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NEED TO KNOW

The who, what, where, when and why of hockey’s hottest new tourney

NEED TO KNOW

FORMAT Eight teams compete in the 2016 World Cup. Group A: Canada, Czech Republic, Europe, USA. Group B: Finland, North America, Russia, Sweden. Each team plays three round-robin games. The top two finishers from Group A and B advance to the semifinals, in which the No. 1 team from each group plays the No. 2 team from the opposite group. The semifinal winners meet in a best-of-three final. SCHEDULE TV COVERAGE CANADA (ENGLISH): Sportsnet, CBC CANADA (FRENCH): TVA Sports UNITED STATES: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS RULES The World Cup will be played on NHL-sized ice surfaces, with full NHL rules and NHL officials. Round-robin overtimes follow NHL regular season format (3-on-3 for five minutes followed by shootout). Elimination-round overtimes follow NHL playoff format (continuous OT, 20 minute periods). Anti-doping and supplementary discipline will be governed by the NHL and…

September 12, 2016

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