| 2016 World Cup of Hockey | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | ' United States'Canada |
| Dates | September 17–October 1, 2016 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | United States (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 79 (4.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 265,482 (16,593 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Sidney Crosby (10 pts) |
| MVP | Sidney Crosby |
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2020 → | |
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.
| Air Canada Centre Capacity: 19,000 |
United Center
Capacity: 20,000 |
|---|---|
| Toronto, Canada | Chicago, United States |
Pre-tournament games[]
All games are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).[4]
Start date = September 8, 2016. Source = National Hockey League
| September 8, 2016 12:30 PM |
Czech Republic | 3–4 (1–1, 0–2, 2–1) |
Russia | Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg Attendance: 6,311 |
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| September 8, 2016 12:00 PM |
Sweden | 2–3 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1, 0–1) |
Finland | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki Attendance: 11,634 |
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| September 8, 2016 8:00 PM |
North America | 4–0 (0–0, 3–0, 1–0) |
Europe | Videotron Centre, Quebec City Attendance: 18,005 |
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| September 9, 2016 7:00 PM |
Canada | 2–4 (0–2, 1–1, 1–1) |
United States | Nationwide Arena, Columbus Attendance: 17,791 |
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| September 10, 2016 10:30 AM |
Russia | 1–2 SO (0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–0) |
Czech Republic | O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 13,848 |
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| September 10, 2016 12:00 PM |
Finland | 3–6 (0–2, 2–1, 1–3) |
Sweden | Scandinavium, Gothenburg Attendance: 12,044 |
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| September 10, 2016 7:00 PM |
United States | 2–5 (1–3, 1–1, 0–1) |
Canada | Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Attendance: 18,687 |
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| September 11, 2016 6:00 PM |
Europe | 4–7 (1–5, 2–0, 1–2) |
North America | Centre Bell, Montreal Attendance: 17,243 |
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| September 13, 2016 7:00 PM |
Finland | 2–3 (0–1, 0–2, 2–0) |
United States | Verizon Center, Washington, DC Attendance: 15,653 |
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| September 14, 2016 3:30 PM |
Czech Republic | 3–2 (1–0, 0–0, 2–2) |
North America | CONSOL Energy Center,Pittsburgh |
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| September 14, 2016 7:00 PM |
Sweden | 2–6 (0–1, 1–2, 1–3) |
Europe | Verizon Center, Washington, DC Attendance: 13,523 |
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| September 14, 2016 7:30 PM |
Canada | 3–2 OT (1–0, 0–0, 1–2, 1–0) |
Russia | CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Attendance: 12,332 |
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Group stage[]
All games are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).[4]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Europe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
Source: National Hockey League Rules for classification: If two teams tie, then the result of their game breaks the tie.
| September 17, 2016 3:30 PM |
Europe | 0–3 (0-1, 0-2, 0-0) |
United States | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 20,000 |
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| September 17, 2016 8:00 PM |
Canada | 6–0 (3–0, 2–0, 1–0) |
Czech Republic | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,978 |
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| September 19, 2016 3:00 PM |
Czech Republic | 2–3 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) |
Europe | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 8,574 |
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| September 20, 2016 8:00 PM |
Canada | 4–2 (3–1, 1–0, 0–1) |
United States | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,106 |
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| September 21, 2016 8:00 PM |
Canada | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) |
Europe | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,926 |
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| September 22, 2016 8:00 PM |
Czech Republic | 3-4 (1-1, 1-3, 1-0) |
United States | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 11,987 |
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Group B[]
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | North America | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Source: National Hockey League Rules for classification: If two teams tie, then the result of their game breaks the tie.
| September 18, 2016 3:00 PM |
Russia | 1–2 (0–0, 0–2, 1–0) |
Sweden | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 18,966 |
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| September 18, 2016 8:00 PM |
Finland | 1–4 (0–1, 0–3, 1–0) |
North America | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 19,029 |
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| September 19, 2016 8:00 PM |
North America | 3–4 (1–0, 1–4, 1–0) |
Russia | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 19,078 |
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| September 20, 2016 3:00 PM |
Finland | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) |
Sweden | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 11,604 |
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| September 21, 2016 3:00 PM |
North America | 4–3 OT (3–2, 0–0, 0–1) |
Sweden | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 19,104 |
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| September 22, 2016 3:00 PM |
Finland | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) |
Russia | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 12,098 |
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Knockout stage[edit][]
All times are local, Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00).[4]
Bracket[]
| Semi-finals | Final (best of three) | ||||||
| Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |||||
| September 24 | |||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||
| September 27, 29, and October 1, 2016 | |||||||
| Russia | 3 | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | 2 | – | ||||
| September 25 | |||||||
| United States | 3 | 1 | – | ||||
| Sweden | 2 | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | ||||||
Semi-finals[]
| September 24, 2016 7:00 PM |
United States | 5–3 (1–0, 1–2, 3–1) |
Russia | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,021 |
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| September 25, 2016 1:00 PM |
Sweden | 2–3 OT (0-0, 1-1, 1-1) |
Canada | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 12,595 |
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Final[]
The final was played in a best-of-three format.
| September 27, 2016 8:00 PM |
Network:
NBC |
Canada | 2-3 (2–0, 0–0, 0–3) |
United States | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 18,377 |
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| September 29, 2016 8:00 PM |
Network:
ESPN |
United States | 1–2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–2) |
Canada | Air Canada Centre, Toronto Attendance: 19,080 |
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| October 1, 2016 8:00 PM |
Network:
NBC |
Canada | 1–2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–2) |
United States | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 19,080 |
Notes[]
Games 1, and 3 of World Cup of Hockey Final between United States and Canada was held at United Center, United States and broadcasted on NBC: Mike Emrick and Eddie Olczyk were commentators for both games and Joe Micheletti was the rinkside reporter for both games on NBC, and Game 2 was broadcasted on ESPN: Steve Levy and Barry Melrose were commentators for Game 2, and Darren Pang was the rinkside reporter for Game 2 on ESPN.