The World Cup is about ready to return. We’re so close that the World Cup of Hockey practice schedule for each team is now out.
Teams start practicing on Sept. 5 at each team’s main practice location. They’ll take in three to five practices before heading to a couple more centralized locations in North America where teams will take part in more practice and a couple of previously scheduled scrimmages to prep for the tournament in Toronto.
Pre-tournament scrimmages will kick off Sept. 8, and the tournament proper starts on Sept. 17. Though the NHL’s announcement says that all practices are closed to the public, the Team USA announcement lists two practices in Columbus, Ohio that will be open to the public.
World Cup of Hockey Practice Schedules
Practice dates with an asterisk (*) are open to the public.
TEAM CANADA
Ottawa, Ontario
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice,Canadian Tire Centre, Noon
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Canadian Tire Centre, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Canadian Tire Centre, 11 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8, Practice, Canadian Tire Centre, TBD
Columbus, Ohio
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Friday, Sept. 9, Game-Day Skate, Nationwide Arena, 11:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team USA, Nationwide Arena, 7 p.m.
Ottawa, Ontario
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Saturday, Sept. 10, Game vs. Team USA, Canadian Tire Centre, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 11, No Practice
Monday, Sept. 12, Practice, Canadian Tire Centre, 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Practice, CONSOL Energy Center,, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Game-Day Skate, CONSOL Energy Center, 11 a.m.
Game vs. Team Russia, CONSOL Energy Center, 7:30 p.m.
TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague, Czech Republic
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, O2 Arena, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, O2 Arena, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, O2 Arena, 9:30 a.m.
St. Petersburg, Russia
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Thursday, Sept. 8, Game-Day Skate, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 9:45 a.m.
Game vs. Team Russia, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 7:30 p.m.
Prague, Czech Republic
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Friday, Sept. 9, Practice, O2 Arena, 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, Game-Day Skate, O2 Arena, 9:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team Russia, O2 Arena, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 11, Practice, O2 Arena, 10 a.m.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 12, No Practice
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Practice, CONSOL Energy Center, 9:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Game-Day Skate, CONSOL Energy Center, 8 a.m.
Game vs. North America, CONSOL Energy Center, 3:30 p.m.
TEAM EUROPE
Quebec City, Quebec
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, Videotron Centre, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Videotron Centre, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Videotron Centre, 11 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8, Game-Day Skate, Videotron Centre, TBD
Game vs. North America, Videotron Centre, 8 p.m.
Montreal, Quebec
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Friday, Sept. 9, Practice, Bell Centre, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, Practice, Bell Centre, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 11, Game-Day Skate, Bell Centre, 10:30 a.m.
Game vs. North America, Bell Centre, 6 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 12, No Practice
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Practice, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Game-Day Skate, Verizon Center, 10:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team Sweden, Verizon Center, 7 p.m.
TEAM FINLAND
Helsinki, Finland
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, Hartwall Arena, 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Hartwall Arena, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Hartwall Arena, 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8, Game-Day Skate, Hartwall Arena, 11:00 a.m.
Game vs. Team Sweden, Hartwall Arena, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 9, Practice, Hartwall Arena, 12:30 p.m.
Gothenburg, Sweden
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Saturday, Sept. 10, Game-Day Skate, Scandinavium, 11 a.m.
Game vs. Team Sweden, Scandinavium, 6 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Sunday, Sept. 11, No practice
Monday. Sept. 12, Practice, Verizon Center, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Game-Day Skate, Verizon Center, 11:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team USA, Verizon Center, 7 p.m.
TEAM NORTH AMERICA
Montreal, Quebec
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, Bell Centre, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Bell Centre, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Bell Centre, 11 a.m.
Quebec City, Quebec
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Thursday, Sept. 8, Game-Day Skate, Videotron Centre, TBD
Game vs. Team Europe, Videotron Centre, 8 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 9, Practice, Videotron Centre, Noon
Saturday, Sept. 10, Practice, Videotron Centre, 11 a.m.
Montreal, Quebec
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Sunday, Sept. 11, Game-Day Skate, Bell Centre, 9:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team Europe, Bell Centre, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday. Sept. 12, No Practice
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Practice, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Game-Day Skate, CONSOL Energy Center, 9 a.m.
Game vs. Czech Republic, CONSOL Energy Center, 3:30 p.m.
TEAM RUSSIA
St. Petersburg, Russia
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 10:15 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 10:15 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8, Game-Day Skate, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 11 a.m.
Game vs. Czech Republic, Yubileyny Sports Palace, 7:30 p.m.
Prague, Czech Republic
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Friday, Sept. 9, Practice, O2 Arena, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, Game-Day Skate, O2 Arena, 8:15 a.m.
Game vs. Czech Republic, O2 Arena, 4:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Sunday, Sept. 11, Practice, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, 8 p.m.
Monday. Sept. 12, Practice, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Practice, UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Game-Day Skate, CONSOL Energy Center, 10 a.m.
Game vs. Team Canada, CONSOL Energy Center, 7:30 p.m.
TEAM SWEDEN
Gothenburg, Sweden
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, Scandinavium, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Scandinavium, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Scandinavium, 10 a.m.
Helsinki, Finland
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Thursday, Sept. 8, Game-Day Skate, Hartwall Arena, 10 a.m.
Game vs. Finland, Hartwall Arena, 7 p.m.
Gothenburg, Sweden
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Friday, Sept. 9, Practice, Scandinavium, 11 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, Game-Day Skate, Scandinavium, 10 a.m.
Game vs. Finland, Scandinavium, 6 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Sunday, Sept. 11, Practice, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, 6:20 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 12, No Practice
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Practice, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 14, Game-Day Skate, Verizon Center, 11:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team Europe, Verizon Center, 7 p.m.
TEAM USA
Columbus, Ohio
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Monday, Sept. 5, Practice, Nationwide Arena, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, Practice, Nationwide Arena, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Practice, Nationwide Arena, 11 a.m.*
Thursday, Sept. 8, Practice, Nationwide Arena, 11 a.m.*
Friday, Sept. 9, Game-Day Skate, Nationwide Arena, 10:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team Canada, Nationwide Arena, 7 p.m.
Ottawa, Ontario
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Saturday, Sept. 10, Game vs. Team Canada, Canadian Tire Centre, 7 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
DATE, EVENT, LOCATION, TIME
Sunday, Sept. 11, No Practice
Monday, Sept. 12, Practice, Verizon Center, 9 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Game-Day Skate, Verizon Center, 10:30 a.m.
Game vs. Team Finland, Verizon Center, 7 p.m.
Practice times, courtesy NHL.com.