Team Europe (ice hockey)

Europe
General Manager Slovakia Miroslav Šatan
Head coach Germany Ralph Krueger
Assistants Canada Paul Maurice
Captain Slovenia Anže Kopitar[1]
Top scorer Slovakia Tomáš Tatar (3)
Most points Slovenia 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, DC, United States; 14 September 2016)
Biggest defeat
North America 4–0 Europe
(Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
World Cup of Hockey
Appearances 1 (first in 2016)
Best result 2nd (2016)
International record (W–L–T)
4–5–0

The European men's ice hockey team is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation, National Hockey League's organization and its players' association. It represents countries in Europe not otherwise represented at the World Cup of Hockey (e.g., the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden).

For the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, team Europe consisted of players from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Head coach: Ralph Krueger

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Germany Greiss, ThomasThomas Greiss 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 103 kg (227 lb) January 29, 1986 (aged 30) United States New York Islanders
31 G Germany Grubauer, PhilippPhilipp Grubauer 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 83.5 kg (184 lb) November 25, 1991 (aged 24) United States Washington Capitals
41 G Slovakia Halák, JaroslavJaroslav Halák 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) May 13, 1985 (aged 31) United States New York Islanders
33 D Slovakia Chára, ZdenoZdeno Chára (A) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (240 lb) March 18, 1977 (aged 39) United States Boston Bruins
10 D Germany Ehrhoff, ChristianChristian Ehrhoff 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) July 6, 1982 (aged 34) Free Agent
59 D Switzerland Josi, RomanRoman Josi 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) June 1, 1990 (aged 26) United States Nashville Predators
5 D Switzerland Sbisa, LucaLuca Sbisa 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 90 kg (200 lb) January 30, 1990 (aged 26) Canada Vancouver Canucks
44 D Germany Seidenberg, DennisDennis Seidenberg 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) July 18, 1981 (aged 35) United States New York Islanders
2 D Slovakia Sekera, AndrejAndrej Sekera 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 91 kg (201 lb) June 8, 1986 (aged 30) Canada Edmonton Oilers
7 D Switzerland Streit, MarkMark Streit (A) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 93 kg (205 lb) December 11, 1977 (aged 38) United States Philadelphia Flyers
78 LW France Bellemare, Pierre-ÉdouardPierre-Édouard Bellemare 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (200 lb) March 6, 1985 (aged 31) United States Philadelphia Flyers
89 LW Denmark Bødker, MikkelMikkel Bødker 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) December 16, 1989 (aged 26) United States San Jose Sharks
29 C Germany Draisaitl, LeonLeon Draisaitl 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 97 kg (214 lb) October 27, 1995 (aged 20) Canada Edmonton Oilers
12 RW Slovakia Gáborík, MariánMarián Gáborík 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) February 14, 1982 (aged 34) United States Los Angeles Kings
36 RW Denmark Hansen, JannikJannik Hansen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) March 15, 1986 (aged 30) Canada Vancouver Canucks
81 RW Slovakia Hossa, MariánMarián Hossa 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) January 12, 1979 (aged 37) United States Chicago Blackhawks
11 C Slovenia Kopitar, AnžeAnže Kopitar (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 103 kg (227 lb) August 24, 1987 (aged 29) United States Los Angeles Kings
22 LW Switzerland Niederreiter, NinoNino Niederreiter 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 96 kg (212 lb) September 8, 1992 (aged 24) United States Minnesota Wild
51 C Denmark Nielsen, FransFrans Nielsen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) April 24, 1984 (aged 32) United States Detroit Red Wings
8 RW Germany Rieder, TobiasTobias Rieder 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) January 10, 1993 (aged 23) United States Arizona Coyotes
21 LW Slovakia Tatar, TomášTomáš Tatar 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 80 kg (180 lb) December 1, 1990 (aged 25) United States Detroit Red Wings
26 LW Austria Vanek, ThomasThomas Vanek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 99 kg (218 lb) January 19, 1984 (aged 32) United States Detroit Red Wings
63 RW Norway Zuccarello, MatsMats Zuccarello 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 81 kg (179 lb) September 1, 1987 (aged 29) United States New York Rangers

Source: National Hockey League's official website[2]

Frederik Andersen was originally selected but could not participate due to injury. He was replaced by Philipp Grubauer.

All-time record against other nations

Team GP W L OTL GF GA
 Canada 3 0 3 0 3 9
 Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 3 2
North America 2 0 2 0 4 11
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 9 4
 United States 1 1 0 0 3 0

References

  1. Benjamin, Amalie (6 September 2016). "Anze Kopitar named Team Europe captain". NHL.com. National Hockey League's organization. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. Satriano, David (28 May 2016). "Team Europe releases World Cup roster". NHL.com. National Hockey League's organization. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

See also

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