Team Europe was an international ice hockey team created for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. It was jointly administered by the IIHF and NHL and represented countries in Europe not represented by their own national team, including Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland. Team Europe players wore badges with their respective nations' flags on their jerseys.
2016 World Cup of Hockey Team Europe played its first pre-tournament game on September 8, 2016. They were defeated 4–0 by Team North America at the Videotron Centre, in Quebec City.
The team played 3 group stage games; a 3–0 shutout win over the United States, a 3–2 overtime win against Czech Republic, and a 4–1 defeat to Canada. Team Europe finished second in the group behind Canada and advanced to the knockout stage.
Europe faced Sweden in the semi-final where they would win 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Tomáš Tatar. In the best-of-three final against Canada, Europe was defeated, losing 3–1 and 2–1 in two games.
Team Europe finished the tournament as runners-up with a 3–3–0 record overall, scoring 11 goals and conceding 14 in six games.
Team
Roster Roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Head coach: Ralph Krueger
No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team1 G New York Islanders31 G Washington Capitals41 G New York Islanders33 D (A) Boston Bruins10 D Free Agent59 D Nashville Predators5 D Vancouver Canucks44 D New York Islanders2 D Edmonton Oilers7 D (A) Philadelphia Flyers78 LW Philadelphia Flyers89 LW San Jose Sharks29 C Edmonton Oilers12 RW Los Angeles Kings36 RW Vancouver Canucks81 RW Chicago Blackhawks11 C (C) Los Angeles Kings22 LW Minnesota Wild51 C Detroit Red Wings8 RW Arizona Coyotes21 LW Detroit Red Wings26 LW Detroit Red Wings63 RW New York Rangers
Frederik Andersen was originally selected but could not participate due to injury. He was replaced by Philipp Grubauer.
All-time record against nations
Team 3 0 3 0 3 9 1 1 0 0 3 2North America 2 0 2 0 4 11 2 2 0 0 9 4 1 1 0 0 3 0
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See also Team Europe