Team Europe (ice hockey)

Team Europe was an international ice hockey team created for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. It was jointly administered by the IIHF and NHL and represented countries in Europe not represented by their own national team, including Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
== 2016 World Cup of Hockey ==
Team Europe played its first pre-tournament game on September 8, 2016. They were defeated 4–0 by Team North America at the Videotron Centre, in Quebec City.
The team played 3 group stage games; a 3–0 shutout win over the United States, a 3–2 overtime win against Czech Republic, and a 4–1 defeat to Canada. Team Europe finished second in the group behind Canada and advanced to the knockout stage.
Europe faced Sweden in the semi-final where they would win 3–2 in overtime on a goal by Tomáš Tatar. In the best-of-three final against Canada, Europe was defeated, losing 3–1 and 2–1 in two games.
Team Europe finished the tournament as runners-up with a 3–3–0 record overall, scoring 11 goals and conceding 14 in six games.
==Team==
===Roster===
Roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Head coach: Ralph Krueger
No.	Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
1 	G 	 	 	 	 	New York Islanders
31 	G 	 	 	 	 	Washington Capitals
41 	G 	 	 	 	 	New York Islanders
33 	D 	(A) 	 	 	 	Boston Bruins
10 	D 	 	 	 	 	Free Agent
59 	D 	 	 	 	 	Nashville Predators
5 	D 	 	 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks
44 	D 	 	 	 	 	New York Islanders
2 	D 	 	 	 	 	Edmonton Oilers
7 	D 	(A) 	 	 	 	Philadelphia Flyers
78 	LW 	 	 	 	 	Philadelphia Flyers
89 	LW 	 	 	 	 	San Jose Sharks
29 	C 	 	 	 	 	Edmonton Oilers
12 	RW 	 	 	 	 	Los Angeles Kings
36 	RW 	 	 	 	 	Vancouver Canucks
81 	RW 	 	 	 	 	Chicago Blackhawks
11 	C 	(C) 	 	 	 	Los Angeles Kings
22 	LW 	 	 	 	 	Minnesota Wild
51 	C 	 	 	 	 	Detroit Red Wings
8 	RW 	 	 	 	 	Arizona Coyotes
21 	LW 	 	 	 	 	Detroit Red Wings
26 	LW 	 	 	 	 	Detroit Red Wings
63 	RW 	 	 	 	 	New York Rangers
Frederik Andersen was originally selected but could not participate due to injury. He was replaced by Philipp Grubauer.
==All-time record against nations==
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	3	0	3	0	3	9
 	1	1	0	0	3	2
North America	2	0	2	0	4	11
 	2	2	0	0	9	4
 	1	1	0	0	3	0
==References==
== External links ==
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==See also==
* Team Europe
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