Round gazillion of Team Canada vs Team USA kicks off this afternoon in Kamloops, BC. The first televised game is Canada vs USA at 7:30pm local time (10:30 Pacific). Here's what you need to know.
Format
The tournament is a week long, starting today and finishing with the gold and bronze medal games on Monday, April 4th. The 8 teams involved form the "Top Division" of IIHF play. Three days of round robin preliminary play (March 28, 29 and 31) will be followed by the playoff rounds and the best of three relegation tournament.
The top two teams in Group A (and if that's not Canada and USA, then there's your first point of drama) after the round robin move to the Semi-Final round automatically.