We’re still over six weeks away from the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but the Oilers Entertainment Group is already planning to bid on the tournament in 2020. Though there is currently no concrete timeline for the bidding process, Edmonton Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson has made no secrets about his intentions to bring the World Cup to the Alberta capital four years from now.
Nicholson is known for thinking big picture, and it doesn’t get much bigger than bringing the best hockey players in the world to Edmonton for a two-week tournament. The 63-year-old Penticton, British Columbia native informed NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman of the team’s plans to host the 2020 World Cup of Hockey this past March.