Category: World Cup of Hockey 2016

The NHL should use World Cup-style rosters at the All-Star Game

By Adam Hess | Sep 30th 2016 | 6 min read |

When the NHL originally announced the concepts for Teams North America and Europe for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, many hockey fans seemed to dismiss...

World Cup of Hockey game thread, schedule for Thursday

By Brandon Cain | Sep 22nd 2016 | 2 min read |

The World Cup of Hockey semifinal field will be set before Team USA takes the ice against the Czech Republic. Unfortunately, the schedule will not be ...

Team USA needed Patrick Kane to score, but never put him in position to succeed

By Satchel Price | Sep 21st 2016 | 3 min read |

Patrick Kane was notably upset following Team USA’s thrashing at the hands of Canada on Tuesday night. The Americans not only got eliminated from th...

World Cup of Hockey game thread, schedule for Tuesday

By Brandon Cain | Sep 20th 2016 | 2 min read |

It’s finally here – rivalry day at the World Cup. In the day game, it’s a Scandinavian battle against Finland and Sweden, while the ...

World Cup of Hockey game thread and schedule for Monday

By Satchel Price | Sep 20th 2016 | 2 min read |

All eyes are focused on the USA-Canada matchup awaiting the World Cup on Tuesday, but there are still a couple of big games Monday. At night, Team Nor...

Ville Pokka makes miraculous play to save goal for Team Finland at World Cup

By Satchel Price | Sep 18th 2016 | 2 min read |

Playing in a tournament full of big names, it’s impressive that Blackhawks prospect Ville Pokka was able to grab a spot on Team Finland’s ...

World Cup of Hockey game thread and schedule for Sunday

By Satchel Price | Sep 18th 2016 | 3 min read |

Four Blackhawks will be suiting up in the opening game Sunday at the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. Artemi Panarin and Artem Anisimov of Russia will ...

World Cup of Hockey 2016: Team USA looks ugly in 3-0 loss to Team Europe

By Satchel Price | Sep 18th 2016 | 3 min read |

There were a lot of concerns surrounding Team USA’s strategic and personnel decisions entering the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Now it’s easy to see ...

World Cup of Hockey game thread, lineups and schedule for Saturday

By Liz McNeill | Sep 18th 2016 | 2 min read |

We have two games coming up on Saturday — first Patrick Kane and Team USA face off against the demigod Marian Hossa and Team Europe, then this e...

2016 World Cup of Hockey preview: 4 reasons to watch for Blackhawks fans

By Satchel Price | Sep 18th 2016 | 6 min read |

The 2016 World Cup of Hockey is finally here. The tournament begins in Toronto on Saturday with a pair of games involving many of the world’s be...