 ) 8 - 1 * ( EST: Jün Tammleht 3, Kaido Kalm 2, Viktor Karlenko 2, Viktor Artemjev 1 JPN: Mamoru Yoshikawa 1 ) 0 - 3 * ( USA: Wayne Chuck Lindsey 1, Thomas F Mc Nally 1, Joseph M Wilson 1 ) 3 - 0 * ( CAN: Dean Mellway 2, Jean Labonté 1 ) 4 - 1 * ( SWE: Jan Edbom 2, Mats Nyman 1, Jens Kask 1 NOR: Kjetil Korbu Nielsen 1 ) 5 - 1 * ( EST: Jüri Tammeleht 2, Kaido Kalm 1, Leonid Zubov 1, Viktor Karlenko 1 USA: William Michael Kult 1 ) 1 - 1 * ( SWE: Jocke Larsson 1 CAN: Dean Mellway 1 )

Semifinals

7 - 1 * ( SWE: Jens Kask 3, Jan Edbom 2, Bengt-Gösta Johansson 1, Jock Larsson 1 EST: Viktor Karlenko 1 ) 2 - 1 * ( NOR: Eskil Hagen 2 CAN: Dean Mellway 1 )

3rd-place match

3 - 1 * (CAN: Lou Mulvihill 1, Dean Mellway 1, Pat Griffin 1 EST: Jüri Tammleht 1 )

Final

3 - 2 * (SWE: Jan Edbom 2, Göran Karlsson 1 NOR: Atle Haglund 1, Eskil Hagen 1 )

1996 World All Star Team

* Manuel Guerra Jr. (mv)- all-star goaltender *

Eskil Hagen Eskil Hagen (born 13 June 1970) is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. He won medals for Norway at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, 1998 Winter Paralympics, 2002 Winter Paralympics, 2006 Winter Paralympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics. He also play ...

* Helge Björnstad *

Jan Edbom Jan Edbom (born 24 June 1957) is a Swedish former ice sledge hockey player. He won medals for Sweden at the 1994 Winter Paralympics and 1998 Winter Paralympics. References

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* Jüri Tammleht

External links

Results (Swedish)
{{Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships

World Para Ice Hockey Championships International ice hockey competitions hosted by Sweden 1995–96 in Swedish ice hockey March 1996 sports events in Europe Sport in Nynäshamn