Today is the final day of exhibition games for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. After a week of games to get the players ready, we’ll see three final showdowns today and then get two days of rest before the tournament begins.
Game 1: Team Czech Republic vs. Team North America
3:30PM ET - CONSOL Energy Centre, Pittsburgh, PA
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The afternoon game today is North America’s final exhibition game and their first chance to play someone other than Europe. However that team is the Czech Republic, a once great hockey power who, in my mind, is slowly sliding down to the Switzerland/Slovakia level where you should presume they're a top 6 international power, but they could be there.