Team Europe
General Manager | Miroslav Šatan |
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Head coach | Ralph Krueger |
Assistants |
Paul Maurice Brad Shaw |
Captain | Anže Kopitar[1] |
Top scorer | Tomáš Tatar (3) |
Most points |
Anže Kopitar Mats Zuccarello (4) |
Team colors | |
First international | |
North America 4–0 Europe (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016) | |
Biggest win | |
Europe 6–2 Sweden (Washington, D.C., United States; 14 September 2016) | |
Biggest defeat | |
North America 4–0 Europe (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016) | |
World Cup of Hockey | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
Best result | 2nd (2016) |
International record (W–L–T) | |
4–5–0 |
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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.
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.
All-time record against nations
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA |
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Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
North America | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Benjamin, Amalie (6 September 2016). "Anze Kopitar named Team Europe captain". National Hockey League's organization. https://www.nhl.com/news/team-europe-names-anze-kopitar-captain/c-281582886.
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