The return of the World Cup of Hockey will make this offseason a little easier to get through. ESPN has released the television schedule for the tournament, which kicks off on September 17 in Toronto. The Florida Panthers will have three players taking part in the event: Aaron Ekblad (North America), Aleksander Barkov (Finland) and Jussi Jokinen (Finland).
· Team USA Faces Team Canada in Prime Time on ESPN September 20
· Semifinals Begin on ESPN2 September 24 at 7 p.m.
· Barry Melrose & Steve Levy to Call Best-of-Three Final Beginning September 27
ESPN networks will televise every game of the World Cup of Hockey 2016 and the puck drops Saturday, Sept.