per Burnside the plan for the 2020 World Cup is not to have the Euro all star team or the under 23 NA team, but a qualifying tournament
the NHL and NHLPA didn't feel there was enough time for a qualifying tournmanet for the 2016 world cup
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/12...ournament-2018
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It's expected the NHL and the players will have designed a qualifying format that will make the 2020 version of the World Cup of Hockey a true global tournament with teams such as Switzerland, Slovakia and Germany getting an opportunity to qualify for the big tournament in a separate event, likely held in the fall of 2019.
It's believed the league and players will develop a set of regulations more relaxed than Olympic or IIHF rules, allowing players to play on teams based on heritage, etc., and not necessarily place of birth. It's also expected the second in this reborn World Cup of Hockey rotation would include a much heavier European presence, with the qualifying events likely held the year before and some of the preliminary games in '20 taking place in Euro hockey markets.
The league and players did not believe they had enough time to have a proper qualifying system put in place before the '16 event. Further, with the NHL looking for broadcast partners for the World Cup of Hockey -- the event is not tied to current broadcast contracts -- it was believed crucial that as many NHL players were able to take part in the new World Cup as possible to make it more attractive to ticket-buying fans and television viewers (and broadcasters who will pay handsomely to televise the event).
Hence the two made-up teams which would allow top players like Anze Kopitar, Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa, Jaroslav Halak and others to take part on the Euro squad while rising stars like Nathan MacKinnon, Johnny Gaudreau and possibly star prospects Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel will have an opportunity to play for the Young Guns squad.
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