World Cup

== Overview ==
The World Cup is the only trophy that uses international teams rather than clubs. It is at least as prestigious as the Division 1 title or Union Cup, if not more. It is played at the beginning of every ILIH season. It is a young competition in the grand view of the league, but it is the first international tournament.
== Format ==
The World Cup Finals begins after qualification has decided the 16 teams who will be involved. There is a ranking of the international teams, best to worst, before every World Cup which acts as a seeding procedure to decide who qualifies and who needs to go through the qualification steps. In the finals, the 16 teams play in a traditional single elimination bracket, starting with 1st-16th, 2nd-15th,3rd-14th etc. Higher ranked teams always "host". The bracket is made so a 1st-2nd match-up isn't possible until the final.
== Qualification ==
Round 1 of qualification is a single knockout game between rank 20 and 21.
Round 2 of qualification are single knockout games between rank 13 and winner of 20-21, rank 14 and 19, 15 and 18, and ranks 16 and 17. The winner's of these four games will go into the bracket as seeds 13-16, the spots higher up being decided by pre-tournament rank.
== World Cup I ==
NHL 17
* Took Place before Season 5
 -- CZECH REPUBLIC CHAMPIONS --
MVP: P. Eller
Final:
Czech Republic 7-5 Denmark
Semi Finals:
Sweden 3-5 Czech Republic
USA 6-7 Denmark
Quarter Finals:
Sweden 7-4 Norway
Germany 2-5 Czech Republic
USA 8-3 Switzerland
Denmark 7-4 Great Britain
Round of 16:
Sweden 10-1 Japan
Russia 3-7 Norway
Germany 5-4 France
Czech Republic 8-5 Slovakia
USA 4-2 Latvia
Canada 3-9 Switzerland
Finland 3-4 Denmark
Great Britain 10-3 Austria
Rank	Country 	Rank	Country
1 	Sweden 	12 	France
2 	USA 	13 	Slovakia
3 	Great Britain 	14 	Belarus
4 	Czech Republic	15 	Ukraine
5 	Germany 	16 	Italy
6 	Finland 	17 	Austria
7 	Canada 	18 	Latvia
8 	Russia 	19 	Japan
9 	Norway 	20 	Poland
10 	Switzerland 	21 	Kazakhstan
11 	Denmark 	 	
Goals 	Assists 	Points 	+/- 	SV%
4 - S. Roy 	6 - P. Eller 	7 - P. Eller 	6 - S. Roy 	93.1 - S. Numminen
4 - J. Wirtanen	5 - M. Ustorf 	7 - M. Akerlund 	6 - L. Kukkonen	89.4 - H. Zednik
4 - B. Lima 	5 - N. Pettersen	7 - D. Leonov 	6 - P. Prindis 	88.8 - K. Sinitsin
4 - D. Leonov 	5 - C. Salei 	6 - A. Benjamin 	6 - P. Eller 	87.1 - G. Bruess
3 - M. Akerlund	4 - P. Hlinka 	6 - C. Salei 	6 - L. O'Byrne 	86.4 - K. Jakobsen
3 - P. Brock 	4 - L. O'Byrne 	6 - N. Pettersen	6 - K. Dopita 	86.4 - T. Benin
 	4 - C. Jensen 	6 - S. Roy 	 	
 	4 - M. Akerlund 	6 - L. O'Byrne 	 	
 	4 - S. Mikus 	 	 	
 	4 - P. Latta 	 	 	
 	4 - A. Benjamin 	 	 	
Winner's Lineup
(C)K. Dopita - S. Roy - (A)S. Mikus
M. Surovy - D. Leonov
B. Bates - M. Kato - C. Grucinciev
J. Glebov - (A)E. Glebov
V. Burian - P. Hlinka - M. Kuba
P. Eller - P. Prindis
J. Marek - N. Simek - M. Heins
H. Zednik - R. Patera
== World Cup II ==
NHL 20
* Took Place before Season 6
 -- FINLAND CHAMPIONS --
MVP: M. Harikkala
Final:
Finland 5-4 Switzerland
Semi Finals:
Czech Republic 1-4 Finland
Switzerland 4-3 Russia
Quarter Finals:
Czech Republic 2-1 France
Finland 4-3 USA
Sweden 3-4 Switzerland
Belarus 1-3 Russia
Round of 16:
Czech Republic 4-3 Italy
France 2-1 Canada
Finland 2-1 Denmark
USA 4-1 Slovakia
Sweden 5-2 Ukraine
Germany 2-3 Switzerland
Norway 1-3 Russia
Great Britain 4-5 Belarus
Rank	Country 	Rank	Country
1 	Czech Republic	12 	Denmark
2 	Sweden 	13 	Slovakia
3 	Great Britain 	14 	Belarus
4 	USA 	15 	Ukraine
5 	Finland 	16 	Austria
6 	Norway 	17 	Italy
7 	Germany 	18 	Latvia
8 	France 	19 	Japan
9 	Canada 	20 	Poland
10 	Switzerland 	21 	Kazakhstan
11 	Russia 	 	
Goals 	Assists 	Points 	+/- 	SV%
4 - M. Harikkala	4 - B. Perezhogin	6 - M. Harikkala 	5 - J. Joensuu 	96.9 - Y. Valentenko
3 - T. Janicki 	4 - S. Novak 	6 - B. Perezhogin	5 - B. Perezhogin	94.9 - G. Sivan
3 - D. Simion 	4 - P. Aberg 	6 - C. Loeffel 	4 - M. Jarventie 	93.2 - E. Mink
3 - C. Loeffel 	3 - M. Kaijomaa 	5 - P. Aberg 	4 - C. Loeffel 	91.5 - M. Nesterov
 	3 - C. Loeffel 	4 - T. Janicki 	4 - M. Harikkala 	91.0 - J. Lehtonen
 	3 - A. Dvorak 	4 - S. Novak 	4 - S. Forster 	90.0 - H. Zednik
 	 	4 - D. Simion 	 	
 	 	4 - J. Final 	 	
Winner's Lineup
(A)T. Janicki - G. Rydahl - G. Maatta
(A)P. Korpan - (C)M. Kaijomaa
H. Pukka - M. Viitanen - B. Lalande
H. Klimek - M. Jarventie
P. Aberg - L. Nieminen - M. Harikkala
M. Kojo - J. Joensuu
R. Pukkaa - S. Toivonen- S. Uotila
J. Lehtonen - S. Numminen
== World Cup III ==
NHL 17
* Took Place before Season 7
 -- SWEDEN CHAMPIONS --
MVP: H. Nilsson
Final:
Denmark 2-12 Sweden
Semi Finals:
Norway 2-3 Denmark
Sweden 7-4 Germany
Quarter Finals:
Finland 2-8 Norway
Slovakia 3-7 Denmark
Sweden 6-5 Russia
Germany 3-2 Czech Republic
Round of 16:
Finland 12-1 Kazakhstan
Norway 3-1 Canada
Great Britain 2-3 Denmark
USA 3-4 Slovakia
Sweden 9-2 Poland
Switzerland 3-4 Russia
Germany 5-3 France
Czech Republic 4-1 Austria
Rank	Country 	Rank	Country
1 	Finland 	12 	Denmark
2 	Sweden 	13 	Belarus
3 	Czech Republic	14 	Slovakia
4 	USA 	15 	Ukraine
5 	Great Britain 	16 	Italy
6 	Germany 	17 	Austria
7 	Switzerland 	18 	Poland
8 	Norway 	19 	Latvia
9 	Canada 	20 	Japan
10 	Russia 	21 	Kazakhstan
11 	France 	 	
Goals 	Assists 	Points 	+/- 	SV%
4 - H. Erixon 	8 - H. Nilsson 	8 - B. Lindstrom	10 - A. Lehtera 	94.4 H. Zednik
4 - A. Lehtera 	6 - B. Lindstrom	8 - H. Nilsson 	9 - M. Hirvonen 	93.3 T. Benin
3 - R. Svedberg 	6 - M. Ustorf 	8 - R. Svedberg 	9 - F. Lindstrom	89.8 K. Jakobsen
3 - J. Wirtanen 	5 - R. Svedberg 	8 - M. Ustorf 	8 - L. Kukkonen 	89.5 Y. Valentenko
3 - D. Reiss 	5 - R. Holmberg 	7 - F. Lindstrom	8 - H. Nilsson 	87.8 L. Keller
3 - F. Lindstrom	 	 	 	
3 - B. Lalande 	 	 	 	
Winner's Lineup
R. Holmberg - (C)M. Akerlund - L. Kukkonen
(A)C. Axelsson - A. Lehtera
H. Erixon - (A)R. Svedberg - R. Sykora
F. Nordqvist - J. Weinhandl
E. Nordqvist - P. Janus - L. Sykora
H. Nilsson - H. Vikingstad
F. Lindstrom - B. Lindstrom - M. Hirvonen
J. Ring - K. Sinitsin