Five separate tournaments across Europe will take place this weekend as part of the European Cup of Nations. The tournament was developed with an eye toward providing a framework that brings consistency and purpose to the season’s international breaks across Europe, for both men’s and women’s teams across a range of levels. This is the second year for the men’s tournament, while the women’s event is making its debut.
The IIHF plays an active role in supporting the European Cup of Nations, coordinating the competitions and providing financial support to participating teams and tournament hosts.
With the first results from the top three levels on the women’s side already in the books for the 2026-27 season, this weekend will see the women’s Group D tournament take place in Bucharest, Romania. On the men’s side, four competitions will occur. Group A will play in Dusseldorf Germany, Group B in Amiens, France, Group C in Sosnowiec, Poland and Group D in Estonia’s capital city, Tallinn.
All action will be broadcast live on IIHF.TV. On-demand replays of all European Cup of Nations games also available on the IIHF.TV platform after games are complete.
Here’s a full rundown of all the action that is scheduled for this weekend. All times listed are local.
Men’s Group A - Dusseldorf, Germany: 5-8 November at Dusseldorf Dome
As Germany prepares to host the 2027 IIHF men’s world championship in Dusseldorf and Mannheim next May, Dusseldorf gets a warm-up this week at its host venue, the Dusseldorf Dome. The arena can hold more than 13,000 spectators for the home games of Dusseldorfer EG, which plays in the DEL2 league.
Of the four teams competing at this top level of the European Cup of Nations, Germany sits highest in the 2026 IIHF men’s world rankings after their 10th-place finish at the most recent world championship. They’re followed closely in the rankings by Slovakia, who finished ninth, and Latvia, who moved up one spot after their sixth-place finish at worlds. Austria finished 11th at worlds, and fell by one position in the ranking.
Unlike this week’s other events, the Group A games are spread over four days, with games on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
The competition will take place among the same four teams that played in Group A one year ago. In the first edition of the European Cup of Nations, Germany and Slovakia came out with two wins each in the round-robin format, while Latvia and Austria each had one win.
Click here for the 2027 Group A tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT +1)
16:15 Latvia vs. Slovakia
19:45 Germany vs. Austria
Saturday, 7 November
15:00 Slovakia vs. Austria
18:30 Germany vs. Latvia
Sunday, 8 November
11:00 Latvia vs. Austria
14:45 Germany vs. Slovakia
Men’s Group B – Amiens, France: 5-7 November at Amiens Coliseum
Norway will be the team to watch in Group B, after surprising with their nation’s first-ever bronze medal at the world championship and climbing one spot in the world ranking.
They’ll be competing against Slovenia (13th place at worlds) and Hungary (14th place), which both moved up two spots from their 2025 positions in the rankings.
Group B is rounded out by the host team from France, which dropped two spots after winning bronze at the 2026 Div. I World Championship in Poland.
In last year’s event, Denmark participated in Group B but is replaced this year by Slovenia. France finished atop the standings with two regulation wins while Norway was second with one regulation win and one wine in overtime. Denmark ranked third and Hungary finished fourth with one regulation win.
Click here for the 2027 Group B tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT +1)
16:00 Hungary vs. Slovenia
20:00 France vs. Norway
Friday, 6 November
16:00 Norway vs. Hungary
20:00 Slovenia vs. France
Saturday, 7 November
15:00 Norway vs. Slovenia
19:00 France vs. Hungary
Men’s Group C – Sosnowiec, Poland: 5-7 November at ArcelorMittal Park
After hosting the 2026 Men’s Division 1A tournament last May, Sosnowiec returns to the spotlight this weekend, hosting Group C action for the second straight year as part of the European Cup of Nations docket.
The Polish hosts topped the standings at last year’s event with seven points. They were followed by Italy and Slovenia with five points each and Great Britain with one point for an overtime loss.
With Slovenia moving up to Group B this year, their spot has been taken by Ukraine, which climbed three positions in the 2026 IIHF world ranking after a silver-medal performance at the 2026 Men’s Division 1A World Championship.
Click here for the 2027 Group C tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT+1)
16:00 Great Britain vs. Italy
19:45 Poland vs. Ukraine
Friday, 6 November
16:00 Ukraine vs. Great Britain
19:45 Poland vs. Italy
Saturday, 7 November
14:45 Poland vs. Great Britain
18:15 Italy vs. Ukraine
Men’s Group D – Tallinn, Estonia: 5-7 November at Tondiraba Ice Hall
For 2027, the men’s Group D action moves north from Elektrenai, Lithuania to Tallinn, Estonia, which also hosted the Division I Group B U18 World Championship at Tondiraba Ice Hall last spring.
Group D was a three-team affair in the last year’s competition. Lithuania finished first with two wins while Ukraine finished second and Romania was third.
A separate three-team 2026 Group E tournament was held in Tallinn last year. Estonia finished first at that event, followed by Spain and the Netherlands.
For 2027, Group D expands to four teams, matching the other levels. With Ukraine moving up to Group C, the 2027 field will consist of the Lithuania, which climbed one spot in the 2026 IIHF world ranking, along with the Estonian hosts, Romania and Spain.
Click here for the 2027 Group D tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT+2)
15:00 Lithuania vs. Romania
18:30 Estonia vs. Spain
Friday, 6 November
15:00 Spain vs. Lithuania
18:30 Romania vs. Estonia
Saturday, 7 November
15:00 Romania vs. Spain
18:30 Estonia vs. Lithuania
Women’s Group D – Bucharest, Romania: 5-7 November at Allianz-Tiriac Arena Ice Rink
In August of 2026, the women joined the men to kick off a full season of European Cup of Nations competition for the first time.
The goal is the same — to make the international breaks count by delivering consistent international competition and putting games in front of fans all over Europe.
With the top-level 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship getting underway this weekend in Denmark, the two highest-level women’s European Cup of Nations tournaments took place in late August.
In both cases, the home teams prevailed. Germany led the way with a 3-0 record in Group A action in Fussen, followed in the standings by France, Hungary and Norway.
In Group B, the Slovak hosts finished with three wins in Bardejov, followed by Austria, Italy and the Netherlands.
The Group C event was played in Sosnowiec, Poland from 15-17 October. There, the host team topped the standings with three wins for nine points. Great Britain finished second with six points, Spain was third with three points and Slovenia finished fourth.
The Group D competition will feature women’s teams from Turkiye, Ukraine, Lithuania and Romania.
Click here for the 2027 Group D women’s tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT+2)
12:00 Ukraine vs. Lithuania
15:00 Romania vs. Turkiye
Friday, 6 November
12:00 Turkiye vs. Ukraine
15:00 Lithuania vs. Romania
Saturday, 7 November
12:00 Turkiye vs. Lithuania
15:00 Romania vs. Ukraine
For more stats and tournament information, visit IIHF.com. And don’t forget, all games from all five events will be streamed live and available on demand on IIHF.TV!
The IIHF plays an active role in supporting the European Cup of Nations, coordinating the competitions and providing financial support to participating teams and tournament hosts.
With the first results from the top three levels on the women’s side already in the books for the 2026-27 season, this weekend will see the women’s Group D tournament take place in Bucharest, Romania. On the men’s side, four competitions will occur. Group A will play in Dusseldorf Germany, Group B in Amiens, France, Group C in Sosnowiec, Poland and Group D in Estonia’s capital city, Tallinn.
All action will be broadcast live on IIHF.TV. On-demand replays of all European Cup of Nations games also available on the IIHF.TV platform after games are complete.
Here’s a full rundown of all the action that is scheduled for this weekend. All times listed are local.
Men’s Group A - Dusseldorf, Germany: 5-8 November at Dusseldorf Dome
As Germany prepares to host the 2027 IIHF men’s world championship in Dusseldorf and Mannheim next May, Dusseldorf gets a warm-up this week at its host venue, the Dusseldorf Dome. The arena can hold more than 13,000 spectators for the home games of Dusseldorfer EG, which plays in the DEL2 league.
Of the four teams competing at this top level of the European Cup of Nations, Germany sits highest in the 2026 IIHF men’s world rankings after their 10th-place finish at the most recent world championship. They’re followed closely in the rankings by Slovakia, who finished ninth, and Latvia, who moved up one spot after their sixth-place finish at worlds. Austria finished 11th at worlds, and fell by one position in the ranking.
Unlike this week’s other events, the Group A games are spread over four days, with games on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
The competition will take place among the same four teams that played in Group A one year ago. In the first edition of the European Cup of Nations, Germany and Slovakia came out with two wins each in the round-robin format, while Latvia and Austria each had one win.
Click here for the 2027 Group A tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT +1)
16:15 Latvia vs. Slovakia
19:45 Germany vs. Austria
Saturday, 7 November
15:00 Slovakia vs. Austria
18:30 Germany vs. Latvia
Sunday, 8 November
11:00 Latvia vs. Austria
14:45 Germany vs. Slovakia
Men’s Group B – Amiens, France: 5-7 November at Amiens Coliseum
Norway will be the team to watch in Group B, after surprising with their nation’s first-ever bronze medal at the world championship and climbing one spot in the world ranking.
They’ll be competing against Slovenia (13th place at worlds) and Hungary (14th place), which both moved up two spots from their 2025 positions in the rankings.
Group B is rounded out by the host team from France, which dropped two spots after winning bronze at the 2026 Div. I World Championship in Poland.
In last year’s event, Denmark participated in Group B but is replaced this year by Slovenia. France finished atop the standings with two regulation wins while Norway was second with one regulation win and one wine in overtime. Denmark ranked third and Hungary finished fourth with one regulation win.
Click here for the 2027 Group B tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT +1)
16:00 Hungary vs. Slovenia
20:00 France vs. Norway
Friday, 6 November
16:00 Norway vs. Hungary
20:00 Slovenia vs. France
Saturday, 7 November
15:00 Norway vs. Slovenia
19:00 France vs. Hungary
Men’s Group C – Sosnowiec, Poland: 5-7 November at ArcelorMittal Park
After hosting the 2026 Men’s Division 1A tournament last May, Sosnowiec returns to the spotlight this weekend, hosting Group C action for the second straight year as part of the European Cup of Nations docket.
The Polish hosts topped the standings at last year’s event with seven points. They were followed by Italy and Slovenia with five points each and Great Britain with one point for an overtime loss.
With Slovenia moving up to Group B this year, their spot has been taken by Ukraine, which climbed three positions in the 2026 IIHF world ranking after a silver-medal performance at the 2026 Men’s Division 1A World Championship.
Click here for the 2027 Group C tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT+1)
16:00 Great Britain vs. Italy
19:45 Poland vs. Ukraine
Friday, 6 November
16:00 Ukraine vs. Great Britain
19:45 Poland vs. Italy
Saturday, 7 November
14:45 Poland vs. Great Britain
18:15 Italy vs. Ukraine
Men’s Group D – Tallinn, Estonia: 5-7 November at Tondiraba Ice Hall
For 2027, the men’s Group D action moves north from Elektrenai, Lithuania to Tallinn, Estonia, which also hosted the Division I Group B U18 World Championship at Tondiraba Ice Hall last spring.
Group D was a three-team affair in the last year’s competition. Lithuania finished first with two wins while Ukraine finished second and Romania was third.
A separate three-team 2026 Group E tournament was held in Tallinn last year. Estonia finished first at that event, followed by Spain and the Netherlands.
For 2027, Group D expands to four teams, matching the other levels. With Ukraine moving up to Group C, the 2027 field will consist of the Lithuania, which climbed one spot in the 2026 IIHF world ranking, along with the Estonian hosts, Romania and Spain.
Click here for the 2027 Group D tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT+2)
15:00 Lithuania vs. Romania
18:30 Estonia vs. Spain
Friday, 6 November
15:00 Spain vs. Lithuania
18:30 Romania vs. Estonia
Saturday, 7 November
15:00 Romania vs. Spain
18:30 Estonia vs. Lithuania
Women’s Group D – Bucharest, Romania: 5-7 November at Allianz-Tiriac Arena Ice Rink
In August of 2026, the women joined the men to kick off a full season of European Cup of Nations competition for the first time.
The goal is the same — to make the international breaks count by delivering consistent international competition and putting games in front of fans all over Europe.
With the top-level 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship getting underway this weekend in Denmark, the two highest-level women’s European Cup of Nations tournaments took place in late August.
In both cases, the home teams prevailed. Germany led the way with a 3-0 record in Group A action in Fussen, followed in the standings by France, Hungary and Norway.
In Group B, the Slovak hosts finished with three wins in Bardejov, followed by Austria, Italy and the Netherlands.
The Group C event was played in Sosnowiec, Poland from 15-17 October. There, the host team topped the standings with three wins for nine points. Great Britain finished second with six points, Spain was third with three points and Slovenia finished fourth.
The Group D competition will feature women’s teams from Turkiye, Ukraine, Lithuania and Romania.
Click here for the 2027 Group D women’s tournament information page. Here is the game schedule:
Thursday, 5 November - local time (GMT+2)
12:00 Ukraine vs. Lithuania
15:00 Romania vs. Turkiye
Friday, 6 November
12:00 Turkiye vs. Ukraine
15:00 Lithuania vs. Romania
Saturday, 7 November
12:00 Turkiye vs. Lithuania
15:00 Romania vs. Ukraine
For more stats and tournament information, visit IIHF.com. And don’t forget, all games from all five events will be streamed live and available on demand on IIHF.TV!