The World Cup of Hockey promises to be a wonderful treat for hockey fans who are not used to seeing the best players in the world compete against each other in any event beside the Olympics.
The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have joined forces to back this event, which will see eight teams compete for the title. The Czech Republic, United States, Canada and Team Europe will compete in Group A, while Finland, Sweden, Russia and Team North America—a group of the top under-23 players from the United State and Canada—will compete in Group B.