2016 World Cup of Hockey

The 2016 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the third installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, 12 years after the second World Cup of Hockey in 2004. It began on September 17 and ended no later than October 1, 2016.

Teams
The teams were officially announced on September 10, 2015 by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The teams are:[2]
 * United States (24-and-over players) - host
 * Canada (24-and-over players) — host
 * Czech Republic
 * Finland
 * Russia
 * Sweden
 * Europe
 * North America

National anthems
The national anthem for each team playing was played before the start of each game. However, there are two exceptions: no anthem was played for Team Europe because of the team's multiple national representatives, while both "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" were played before games Team North America played.

Rosters
For more details on this topic, see 2016 World Cup of Hockey rosters.

Each team's roster is limited to twenty skaters (forwards and defencemen) and three goaltenders. All eight participating teams submitted their initial roster of sixteen players on March 2, 2016.

Venue
In contrast to previous World Cups, all contests in the 2016 World Cup were held at both sites.

Pre-tournament games
All games are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).[4]

Start date = September 8, 2016. Source = National Hockey League

Group stage
All games are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).[4]

Group A
Source: National Hockey League Rules for classification: If two teams tie, then the result of their game breaks the tie.

Group B
Source: National Hockey League Rules for classification: If two teams tie, then the result of their game breaks the tie.

Knockout stage[edit]
All times are local, Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).[4]

Final
The final was played in a best-of-three format.