The world cup of hockey is back for the first time since 1996, and it should provide hockey fans with plenty of exciting and competitive international play before the 201617 nhl seasons begins in. Earlier today, all eight teams finalized their 2016 world cup of hockey rosters by announcing their final seven. After almost a decade dormant, the trophy has been dusted off, and the. World cup of hockey team rosters by cap hits update. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
The 2016 world cup of hockey will take place from sept. Usa hockey announces first 16 players on 2016 world cup roster. The 2017 world junior ice hockey championships was the 41st edition of the ice hockey world junior championship wjc or wm20. The 2016 world cup of hockey abbreviated wch2016 was an international ice hockey tournament. Each teams roster will consist of twenty skaters forwards and defencemen and three goaltenders. This information is mostly used to make the site work as you. Logan couture has been added to the team canada roster for the 2016 world cup of hockey, replacing an injured jamie benn. Team europes projected roster for the 2016 world cup of. The official 2016 world cup of hockey website including news, rosters, stats, schedules, teams, and video. The pittsburgh penguins sniper was left off team usas roster at the world cup of hockey, a questionable decision at best considering he led the team in scoring at the 2014 sochi winter olympics. From abdelkader to zuccarello of the first 128 players named for the world cup, 107 represented their country at the iihf world junior championship. Each of the eight teams team canada, team czech republic, team europe, team finland, team north america, team. Heres a look at the eight teams involved in the tournament, which opens saturday. Just click on the country name in the left menu and select your competition league, cup or tournament.
The remaining seven players for each nation were announced may 27. Position name birthplace 199596 team head coach glen sather. It was held from september 17 to september 29 at the air canada centre in toronto, ontario. The 2016 world cup of hockey is an eightteam tournament featuring the top players from around the world who will compete for an international championship. Final choices were made for the six national and two compilation teams in the 2016 world cup of hockey, taking place in toronto from sept. Winging it in motown detroit red wings schedule, roster, news. The world cup of hockey has been held three times with the united states claiming the first championship in 1996. The world cup of hockey, for the first time after a 12year break, gets under way in toronto this weekend with a host of teams in contention for scooping the top prize. The 2016 world cup of hockey, which will run at the air canada centre from sept. The main tournament was cohosted by the bell centre in montreal, quebec and the air canada centre in toronto, ontario. Sweden hadnt defeated russia in an olympics, iihf world championship or world cup of hockey game since 2004 world championship it appeared f alex ovechkin rus may have scored the gametying goal with 8.
Listed below are the rosters for the eight teams participating in the 1996 world cup of hockey canada. The first 16 players on every teams world cup of hockey roster will be announced today. The rosters for each of the eight teams in the 2016 world cup of hockey. Canada can europe eur czech republic cze united states usa group b. Below are preliminary 16man rosters for the international tournament, which starts sept. Toronto may 27, 2016 all eight teams announced today their final, 23man rosters for the world cup of hockey 2016, the bestonbest international hockey championship that will be held sept. Of the 24 goalies named, only one is a khl goaltender.
Despite being a preseason tournament, it had some very exciting moments and there were a lot of. Information about the upcoming world cup of hockey 2016 during september 17october 1 2016 in pdf format. All eight participating teams submitted their initial roster of sixteen players on march 2, 2016. How many of the players in the 2016 world up of hockey can you name. Follow world cup 2016 standings, overall, homeaway and form last 5 matches world cup 2016 standings. Sweden swe russia rus north america na finland fin explore hockey canada team canada. International teams continue to prepare for the 2016 world cup of hockey with exhibition games ahead of the tournament. These rosters were made up of 16 players, typically 9 forwards, 4 defencemen, and 3 goalies although it could vary.
It was the third installment of the national hockey league nhlsanctioned competition, 12 years after the second world cup of hockey in 2004. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the team usa hockey privacy policy. The world cup of hockey is supposed to feature six national teams and two teams made up of, uh, leftovers. The russia and finland selections have already been revealed. The names of the first players who will be part of the 2016 world cup of hockey were revealed wednesday. This is the roster at the beginning of the tournament. Follow world cup 2016 for live scores, final results, fixtures and standings. Ingoal breaks down the rosters, including who might end up with the bulk of starting timeand who might not. Each of the eight teams team canada, team czech republic, team europe, team finland, team north america, team russia, team sweden and team usa. If youre searching for results from an other competition with the name world cup, please select your sport in the top menu or a category country on the left. World cup rosters are stocked with top name players and yet the first order of business for the americans at their training camp in columbus is to figure out who they really are. The 32 world cup teams have until june 4 to submit final 23man squads to fifa, but many will announce their rosters before then.
Although, worlds champions canada are hot favorites for the tournament, russia, the usa and sweden are definitely ready to provide some stiff competition. When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences or your device. On march 2nd, all eight teams announced their preliminary rosters for the 2016 world cup of hockey. The eight teams competing in the world cup of hockey 2016 announced their final roster selections friday. The announcements began with team finland, team russia, team czech republic and team sweden early in the day, and concluded with team europe, team usa, team north america and team canada later in the afternoon. Teams from the united states and finland were at the verizon center for one last tuneup before the big tournament. Players injured before the start of the tournament are not included.
Scott burnside predicted what they would look like for the 2016 tournament. Schedule, scores and more new, 1 comment nhl hockey may be a month away, but a tournament with. World cup of hockey rosters announced ingoal magazine. Team canada has won four of the last six international hockey tournaments including three olympic golds in 2002, 2010 and 2014, and the world cup in 2004. World cup of hockey 2016 sports event toronto, ontario. Team finlands bid to build on their recent successes at international level they have won medals at the last three olympics will once again feature top netminding duo tuukka rask and. World cup i ishockey 2016 wch2016 var en internationell ishockeyturnering. This was the twelfth championship that canada had hosted. Below are 23man rosters for the international tournament, which. The eight teams competing in the world cup of hockey 2016 will announce their final roster selections friday. Best players gather in toronto for the world cup of hockey. Below are 23man rosters for the international tournament, which starts sept. The twoweek tournament will include eight teams team canada, team czech republic, team europe, team finland, team north america, team russia, team sweden and team usa and will feature more than 170 of the best players in the nhl. The world cup of hockey tournament is now only 6 months away and the first 16 man rosters are about to be revealed.
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