Team Europe

Europe

General Manager	Miroslav Šatan
Head coach	Ralph Krueger
Assistants	Paul Maurice Brad Shaw
Captain	Anže Kopitar
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
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

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