World Cup of Hockey schedule, TV times

World Cup of Hockey

Here’s what you need to know about the World Cup of Hockey, which starts with the round-robin preliminary round Saturday. All games (PDT) are played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Group A

Team Canada

Team Czech Republic

Team Europe

Team USA

Group B

Team Finland

Team North America

Team Russia

Team Sweden

Saturday, Sept. 17

Team USA vs. Team Europe, 12:30 p.m., ESPN2

Team Czech Republic vs. Team Canada, 5 p.m., ESPNEWS

Sunday, Sept. 18

Team Sweden vs. Team Russia, noon, ESPN

Team North America vs. Team Finland, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Monday, Sept. 19

Team Europe vs. Team Czech Republic, noon, ESPN

Team Russia vs. Team North America, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Tuesday, Sept. 20

Team Finland vs. Team Sweden, noon, ESPN

Team Canada vs. Team USA, 5 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Sept. 21

Team North America vs. Team Sweden, noon, ESPN

Team Europe vs. Team Canada, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Thursday, Sept. 22

Team Finland vs. Team Russia, noon, ESPN

Team USA vs. Team Czech Republic, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, Sept. 24

Semifinal 1, 4 p.m., ESPN2

Sunday, Sept. 25

Semifinal 2, 10 a.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Sept. 27

Final Game 1, 5 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Sept. 29

Final Game 2, 5 p.m., ESPN2

Saturday, Oct. 1

Final Game 3, 4 p.m. (if necessary), ESPN2