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.
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:
There will be eight countries participating. Those countries will be announced later.
Round robin games and one elimination game will be played in Calgary, Alberta and Prague, Czechia. Edmonton will host the semifinals and final.
It will be held in February 2028, but the dates and schedule will be announced later. There will be 17 games played.
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.