The 1996 Ball Hockey World Championship was the first ever Ball Hockey World Championship.
The championship was played in Slovakia from 11 to 15 June 1996. Canada became champions.
Participants
editPreliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czech Republic |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | — | 11 |
| 2 |  Slovakia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | — | 10 |
| 3 |  Canada |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 9 |
| 4 |  Germany |
0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 |
| 5 |  Austria |
0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 |
| 6 |  Russia |
0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 |