World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament . It is considered the successor to the traditional Canada Cup and was held for the third time in 2016. The North American professional league National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association NHLPA organize the tournament together with the international ice hockey federation IIHF .
history
As early as 1976 , after the idea of Alan Eagleson , who had already organized the Summit Series , an international tournament was held for the first time in a cooperation between the National Hockey League , the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF and the Canadian ice hockey association Hockey Canada , which was also open to professional players in North America made it possible to compete for her native land. The Canada Cup , which was held at irregular intervals until 1991, became a permanent fixture in international ice hockey with the reputation of being better staffed than the ice hockey world championship or even the Olympic ice hockey tournament . The World Cup of Hockey was pronounced as the successor to the Canada Cup.
The World Cup of Hockey was held for the first time in August and September 1996 . The six best teams in the world competed, supplemented by two wildcard participants. The winner was the national team of the USA , which prevailed in three finals against Canada . Even Germany took in 1996 at the World Cup of Hockey in part, defeating it surprising that with many NHL players who traveled Czech national team with 7: 1, but then failed in the second round on hosts Canada.
At the World Cup of Hockey 2004 from August 30th to September 14th, the six best teams according to the then IIHF world rankings and two wildcard participants competed against each other. Due to the appointment before the start of the season, the coaches could again fall back on all NHL stars.
After the NHL regularly released their players for the Olympic Games from 1998 onwards , the World Cup of Hockey increasingly fell from view and paused. It was not until 2016 that the World Cup was held for the third time, but exclusively in Toronto , so that the event, unlike previous tournaments, only took place in one place.
Events
| year | Attendees | winner | Final opponent | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8th |
 United States
|
 Canada
|
 Russia , Sweden
|
| 2004 | 8th |
Canada
|
 Finland
|
 Czech Republic , USA
|
| 2016 | 8th |
Canada
|
 Europe
|
Russia , Sweden
|
literature
- Stephan Müller: International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia: 1904-2005 . Books on Demand, Norderstedt, Germany 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-4189-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Unclear future of the World Cup of Hockey (English: What does the future hold for World Cup of Hockey? ) ( Memento of October 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ nhl.com: "World Cup of Hockey set to return in 2016" (English, January 24, 2015, accessed on January 24, 2015)
