Watch: Breaking down the World Championship format
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Check out this animated step-by-step format breakdown for the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. #IIHFWorldshttps://t.co/iJY6tdnwtP
- IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 3, 2016
The 2016 World Championship is set to begin with round-robin play Friday in Russia.
The IIHF released this handy video explaining the format of the tournament, demonstrating how the 16 participating nations will be whittled down to one world champion.
Canada versus USA highlights the opening-day action.
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