FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   

**MEDIA ADVISORY**

NHL AND NHLPA TO HOST 2016 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY MEDIA EVENT 

WHAT:         Details to be announced for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Media availability and photo opportunity.                   

WHEN:         Wednesday, September 9, 2015
                    1:00 p.m. ET

WHERE:       Air Canada Centre
                   40 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario M5J 2X2
                   Media to enter through Gate 2B (Media entrance will be open at 11:30 a.m.) 

WHO:           Gary Bettman/NHL Commissioner; Don Fehr/NHLPA Executive Director; Zdeno Chara/Boston Bruins; Sidney Crosby/Pittsburgh Penguins; Anze Kopitar/Los Angeles Kings; Henrik Lundqvist/New York Rangers; Ryan McDonagh/New York Rangers; Evgeni Malkin/Pittsburgh Penguins; David Pastrnak/Boston Bruins; Tuukka Rask/Boston Bruins; Brandon Saad/Columbus Blue Jackets; Steven Stamkos/Tampa Bay Lightning; James van Riemsdyk/Toronto Maple Leafs.

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