The NHLPA, the NHL and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) team up to present the 2016 World Cup of Hockey at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, featuring more than 170 of the NHL’s best players competing in the two-week, eight-team event. A number of pre-tournament games at various locations get things going Sept. 8-14 with games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. The tournament begins in earnest on Sept. 17 with group play through Sept. 22 on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS and WatchESPN. The USA takes on Canada in a Group A game Sept. 20 at 8pm ET on ESPN. The top two teams from each group advance to the semifinals Sept. 24-25, with the winners advancing to the best-of-three-game final series beginning Sept. 27.
World Cup of Hockey Teams
Group A
Canada
Czech Republic
Europe
USA
Group B
Finland
North America (U.S. and Canada players age 23 and under)
Russia
Sweden
2016 World Cup of Hockey TV Schedule on ESPN Networks
| Date | Time (ET) | Telecast | Location | Network |
| Thu, Sep 8 | 12 p.m. | Sweden vs. Finland | Helsinki, Finland | ESPN3 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Czech Republic vs. Russia | St. Petersburg, Russia | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | North America vs. Europe | Quebec City, Quebec | ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Sep 9 | 7 p.m. | Canada vs. USA | Columbus, OH | ESPNU |
| Sat, Sep 10 | 10:30 a.m. | Russia vs. Czech Republic | Prague, Czech Republic | ESPN3 |
| 12 p.m. | Finland vs. Sweden | Gothenburg, Sweden | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | USA vs. Canada | Ottawa, Canada | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Sep 11 | 6 p.m. | Europe vs. North America | Montreal, Canada | ESPN3 |
| Tue, Sep 13 | 7 p.m. | Finland vs. USA | Washington, DC | ESPN |
| Wed, Sep 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Czech Republic vs. North America | Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Sweden vs. Europe | Washington, DC | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Russia vs. Canada | Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN2 |
| Date | Time (ET) | Telecast | Network |
| Sat, Sep 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Group Play: USA vs. Europe | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Group Play: Czech Republic vs. Canada | ESPNEWS | |
| Sun, Sep 18 | 3 p.m. | Group Play: Sweden vs. Russia | ESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Group Play: North America vs. Finland | ESPN2 | |
| Mon, Sep 19 | 3 p.m. | Group Play: Europe vs. Czech Republic | ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Group Play: Russia vs. North America | ESPN2 | |
| Tue, Sep 20 | 3 p.m. | Group Play: Finland vs. Sweden | ESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Group Play: Canada vs. USA | ESPN | |
| Wed, Sep 21 | 3 p.m. | Group Play: North America vs. Sweden | ESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Group Play: Europe vs Canada | ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Sep 22 | 3 p.m. | Group Play: Finland vs. Russia | ESPN |
| 8 p.m. | Group Play: USA vs. Czech Republic | ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Sep 24 | 7 p.m. | Semifinal one | ESPN2 |
| Sun, Sep 25 | 1 p.m. | Semifinal two | ESPN |
| Tue, Sep 27 | 8 p.m. | Final: Game one | ESPN |
| Thu, Sep 29 | 8 p.m. | Final: Game two | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Oct 1 | 7 p.m. | Final: Game three (if necessary) | ESPN2 |
