While we know the groups for the 2018 Winter Olympic men’s hockey tournament, it’s still to be determined whether the NHL will send its players to PyeongChang, Korea.
The NHL and NHLPA will participate, however, in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey scheduled for Sept. 2016 in Toronto. On Thursday, Vladislav Tretiak, head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, revealed the groups for the international tournament during an interview with Russia's SovSport.
Group A: Canada, Czech Republic, USA, Europe All-Stars
Group B: Sweden, Finland, Russia, U23-North Americans
Each country will play three games with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals.