Team Europe (ice hockey)

Europe
Shirt badge/Association crest
General managerSlovakia Miroslav Šatan
Head coachGermany Ralph Krueger
AssistantsCanada Paul Maurice and Brad Shaw
CaptainSlovenia Anže Kopitar[1]
Top scorerSlovakia Tomáš Tatar (3)
Most pointsSlovenia Anže Kopitar
Norway Mats Zuccarello (4)
Team colors       
First international
North America 4–0 Europe
(Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
Biggest win
Europe 6–2 Sweden 
(Washington, D.C., United States; 14 September 2016)
Biggest defeat
North America 4–0 Europe
(Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
World Cup of Hockey
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best result 2nd: (2016)
International record (W–L–T)
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.[2]

  1. ^ Benjamin, Amalie (6 September 2016). "Anze Kopitar named Team Europe captain". NHL.com. National Hockey League's organization. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ Matt Higgins (18 September 2016). "With No Flag, Team Europe's Players Rally Around Themselves at World Cup of Hockey". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2021.