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bhrangerfan0809 · 01-12-2019, 10:26 PM

Washington D.C. (AP) - This March, 16 teams featuring the greatest hockey players to ever play for their respective nations will compete in the first annual IIHF World Cup of Legends! The IIHF plans to make this tournament a yearly event, with the host country alternating each year between 16 nations. The format is tentatively set as follows:

- 16 National Teams will be divided into 4 Groups for Pool Play

- Groups will be decided based on an initial 1-16 Overall Seeding, as determined by the IIHF WCoL Selection Committee. Beginning in 2020, each Overall Seeding will be determined by the results of the previous WCoL.

- Each team will play three exhibition games after the Groups have been announced, but before Pool Play begins. These three games will all be against teams from other groups.

- At the conclusion of Pool Play, teams will be re-seeded and compete in the Single-Elimination portion of the WCoL.

- Each national team that is selected to compete in the WCoL must submit an initial roster of no more than 40 players within three weeks of the selection announcement.

- Each national team must submit a final 23-man roster within one week of the beginning of Pool Play.

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bhrangerfan0809 · 01-12-2019, 10:37 PM

IIHF and Switzerland National Team Insider Felix Lowe:

Rumblings around Zurich are that a decision on the host country and cities will be made within the week. Swiss IHF connections believe Switzerland will be seeded in the 8-10 range.

bhrangerfan0809 · 01-12-2019, 10:45 PM

German National Team Insider Markus Waechter:

DEB officials made a strong push to host the WCoL - emphasized Berlin and Cologne as preferable host cities. Sentiment in the DEB is that Germany has a good chance of hosting this year.

bhrangerfan0809 · 01-13-2019, 11:36 PM

Canada National Team Insider Owen Campbell:

Two sources inside Hockey Canada confidently state that Scotty Bowman is expected to be named Team Canada's Head Coach for the WCoL. Sentiment within HC is they are the clear favorites and expectation is to at least reach the Final.

bhrangerfan0809 · 01-14-2019, 01:31 AM

IIHF PRESS RELEASE

The IIHF Selection Committee will announce the 16 countries that will compete in the 1st Annual IIHF World Cup of Legends on Wednesday, January 14. The seedings, group assignments, and pre-tournament exhibition games will also be announced on Wednesday. The full tournament schedule will be released shortly thereafter.

bhrangerfan0809 · 01-14-2019, 10:19 PM

Finland National Team Insider Eetu Hentunen:

The FIHA is exploring many options in looking to finalize Finland's preliminary 40-man roster. At least two young wingers are poised to make it, there are questions on D, and goaltending depth is solid.

bhrangerfan0809 · 01-15-2019, 11:01 PM

Kazakhstan National Team Insider Dastan Bekzhanev:

KIHF sources indicate they are anxious surrounding tomorrow's announcement as they believe they are contenders for the final two spots in the 16-team field.

They have also petitioned the IIHF to designate a "standout goalie" as a Kazakh national, though this player also played for Russia during his career. Player would not be guaranteed a spot on Russia's team, but would easily be the #1 Kazakh goalie.

bhrangerfan0809 · 01-16-2019, 10:37 PM

IIHF PRESS RELEASE

The International Ice Hockey Federation is excited to announce the 16 participating nations in the inaugural IIHF World Cup of Legends! This tournament will feature the greatest hockey players from throughout history as they represent the nations that have accomplished the most in international hockey competition. This is a tournament unlike any other, with cross-era competition and matchups fans could only dream about up until this point.

After much deliberation and consideration, the IIHF Selection Committee has chosen as the host country for the 2019 IIHF World Cup of Legends. The inaugural host country will be...

Russia!

The four host cities will be as follows:

St. Petersburg will host Group A as well as the Semifinals
Games will be played at the Ice Palace

Moscow will host Group B as well as the Finals
Games will be played at CSKA Arena

Nizhny Novgorod will host Group C as well as the Quarterfinals.
Games will be played at Trade Union Sport Palace

Kazan will host Group D as well as the Opening Round
Games will be played at TatNeft Arena

Russia's hockey culture will be on full display at the World Cup, and we are thankful to the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia for its coordination and planning that made this decision possible.

Now we will announce the 16 teams that will participate in the 2019 IIHF World Cup of Legends

They will be announced in order by their seeding as determined by the IIHF Selection Committee.

1)

Canada

2)

Russia

3)

USA

4)

Czech Republic

5)

Sweden

6)

Finland

7)

Slovakia

8)

Germany

9)

Switzerland

10)

Latvia

11)

Denmark

12)

France

13)

Austria

14)

Belarus

15)

Kazakhstan

16)

Norway

The 16 participating national teams will be divided into the following four groups for the round robin portion of the World Cup of Legends:

GROUP A - St. Petersburg
Canada
Germany
Switzerland
Norway

GROUP B - Moscow
Russia
Slovakia
Latvia
Kazakhstan

GROUP C - Nizhny Novgorod
USA
Finland
Denmark
Belarus

GROUP D - Kazan
Czech Republic
Sweden
France
Austria

Exhibition Play will begin on February 17 and run through February 28. Each team will play three exhibition games, with each opponent coming from the other three groups. The schedule for Exhibition Play is as follows:

February 17
Canada 3 - 8 Slovakia
Germany vs. Latvia

February 18
Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan
Norway vs. Russia

February 19
USA vs. Sweden
Finland vs. France

February 20
Denmark vs. Austria
Belarus vs. Czech Republic

February 21
Canada vs. Denmark
Germany vs. Belarus

February 22
Switzerland vs. USA
Norway vs. Finland

February 23
Russia vs. France
Slovakia vs. Austria

February 24
Latvia vs. Czech Republic
Kazakhstan vs. Sweden

February 25
Canada vs. Austria
Germany vs. Czech Republic

February 26
Switzerland vs. Sweden
Norway vs. France

February 27
Russia vs. Finland
Slovakia vs. Denmark

February 28
Latvia vs. Belarus
Kazakhstan vs. USA

The Round Robin schedule will be announced in February.

Teams will have until February 17 to name their preliminary roster (with a max of 40 players).

Final rosters (with a max of 23 players) must be submitted by 12:00 A.M. on March 1.

01-12-2019, 10:37 PM	#2
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends IIHF and Switzerland National Team Insider Felix Lowe: Rumblings around Zurich are that a decision on the host country and cities will be made within the week. Swiss IHF connections believe Switzerland will be seeded in the 8-10 range. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament Last edited by bhrangerfan0809; 01-13-2019 at 03:01 PM.

01-12-2019, 10:45 PM	#3
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends German National Team Insider Markus Waechter: DEB officials made a strong push to host the WCoL - emphasized Berlin and Cologne as preferable host cities. Sentiment in the DEB is that Germany has a good chance of hosting this year. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament

01-13-2019, 11:36 PM	#4
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends Canada National Team Insider Owen Campbell: Two sources inside Hockey Canada confidently state that Scotty Bowman is expected to be named Team Canada's Head Coach for the WCoL. Sentiment within HC is they are the clear favorites and expectation is to at least reach the Final. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament

01-14-2019, 01:31 AM	#5
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends IIHF PRESS RELEASE The IIHF Selection Committee will announce the 16 countries that will compete in the 1st Annual IIHF World Cup of Legends on Wednesday, January 14. The seedings, group assignments, and pre-tournament exhibition games will also be announced on Wednesday. The full tournament schedule will be released shortly thereafter. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament Last edited by bhrangerfan0809; 01-16-2019 at 10:38 PM.

01-14-2019, 10:19 PM	#6
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends Finland National Team Insider Eetu Hentunen: The FIHA is exploring many options in looking to finalize Finland's preliminary 40-man roster. At least two young wingers are poised to make it, there are questions on D, and goaltending depth is solid. SeattleBattleCat likes this. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament

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01-12-2019, 10:26 PM	#1
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	World Cup of Legends Washington D.C. (AP) - This March, 16 teams featuring the greatest hockey players to ever play for their respective nations will compete in the first annual IIHF World Cup of Legends! The IIHF plans to make this tournament a yearly event, with the host country alternating each year between 16 nations. The format is tentatively set as follows: - 16 National Teams will be divided into 4 Groups for Pool Play - Groups will be decided based on an initial 1-16 Overall Seeding, as determined by the IIHF WCoL Selection Committee. Beginning in 2020, each Overall Seeding will be determined by the results of the previous WCoL. - Each team will play three exhibition games after the Groups have been announced, but before Pool Play begins. These three games will all be against teams from other groups. - At the conclusion of Pool Play, teams will be re-seeded and compete in the Single-Elimination portion of the WCoL. - Each national team that is selected to compete in the WCoL must submit an initial roster of no more than 40 players within three weeks of the selection announcement. - Each national team must submit a final 23-man roster within one week of the beginning of Pool Play. ROSTERS Spoiler rosters entered as they are announced CZECH REPUBLIC 0 - Frantisek Tikal, D 1 - Roman Cechmanek, G 2 - Jiri Holecek, G 3 - Jaroslav Jirik, F 4 - Oldrich Machac, D 5 - Jaroslav Holik, F 6 - Jan Suchy, D 7 - Frantisek Pospisil, D 8 - Filip Kuba, D 9 - Vladimir Zabrodsky, F 10 - Vladimir Martinec, F 11 - Josef Malecek, F 12 - Bohuslav Stastny, F 13 - Pavel Kubina, D 14 - Vaclav Nedomansky, F 15 - Tomas Kaberle, D 16 - Bobby Holik, F 17 - Petr Sykora, F 18 - Jiri Holik, F 19 - Radek Dvorak, F 20 - Robert Lang, F 21 - Ivan Hlinka, F 22 - Robert Reichel, F 23 - Milan Hejduk, F 24 - Martin Havlat, F 25 - Stanislav Konopasek, F 26 - Patrik Elias, F 28 - Jiri Bubla, D 29 - Tomas Vokoun, G 30 - Jiri Kralik, G 35 - Tomas Plekanec, F 39 - Dominik Hasek, G 44 - Roman Hamrlik, D 66 - Milan Novy, F 68 - Jaromir Jagr, F 82 - Martin Straka, F 88 - David Pastrnak, F 92 - Jakub Voracek, F 93 - Petr Nedved, F 97 - Vladimir Ruzicka, F LATVIA 1 - Arturs Irbe, G 2 - Kristaps Sotnieks, D 3 - Karlis Skrastins, D 4 - Aleksandrs Semjonovs, F 5 - Janis Sprukts, F 6 - Arvids Rekis, D 7 - Leonids Tambijevs, F 8 - Sandis Ozolinsh, D 9 - Olegs Znaroks, F 10 - Lauris Darzins, F 11 - Kaspars Daugavins, F 12 - Herbert Vasiljevs, F 13 - Grigorijs Pantelejevs, F 14 - Jekabs Redlihs, D 15 - Martins Karsums, F 16 - Atvars Tribuncovs, D 17 - Kaspars Astasenko, D 18 - Rodrigo Lavins, D 19 - Helmuts Balderis, F 20 - Aleksandrs Nizivijs, F 23 - Teddy Blueger, F 24 - Mikelis Redlihs, F 26 - Aigars Cipruss, F 28 - Zemgus Girgensons, F 29 - Martins Cipulis, F 30 - Peter Skudra, G 31 - Edgars Masalskis, G 33 - Sergei Zholtok, F 34 - Sergejs Naumovs, G 37 - Oskars Bartulis, D 38 - Rudolfs Balcers, F 40 - Ronalds Kenins, F 41 - Raitis Ivanans, F 45 - Georgijs Pujacs, D 50 - Kristers Gudlevskis, G 51 - Viktors Ignatjevs, D 70 - Miks Indrasis, F NORWAY 1 - Pal Grotnes, G 4 - Bjorn Skaare, F 6 - Jonas Holos, D 7 - Tommy Jakobsen, D 10 - Ole-Eskild Dahlstrom, F 11 - Trond Magnussen, F 13 - Sondre Olden, F 14 - Svein Enok Norstebo, D 15 - Petter Salsten, D 16 - Ken Andre Olimb, F 18 - Mattias Norstebo, D 19 - Per-Age Skroder, F 20 - Anders Bastiansen, F 21 - Espen Knutsen, F 22 - Martin Roymark, F 23 - Marius Holtet, F 24 - Mats Trygg, D 25 - Morten Ask, F 26 - Kristian Forsberg, F 27 - Andreas Martinsen, F 28 - Martin Knold, D 29 - Tore Vikingstad, F 30 - Lars Haugen, G 33 - Marius Trygg, F 34 - Lars Volden, G 35 - Martin Laumann Ylven, F 36 - Mats Zuccarello, F 37 - Mads Hansen, F 38 - Alexander Bonsaksen, D 40 - Lars Erik Spets, F 41 - Patrick Thoresen, F 42 - Henrik Odegaard, D 46 - Mathis Olimb, F 51 - Mats Rosseli Olsen, F 54 - Anders Myrvold, D 55 - Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, D 85 - Michael Haga, F SWEDEN 0 - Sven Tumba, F 1 - Peter Lindmark, G 2 - Ulf Sterner, F 3 - Lennart Svedberg, D 4 - Lars-Erik Sjoberg, D 5 - Mattias Ohlund, D 6 - Tord Lundstrom, F 7 - Ulf Samuelsson, D 8 - Thomas Gradin, F 10 - Hakan Loob, F 11 - Daniel Alfredsson, F 12 - Loui Eriksson, F 13 - Mats Sundin, F 14 - Kent Nilsson, F 16 - Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, F 17 - Patrik Sundstrom, F 18 - Mikael Renberg, F 19 - Markus Naslund, F 20 - Alexander Steen, F 21 - Peter Forsberg, F 22 - Daniel Sedin, F 23 - Alexander Edler, D 24 - Borje Salming, D 25 - Kjell Samuelsson, D 26 - Mats Naslund, F 27 - Tomas Sandstrom, F 30 - Henrik Lundqvist, G 31 - Pelle Lindbergh, G 32 - Leif Holmqvist, G 33 - Henrik Sedin, F 39 - Elias Pettersson, F 40 - Henrik Zetterberg, F 52 - Nicklas Lidstrom, D 55 - Niklas Kronwall, D 65 - Erik Karlsson, D 77 - Victor Hedman, D 91 - Nicklas Backstrom, F 92 - Gabriel Landeskog, F 93 - Johan Franzen, F 94 - Michael Nylander, F rouss35, BT2008 and SeattleBattleCat like this. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament Last edited by bhrangerfan0809; 02-10-2019 at 11:20 PM.

01-15-2019, 11:01 PM	#7
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends Kazakhstan National Team Insider Dastan Bekzhanev: KIHF sources indicate they are anxious surrounding tomorrow's announcement as they believe they are contenders for the final two spots in the 16-team field. They have also petitioned the IIHF to designate a "standout goalie" as a Kazakh national, though this player also played for Russia during his career. Player would not be guaranteed a spot on Russia's team, but would easily be the #1 Kazakh goalie. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament

01-16-2019, 10:37 PM	#8
bhrangerfan0809 MVP OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2009 Blog Entries: 7	Re: World Cup of Legends IIHF PRESS RELEASE The International Ice Hockey Federation is excited to announce the 16 participating nations in the inaugural IIHF World Cup of Legends! This tournament will feature the greatest hockey players from throughout history as they represent the nations that have accomplished the most in international hockey competition. This is a tournament unlike any other, with cross-era competition and matchups fans could only dream about up until this point. After much deliberation and consideration, the IIHF Selection Committee has chosen as the host country for the 2019 IIHF World Cup of Legends. The inaugural host country will be... Russia! The four host cities will be as follows: St. Petersburg will host Group A as well as the Semifinals Games will be played at the Ice Palace Moscow will host Group B as well as the Finals Games will be played at CSKA Arena Nizhny Novgorod will host Group C as well as the Quarterfinals. Games will be played at Trade Union Sport Palace Kazan will host Group D as well as the Opening Round Games will be played at TatNeft Arena Russia's hockey culture will be on full display at the World Cup, and we are thankful to the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia for its coordination and planning that made this decision possible. Now we will announce the 16 teams that will participate in the 2019 IIHF World Cup of Legends They will be announced in order by their seeding as determined by the IIHF Selection Committee. 1) Canada 2) Russia 3) USA 4) Czech Republic 5) Sweden 6) Finland 7) Slovakia 8) Germany 9) Switzerland 10) Latvia 11) Denmark 12) France 13) Austria 14) Belarus 15) Kazakhstan 16) Norway The 16 participating national teams will be divided into the following four groups for the round robin portion of the World Cup of Legends: GROUP A - St. Petersburg Canada Germany Switzerland Norway GROUP B - Moscow Russia Slovakia Latvia Kazakhstan GROUP C - Nizhny Novgorod USA Finland Denmark Belarus GROUP D - Kazan Czech Republic Sweden France Austria Exhibition Play will begin on February 17 and run through February 28. Each team will play three exhibition games, with each opponent coming from the other three groups. The schedule for Exhibition Play is as follows: February 17 Canada 3 - 8 Slovakia Germany vs. Latvia February 18 Switzerland vs. Kazakhstan Norway vs. Russia February 19 USA vs. Sweden Finland vs. France February 20 Denmark vs. Austria Belarus vs. Czech Republic February 21 Canada vs. Denmark Germany vs. Belarus February 22 Switzerland vs. USA Norway vs. Finland February 23 Russia vs. France Slovakia vs. Austria February 24 Latvia vs. Czech Republic Kazakhstan vs. Sweden February 25 Canada vs. Austria Germany vs. Czech Republic February 26 Switzerland vs. Sweden Norway vs. France February 27 Russia vs. Finland Slovakia vs. Denmark February 28 Latvia vs. Belarus Kazakhstan vs. USA The Round Robin schedule will be announced in February. Teams will have until February 17 to name their preliminary roster (with a max of 40 players). Final rosters (with a max of 23 players) must be submitted by 12:00 A.M. on March 1. __________________ 2019 World Cup of Legends - an NHL 14 Tournament Last edited by bhrangerfan0809; 02-18-2019 at 01:59 PM.