The countdown to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey has begun, which means answers to questions pertaining to coaches, rosters and depth charts for the eight participating teams will slowly start coming into focus.
The tournament is scheduled to begin Sept. 17 and end as late as Oct. 1. All games will be played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Canada, the United States, Russia, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland are the six countries that will be represented. The field is rounded out by Team North America, an all-star team of players from Canada and the United States who are 23 years old or younger, and Team Europe, an all-star team featuring the top players from European countries that are not competing in the tournament, such as Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway, Austria, Latvia and Denmark.