The two-week tournament, featuring more than 150 of the best players in the NHL, will progress from the Preliminary Round to the Semifinals and ultimately the Final. All tournament games will be played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
The eight teams are split into two Groups, Group A and Group B, for the Preliminary Round (Sept. 17-22), when each team will play its three Group opponents in a round-robin format. Placed in Group A are Team Canada, Team Czech Republic and Team USA, plus Team Europe, a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. The four teams in Group B are Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team North America, a selection of the top players from Canada and the United States who are 23 or under as of Oct. 1, 2016.
World Cup of Hockey 2016 Pretournament Games
Thursday, September 8
Team Czech Republic vs. Team Russia- Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg
12:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. local. - ESPN3, SN1, TVA Sports 2
Team Sweden vs. Team Finland - Hartwall Arena; Helsinki
Noon ET/7 p.m. local - ESPN3, SN, TVA Sports
Team Europe vs. Team North America - Videotron Centre; Quebec City
8 p.m. ET - ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Friday, September 9
Team Canada vs. Team USA- Nationwide Arena; Columbus
7 p.m. ET - ESPNU, SN1, SN360, TVA Sports
Saturday, September 10
Team Finland vs. Team Sweden - Scandinavium; Gothenburg
Noon ET/6 p.m. local - ESPN3, SN1, TVA Sports 2
Team Russia vs. Team Czech Republic - O2 Arena; Prague
10:30 a.m. ET/4:30 p.m. local - ESPN3, SN360, TVA Sports
Team USA vs. Team Canada - Canadian Tire Centre; Ottawa
7 p.m. ET - ESPN3, SN, TVA Sports
Sunday, September 11
Team Europe vs. Team North America - Bell Centre; Montreal
6 p.m. ET - ESPN3, SN, TVA Sports
Tuesday, September 13
Team Finland vs. Team USA - Verizon Center; Washington, DC
7 p.m. ET - ESPN, SN1, TVA Sports
Wednesday, September 14
Team Czech Republic vs. Team North America - CONSOL Energy Center; Pittsburgh
3:30 p.m. ET - ESPN3, SN, SN1, TVA Sports
Team Canada vs. Team Russia - CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh
7:30 p.m. ET - ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Team Sweden vs. Team Europe - Verizon Center; Washington, DC
7 p.m. ET - ESPN3, SN360, TVA Sports 2
Preliminary Round (round robin) (away team listed first)
All Games Played at Air Canada Centre, Toronto (All times ET)
Saturday, Sept. 17
Team USA vs. Team Europe, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Team Czech Republic vs. Team Canada, 8 p.m., ESPNEWS, SN, TVA Sports
Sunday, Sept. 18
Team Sweden vs. Team Russia, 3 p.m., ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Team North America vs. Team Finland, 8 p.m., ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Monday, Sept. 19
Team Europe vs. Team Czech Republic, 3 p.m., ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Team Russia vs. Team North America, 8 p.m., ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Tuesday, Sept. 20
Team Finland vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Team Canada vs. Team USA, 8 p.m., ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Team North America vs. Team Sweden, 3 p.m., ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Team Europe vs. Team Canada, 8 p.m., ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Thursday, Sept. 22
Team Finland vs. Team Russia, 3 p.m., ESPN, SN, TVA Sports
Team USA vs. Team Czech Republic, 8 p.m., ESPN2, SN, TVA Sports
Semifinals (single elimination; A1 vs. B2, B1 vs. A2)
Saturday, Sept. 24
Semifinal 1, 7 p.m., ESPN2, CBC, TVA, TVA Sports
Sunday, Sept. 25
Semifinal 2, 1 p.m., ESPN, CBC, TVA Sports
Final (best-of-3)
Tuesday, Sept. 27
Final Game 1, 8 p.m., ESPN, CBC, TVA Sports
Thursday, Sept. 29
Final Game 2, 8 p.m., ESPN2, CBC, TVA, TVA Sports
Saturday, Oct. 1
Final Game 3, 7 p.m. (if necessary), ESPN2, CBC, TVA, TVA Sports
