The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced the host cities for the next big best-on-best international tournament.
The 2028 World Cup Hockey will be played in February 2028 in both Europe and North America. The European site is Prague, Czechia. The North American phase will be held in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.
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Calgary will have a new arena, Scotia Place, by then and will host seven round robin games and one elimination game. The same will occur at the O2 Arena in Prague.
Edmonton’s Rogers Place will host both semifinals and the final.
Here’s what to know about the 2028 World Cup of Hockey after details announced on Monday, March 16:
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Jack Eichel #9 of Team United States and Nathan MacKinnon #29 of Team Canada face off in the first period during the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Jack Eichel #9 of Team United States and Nathan MacKinnon #29 of Team Canada face off in the first period during the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Jack Eichel #9 of Team United States and Nathan MacKinnon #29 of Team Canada face off in the first period during the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Fans of Team United States hold up signs prior to the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Connor Hellebuyck #37 of Team United States and Jordan Binnington #50 of Team Canada are seen during the warm up prior to the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Players of Team United States and Team Canada warm up prior to the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Players of Team United States and Team Canada warm up prior to the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Fans of Team Canada look on prior to the Men’s Gold Medal match between Canada and the United States on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
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Auston Matthews of the United States greets fans before playing against Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
How many countries will take part?
There will be eight countries participating. Those countries will be announced later.
Where will the World Cup of Hockey be played?
Round robin games and one elimination game will be played in Calgary, Alberta and Prague, Czechia. Edmonton will host the semifinals and final.
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When is the World Cup of Hockey?
It will be held in February 2028, but the dates and schedule will be announced later. There will be 17 games played.
When was the last World Cup of Hockey?
The World Cup of Hockey has previously been held in 1996 (USA victory), 2004 (Canada) and 2016 (Canada).
The 2028 event continues a recent stretch of international tournaments involving NHL players.
The 4 Nations Face-Off got things started in 2025 and NHL players returned to the Olympics in 2026 for the first time since 2014. Both tournaments ended up with USA-Canada finals. Canada beat the Americans in overtime at the 4 Nations on a Connor McDavid goal. Jack Hughes and the USA prevailed in overtime in Milan last month.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: World Cup of Hockey 2028 sites announced by NHL, NHLPA
