Team North America (2016 World Cup of Hockey)

Team North America was a hockey team created for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.^[2] It represented players aged 23-and-under from Canada and the United States.

North America

Nickname(s)	"The Young Guns"
General manager	Stan Bowman Peter Chiarelli
Head coach	Todd McLellan
Assistants	Jon Cooper Peter DeBoer Dave Tippett Jay Woodcroft
Captain	Connor McDavid
Most points	Gaudreau[1] Gostisbehere (4)
Team colors
First international
North America 4–0 Europe (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
Biggest win
North America 4–0 Europe (Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; 8 September 2016)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic 3–2 North America (Pittsburgh, PA, United States; 14 September 2016)  Russia 4–3 North America (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 19 September 2016)
International record (W–L–T)
4–2–0

2016 World Cup of Hockey

Team North America played its first pre-tournament game on September 8, 2016. They defeated Team Europe 4–0 at the Videotron Centre, in Quebec City. They then played 2 more pre-tournament games, defeating Team Europe 7–4, and conceding to Czech Republic 3–2.

The team played only 3 official tournament games; a 4–1 win over Finland, a 4–3 loss against Russia, and a 4–3 overtime win against Sweden. Despite finishing in a tie with Russia for the final spot in the knockout round, Team North America did not advance as their head-to-head loss to Russia broke the tie.

Team North America finished the tournament in 5th place with a record of 2–1–0. They scored 11 goals and allowed 8 for a +3 differential.

All-time record against other nations

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA
Czech Republic	1	0	1	0	2	3
Europe	2	2	0	0	11	4
Finland	1	1	0	0	4	1
Russia	1	0	1	0	3	4
Sweden	1	1	0	0	4	3

Roster

Head coach: Todd McLellan

No.	Pos.	Name[3]	Height	Weight	Birthdate	Team
36	G	John Gibson	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1993-07-14)July 14, 1993 (aged 23)	Anaheim Ducks
37	G	Connor Hellebuyck	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1993-05-19)May 19, 1993 (aged 23)	Winnipeg Jets
30	G	Matt Murray	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	(1994-05-25)May 25, 1994 (aged 22)	Pittsburgh Penguins
5	D	Aaron Ekblad (A)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	(1996-02-07)February 7, 1996 (aged 20)	Florida Panthers
53	D	Shayne Gostisbehere	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	(1993-04-20)April 20, 1993 (aged 23)	Philadelphia Flyers
3	D	Seth Jones	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	(1994-10-03)October 3, 1994 (aged 21)	Columbus Blue Jackets
27	D	Ryan Murray	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	(1993-09-27)September 27, 1993 (aged 22)	Columbus Blue Jackets
4	D	Colton Parayko	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	103 kg (227 lb)	(1993-05-12)May 12, 1993 (aged 23)	St. Louis Blues
44	D	Morgan Rielly	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	97.5 kg (215 lb)	(1994-03-09)March 9, 1994 (aged 22)	Toronto Maple Leafs
8	D	Jacob Trouba	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1994-02-26)February 26, 1994 (aged 22)	Winnipeg Jets
14	C	Sean Couturier (A)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1992-12-07)December 7, 1992 (aged 23)	Philadelphia Flyers
72	RW	Jonathan Drouin	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1995-03-28)March 28, 1995 (aged 21)	Tampa Bay Lightning
15	C	Jack Eichel	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1996-10-28)October 28, 1996 (aged 19)	Buffalo Sabres
13	LW	Johnny Gaudreau	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	(1993-08-13)August 13, 1993 (aged 23)	Calgary Flames
71	RW	Dylan Larkin	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1996-07-30)July 30, 1996 (aged 20)	Detroit Red Wings
29	RW	Nathan MacKinnon	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	(1995-09-01)September 1, 1995 (aged 21)	Colorado Avalanche
34	C	Auston Matthews	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	(1997-09-17)September 17, 1997 (aged 19)	Toronto Maple Leafs
97	C	Connor McDavid (C)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	(1997-01-13)January 13, 1997 (aged 19)	Edmonton Oilers
10	LW	J. T. Miller	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	(1993-03-14)March 14, 1993 (aged 23)	New York Rangers
93	C	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	(1993-04-12)April 12, 1993 (aged 23)	Edmonton Oilers
20	LW	Brandon Saad	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	(1992-10-27)October 27, 1992 (aged 23)	Columbus Blue Jackets
55	C	Mark Scheifele	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	(1993-03-15)March 15, 1993 (aged 23)	Winnipeg Jets
21	C	Vincent Trocheck	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	(1993-07-11)July 11, 1993 (aged 23)	Florida Panthers

Sean Monahan was originally selected but could not participate due to injury. He was replaced by Vincent Trocheck.

See also

• Team North America
• Team Europe