The best hockey players from multiple countries play for one of the highest honors of the gold medal for their country. For the younger circuit of hockey, the World Juniors are held every year and are run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. There we get to see future hockey players represent their country. Lastly, there is the World Cup of Hockey, a less popular carbon copy of the Olympics.
The World Cup of Hockey is an event the NHL created back in 1996 and is a two week tournament that pits the best NHL players from each country against one another.