:Team Europe (ice hockey)
{{Short description|Multinational ice hockey team}}
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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name = Europe
| Badge = Logo of Team Europe WCH 2016.png
| Badge_size = 150px
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| General Manager = {{flagicon|SVK}} Miroslav Šatan
| Coach = {{flagicon|GER}} Ralph Krueger
| Asst Coach = {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Maurice and Brad Shaw
| Captain = {{flagicon|SLO}} Anže Kopitar{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/team-europe-names-anze-kopitar-captain/c-281582886|title=Anze Kopitar named Team Europe captain|date=6 September 2016|access-date=22 September 2016|last=Benjamin|first=Amalie|website=NHL.com|publisher=National Hockey League's organization}}
| Most games =
| Top scorer = {{flagicon|SVK}} Tomáš Tatar (3)
| Most points = {{flagicon|SLO}} Anže Kopitar
{{flagicon|NOR}} Mats Zuccarello (4)
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| Team_Colors = {{color box|#002149}} {{color box|#014286}} {{color box|#009099}} {{color box|white}}
| Jerseys = 115px
| First game = North America 4–0 Europe
(Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
| Largest win = Europe 6–2 {{ih-rt|SWE}}
(Washington, D.C., United States; 14 September 2016)
| Largest loss = North America 4–0 Europe
(Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
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| Regional name = World Cup of Hockey
| Regional cup apps = 1
| Regional cup first = 2016
| Regional cup best = 16px 2nd: (2016)
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| Record = 4–5–0
}}
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. Team Europe players wore badges with their respective nations' flags on their jerseys.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/sports/hockey/with-no-flag-team-europes-players-rally-around-themselves-at-world-cup-of-hockey.html|title=With No Flag, Team Europe's Players Rally Around Themselves at World Cup of Hockey|author=Matt Higgins|work=The New York Times|date=September 18, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2021}}
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
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! style="width: 4%;" | No. ! style="width: 4%;" | Pos. ! style="width: 14%;" | Name ! style="width: 12%;" | Height ! style="width: 11%;" | Weight ! style="width: 14%;" | Birthdate ! style="width: 16%;" | Team | |||||||
1 | G | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Thomas|Greiss}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|103|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1986|1|29|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} New York Islanders | |
31 | G | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Philipp|Grubauer}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|83.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1991|11|25|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Washington Capitals | |
41 | G | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} {{sortname|Jaroslav|Halák}} | {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1985|5|13|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} New York Islanders | |
33 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} {{sortname|Zdeno|Chára}} (A) | {{convert|2.06|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|110|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1977|3|18|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Boston Bruins | |
10 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Christian|Ehrhoff}} | {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1982|7|6|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |Free Agent | |
59 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Roman|Josi}} | {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|88|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1990|6|1|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Nashville Predators | |
5 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Luca|Sbisa}} | {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1990|1|30|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver Canucks | |
44 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Dennis|Seidenberg}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1981|7|18|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} New York Islanders | |
2 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} {{sortname|Andrej|Sekera}} | {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1986|6|8|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Edmonton Oilers | |
7 | D | align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Mark|Streit}} (A) | {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|93|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1977|12|11|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Philadelphia Flyers | |
78 | LW | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} {{sortname|Pierre-Édouard|Bellemare}} | {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1985|3|6|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Philadelphia Flyers | |
89 | LW | align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} {{sortname|Mikkel|Bødker | Boedker, Mikkel}} | {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|91|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1989|12|16|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} San Jose Sharks |
29 | C | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Leon|Draisaitl}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|97|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1995|10|27|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Edmonton Oilers | |
12 | RW | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} {{sortname|Marián|Gáborík | Gaborik, Marian}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|93|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1982|2|14|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Kings |
36 | RW | align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} {{sortname|Jannik|Hansen}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|88|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1986|3|15|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver Canucks | |
81 | RW | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} {{sortname|Marián|Hossa}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1979|1|12|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Chicago Blackhawks | |
11 | C | align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} {{sortname|Anže|Kopitar}} (C) | {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|103|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1987|8|24|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Kings | |
22 | LW | align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Nino|Niederreiter}} | {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|96|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1992|9|8|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Minnesota Wild | |
51 | C | align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} {{sortname|Frans|Nielsen}} | {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1984|4|24|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Detroit Red Wings | |
8 | RW | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Tobias|Rieder}} | {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|84|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1993|1|10|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Arizona Coyotes | |
21 | LW | align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} {{sortname|Tomáš|Tatar}} | {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1990|12|1|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Detroit Red Wings | |
26 | LW | align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} {{sortname|Thomas|Vanek}} | {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|99|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1984|1|19|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} Detroit Red Wings | |
63 | RW | align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} {{sortname|Mats|Zuccarello}} | {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | {{convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} | {{birth date and age2|2016|9|17|1987|9|1|df=yes}} | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|USA}} New York Rangers |
{{small|Source: National Hockey League's official website{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/team-europe-world-cup-roster/c-280812532?tid=278386054|title=Team Europe releases World Cup roster|date=28 May 2016|access-date=22 September 2016|last=Satriano|first=David|website=NHL.com|publisher=National Hockey League's organization}}}}
Frederik Andersen was originally selected but could not participate due to injury. He was replaced by Philipp Grubauer.
All-time record against nations
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!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} | ||||||
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align=left|{{ih|CAN}} | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
align=left|{{ih|CZE}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
align=left|North America | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
align=left|{{ih|SWE}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
align=left|{{ih|USA}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Twitter|TeamEUR_WCH|Team Europe}}
See also
{{Men's national ice hockey teams}}