This tournamnet always starts in early May. Early May is right after the first rounds of the playoffs. All national teams have plently of NHL payers to chose from.
This years tournamnet was in Copenhaggen, Denmark. There are 16 teams in the tournament. The top teams always play hard in the opeing rounds since they all want the easiest game against a #4 seed in the knockout stage.
This year Canada placed 3rd in the group stage round and had to face #2 Russia in the opening knockout round. Canada knocked out mighty Russia early.
Sweden won their second consecutive and eleventh overall title after defeating Switzerland in the final.
This was Switzerlands first time in the final.
The USA placed 3rd after getting beat bad by Sweden in the Semi-finals. Patrrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks was the MVP and the leading point getter with 20 points.
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