World Cup

Overview
The World Cup is the only trophy that uses international teams rather than clubs. It is at least as prestigious as the Division 1 title or Union Cup, if not more. It is played at the beginning of every ILIH season. It is a young competition in the grand view of the league, but it is the first international tournament.

Format
The World Cup Finals begins after qualification has decided the 16 teams who will be involved. There is a ranking of the international teams, best to worst, before every World Cup which acts as a seeding procedure to decide who qualifies and who needs to go through the qualification steps. In the finals, the 16 teams play in a traditional single elimination bracket, starting with 1st-16th, 2nd-15th,3rd-14th etc. Higher ranked teams always "host". The bracket is made so a 1st-2nd match-up isn't possible until the final.

Qualification
Round 1 of qualification is a single knockout game between rank 20 and 21.

Round 2 of qualification are single knockout games between rank 13 and winner of 20-21, rank 14 and 19, 15 and 18, and ranks 16 and 17. The winner's of these four games will go into the bracket as seeds 13-16, the spots higher up being decided by pre-tournament rank.

World Cup I
NHL 17

* Took Place before Season 5

 -- CZECH REPUBLIC CHAMPIONS --

MVP: P. Eller

Final:

Czech Republic 7-5 Denmark

Semi Finals:

Sweden 3-5 Czech Republic

USA 6-7 Denmark

Quarter Finals:

Sweden 7-4 Norway

Germany 2-5 Czech Republic

USA 8-3 Switzerland

Denmark 7-4 Great Britain

Round of 16:

Sweden 10-1 Japan

Russia 3-7 Norway

Germany 5-4 France

Czech Republic 8-5 Slovakia

USA 4-2 Latvia

Canada 3-9 Switzerland

Finland 3-4 Denmark

Great Britain 10-3 Austria Winner's Lineup

(C)K. Dopita - S. Roy - (A)S. Mikus

M. Surovy - D. Leonov

B. Bates - M. Kato - C. Grucinciev

J. Glebov - (A)E. Glebov

V. Burian - P. Hlinka - M. Kuba

P. Eller - P. Prindis

J. Marek - N. Simek - M. Heins

H. Zednik - R. Patera

World Cup II
NHL 20

* Took Place before Season 6

 -- FINLAND CHAMPIONS --

MVP: M. Harikkala

Final:

Finland 5-4 Switzerland

Semi Finals:

Czech Republic 1-4 Finland

Switzerland 4-3 Russia

Quarter Finals:

Czech Republic 2-1 France

Finland 4-3 USA

Sweden 3-4 Switzerland

Belarus 1-3 Russia

Round of 16:

Czech Republic 4-3 Italy

France 2-1 Canada

Finland 2-1 Denmark

USA 4-1 Slovakia

Sweden 5-2 Ukraine

Germany 2-3 Switzerland

Norway 1-3 Russia

Great Britain 4-5 Belarus Winner's Lineup

(A)T. Janicki - G. Rydahl - G. Maatta

(A)P. Korpan - (C)M. Kaijomaa

H. Pukka - M. Viitanen - B. Lalande

H. Klimek - M. Jarventie

P. Aberg - L. Nieminen - M. Harikkala

M. Kojo - J. Joensuu

R. Pukkaa - S. Toivonen- S. Uotila

J. Lehtonen - S. Numminen