Ice hockey: Ice hockey World Cup returns after twelve years

A World Cup organized by the NHL is to take place in three years. The North American professional league later wants to communicate which ice hockey nations in 2028 will be there after a twelve-year break. “International competitions at the highest level are very important for our players-to represent their countries on the ice is in their DNA,” said NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on the edge of a currently taking place.

“The resumption of the Olympic participation in the next season and the organization of a World Cup of Hockey in February 2028 will give more players the opportunity to represent their nations in best-on-best competitions,” said Bettmann. After the best league in the world had recently released players at two winter games, the best ice hockey professionals in the world have been represented for the first time in Milan for the first time since Sochi in 2014.

So far three World Cups since 1996

The NHL had previously held the so -called World Cup of Hockey with different nations in 1996, 2004 and 2016. Although NHL players also play at the World Cup organized by the World Association annually. Because of the NHL playoffs taking place at the same time, many of the best professionals are missing.