1996–97 Euro Hockey Tour

1996–97 Euro Hockey Tour

Tournament details
Dates	7 November 1996 – 9 February 1997
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Finland
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Russia
Fourth place	Czech Republic
Tournament statistics
Games played	18

The 1996–97 Euro Hockey Tour was the first season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of three tournaments, the Karjala Tournament, Channel One Cup, and the Sweden Hockey Games. The games Canada participated in did not count towards the final standings of the tournament.

Tournaments

Karjala Tournament

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	3	2	1	0	15	6	+9	5
Sweden	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	4
Russia	3	1	0	2	5	11	−6	2
Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	5	9	−4	1

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Izvestia Trophy

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	4	3	1	0	14	6	+8	7
Russia	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	6
Finland	4	2	0	2	13	9	+4	4
Czech Republic	4	1	1	2	9	12	−3	3
Canada	4	0	0	4	3	20	−17	0

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Sweden Hockey Games

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	4	4	0	0	18	5	+13	8
Sweden	4	2	0	2	12	10	+2	4
Russia	4	1	1	2	8	10	−2	3
Canada	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	3
Czech Republic	4	1	0	3	6	17	−11	2

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Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	9	6	1	2	36	17	+19	13
Sweden	9	6	1	2	29	21	+8	13
Russia	9	4	0	5	19	25	−6	8
Czech Republic	9	0	2	7	15	36	−21	2

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References

• Euro Hockey Tour website