World Cup of Hockey - wikipedia World Cup of Hockey This article is about the NHL sanctioned hockey world cup. For the field hockey world cup, see Hockey World Cup. For the annual IIHF - run ice hockey tournament, see Ice Hockey World Championships. For other hockey World Cups, see World Cup. World Cup of Hockey Logo of 2016 event Tournament information Sport Ice hockey Established Number of tournaments Teams 8 Website www.wch2016.com Current champion Canada ( 2nd title ) Most recent tournament 2016 World Cup of Hockey The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991 and was the first international hockey championship to allow nations to field their top players. The World Cup has occurred thrice before on an irregular basis, with the United States winning in 1996 and Canada winning in 2004 and 2016. Following the 2016 tournament, plans exist for future tournaments to be held on a regular basis every four years. The World Cup of Hockey is organized by the National Hockey League ( NHL ) and the National Hockey League Players ' Association ( NHLPA ), unlike the annual World Ice Hockey Championships and quadrennial Olympic tournament, both run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ). World Cup games are played under NHL rules and not those of the IIHF, and the tournament occurs prior to the NHL pre-season, allowing all the NHL 's players to be available, unlike the World Championships, which overlaps with the NHL 's Stanley Cup playoffs. Contents 1 History 1.1 Canada Cup 1.2 World Cup of Hockey 2 Trophy 3 Tournaments 4 See also 5 References History Canada Cup Main article : Canada Cup The World Cup of Hockey was preceded by the Canada Cup, which began in 1976 in a combined effort from Doug Fisher of Hockey Canada and Alan Eagleson of the NHL Players ' Association. Taking inspiration from soccer 's FIFA World Cup, Eagleson proposed a new tournament that would bring together all the top hockey -- playing nations. After successful negotiations with hockey officials from the Soviet Union in September 1974, Eagleson began arranging the Canada Cup tournament, which debuted in 1976. It was the first international ice hockey tournament that allowed hockey nations to field their top players, as the Winter Olympics was a strictly amateur competition and the annual World Championships clashed with the Stanley Cup playoffs. The tournaments, held every three to five years, took place in North American venues prior to the start of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) regular season. Six teams competed in each edition. Of the five Canada Cup tournaments, four were won by Canada, while the Soviet Union won one in 1981. World Cup of Hockey In 1996, the Canada Cup was officially replaced by the World Cup of Hockey. The Canada Cup trophy was retired. The tournament expanded to eight teams : as the national teams of Canada, United States, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden, popularly dubbed as the Big Six, were joined by Germany and Slovakia. The United States defeated Canada to win the inaugural event. Eight years later, the second installment of the World Cup of Hockey took place in 2004, just prior to the 2004 -- 05 NHL lockout. Canada won its first tournament championship, defeating the Czech Republic in the semifinals and Finland in the final match. On January 24, 2015, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the 2016 World Cup of Hockey to be held in September 2016 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The 2016 edition featured a slightly modified format : alongside the Big Six countries, there were two all - star teams, consisting of Team Europe and an under - 23 Team North America. Canada again won the championship, defeating Team Europe in the finals. For the 2020 edition, the all - star teams will be replaced by qualifying teams. There are also plans for a spin - off event beginning in 2018, which would pit a European all - star team against a North American all - star team in a five or seven - game series. This event would also occur every four years, alternating biannually with the World Cup of Hockey. These moves are intended, primarily, to help expand the international prominence of the NHL. Trophy 1996 World Cup trophy In 2004, Canadian American architect Frank Gehry designed a new trophy for the tournament. It is made from a composite alloy of copper and nickel as well as solid cast urethane plastic. The trophy was criticized by the sports community, noting the Toronto Sun 's headline `` What is that ? '' Tournaments Year Final host Champion Runner - up Final score Semi-finalists Montreal United States Canada 3 -- 4 ( OT ), 5 -- 2, 5 -- 2 Russia and Sweden Toronto Canada Finland 3 -- 2 Czech Republic and United States 2016 Toronto Canada Europe 3 -- 1, 2 -- 1 Russia and Sweden 2020 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA See also National Hockey League International Ice Hockey Federation Ice Hockey World Championships World Professional Hockey Championships List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players 1972 Summit Series 1974 Summit Series Canada Cup Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Super Series ' 76 - 77 Super Series Subway Super Series 2007 Super Series NHL Challenge Rendez - vous ' 87 Victoria Cup List of KHL vs NHL games List of international ice hockey competitions featuring NHL players List of international games played by NHL teams References Wikimedia Commons has media related to World Cup of Hockey. Jump up ^ `` Canada Cup ( World Cup of Hockey ) ''. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 20, 2009. Jump up ^ The Canada Cup of Hockey Fact and Stat Book, p. 2, H.J. Anderson, ISBN number : 1412055121, 9781412055123, Publisher : Trafford Publishing, 2005 Jump up ^ `` NHL announces World Cup of Hockey for 2016 ''. The Canadian Press. 2015 - 01 - 24. Retrieved January 31, 2015. Jump up ^ `` New - look World Cup of hockey back for 2016 ''. Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved January 24, 2015. Jump up ^ Baurick, Tristan ( May 13, 2004 ). `` Architect 's love of the game inspiration behind Cup trophy '', Ottawa Citizen, p. C2. Jump up ^ Adams, Noah ( September 3, 2004 ). `` Frank Gehry 's World Cup of Hockey Trophy '' ( Radio Interview. ). National Public Radio. Retrieved October 11, 2010. Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904 - 2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3 - 8334 - 4189 - 5 Summit Series / Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey Summit Series 1972 Canada Cup 1976 rosters 1981 rosters 1984 rosters rosters 1991 rosters World Cup of Hockey rosters rosters 2016 rosters statistics 2020 Canada Cup / World Cup of Hockey Finals venues Canada Cup 1976 : Maple Leaf Gardens & Montreal Forum 1981 : Montreal Forum 1984 : Olympic Saddledome & Northlands Coliseum 1987 : Montreal Forum & Copps Coliseum 1991 : Montreal Forum & Copps Coliseum World Cup of Hockey 1996 : CoreStates Center & Molson Centre 2004 : Air Canada Centre 2016 : Air Canada Centre List of NHL - related topics History Pre-NHL seasons National Hockey Association 1917 -- 42 1942 -- 67 1967 -- 92 1992 -- present All - time standings All - time team performance Seasons Most frequent playoff series Retired numbers First NHL player by country Ice hockey in Canada Ice hockey in the United States Personnel Famous linemates Captains Head coaches General managers Owners Notable families Presidents and Commissioners Referees and linesmen Records League records ( individual, team ) Statistical leaders ( by country of birth ) Points, career ( min. 1000 ) Assists, career ( min. 1000 ) Goals, career ( min. 500 ) Points, season ( min. 100 ) Goals, season ( min. 50 ) 50 goals in 50 games Games, career ( min. 1000 ) Consecutive games, career ( min. 500 ) PIMs, career ( min. 2000 ) 5 + goals, game 8 + points, game Goaltender wins, career ( min. 300 ) Goaltenders who have scored Wayne Gretzky 's records Gordie Howe 's records Related International games with NHL teams International games with NHL players World Cup of Hockey Hockey Fights Cancer Other Trade deadline Player salaries Team payrolls Video games Mascots National Hockey League lore Advanced statistics NHL uniform World cup competitions List of world cups Team Association football men men 's club women women 's club Viva Athletics Australian rules football Badminton men women mixed Baseball men women Basketball men women Beach soccer Boxing Bull riding Cricket men ODI men Twenty20 women ODI women Twenty20 indoor Darts PDC WDF Field hockey men women Futsal FIFA men AMF men AMF women Golf men women Ice hockey Lacrosse women Nine - ball Pitch and putt Rowing Motorsport enduro Roll ball Pesäpallo Roller derby men women Rugby league men women Rugby union men women sevens Quidditch Sepaktakraw Snooker Softball Tennis men women mixed Touch football Volleyball men women Water polo men women Wrestling Individual Archery Canoe slalom Chess Cyclo - cross Diving Equestrian dressage Gymnastics artistic rhythmic Mountain bike racing Orienteering Paralympic summer winter Road bicycle racing men women Sailing Show jumping Speedway motorcycle Sport shooting Swimming Ten - pin bowling Track cycling Triathlon Winter sports Biathlon Skiing Alpine Cross-country Freestyle ski cross Nordic combined Ski jumping ski flying Snowboarding Ski orienteering Sledding Bobsleigh Luge Skeleton Speed skating Short track See also : Template : Main world championships Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Cup_of_Hockey&oldid=833822717 '' Categories : World Cup of Hockey Ice hockey tournaments Hidden categories : All articles with self - published sources Articles with self - published sources from January 2018 Use mdy dates from January 2015 Pages using div col with deprecated parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Latviešu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Русский Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Українська 12 more Edit links This page was last edited on 2 April 2018, at 16 : 04. 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