The World Cup of Hockey, an international tournament set to start September 17th, announced its preliminary team rosters throughout the day yesterday & some of Nashville’s best got the call.
Pekka Rinne (Team Finland), Filip Forsberg (Team Sweden), Shea Weber (Team Canada), and Roman Josi (Team Europe) will be representing their respective countries in this year’s tournament. Below is a full rundown of each team and its participants:
| TEAM USA |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Ben Bishop | Lightning | G |
| Jonathan Quick | Kings | G |
| Cory Schneider | Devils | G |
| Dustin Byfuglien | Jets | D |
| John Carlson | Capitals | D |
| Ryan McDonagh | Rangers | D |
| Ryan Suter | Wild | D |
| Justin Abdelkader | Red Wings | F |
| Patrick Kane | Blackhawks | F |
| Ryan Kesler | Ducks | F |
| T.J. Oshie | Capitals | F |
| Max Pacioretty | Canadiens | F |
| Zach Parise | Wild | F |
| Joe Pavelski | Sharks | F |
| Derek Stepan | Rangers | F |
| Blake Wheeler | Jets | F |
| TEAM CANADA |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Corey Crawford | Blackhawks | G |
| Braden Holtby | Capitals | G |
| Carey Price | Canadiens | G |
| Drew Doughty | Kings | D |
| Duncan Keith | Blackhawks | D |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Sharks | D |
| Shea Weber | Predators | D |
| Jamie Benn | Stars | F |
| Patrice Bergeron | Bruins | F |
| Jeff Carter | Kings | F |
| Sidney Crosby | Penguins | F |
| Ryan Getzlaf | Ducks | F |
| Tyler Seguin | Stars | F |
| Steven Stamkos | Lightning | F |
| John Tavares | Islanders | F |
| Johnathan Toews | Blackhawks | F |
| TEAM RUSSIA |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | Blue Jackets | G |
| Semyon Varlamov | Avalanche | G |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Lightning | G |
| Dmitry Kulikov | Panthers | D |
| Andrei Markov | Canadiens | D |
| Dmitry Orlov | Capitals | D |
| Artem Anisimov | Blackhawks | D |
| Pavel Datsyuk | Red Wings | F |
| Nikita Kucherov | Lightning | F |
| Nikolay Kulemin | Islanders | F |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | Capitals | F |
| Evgeni Malkin | Penguins | F |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | Lightning | F |
| Alex Ovechkin | Capitals | F |
| Artemi Panarin | Blackhawks | F |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | Blues | F |
| TEAM FINLAND |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Tuuka Rask | Bruins | G |
| Pekka Rinne | Predators | G |
| Olli Maatta | Penguins | D |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | Sabres | D |
| Sami Vatanen | Ducks | D |
| Esa Lindell | Stars | D |
| Mikko Koivu | Wild | F |
| Jori Lehtera | Blues | F |
| Aleksander Barkov | Panthers | F |
| Mikael Granlund | Wild | F |
| Jussi Jokinen | Panthers | F |
| Valtteri Filppula | Lightning | F |
| Leo Komarov | Maple Leafs | F |
| Joonas Donskoi | Sharks | F |
| Lauri Korpikoski | Oilers | F |
| Teuvo Teravainen | Blackhawks | F |
| TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Petr Mrazek | Red Wings | G |
| Michal Neuvirth | Flyers | G |
| Ondrej Pavelec | Jets | G |
| Radko Gudas | Flyers | D |
| Michal Kempny | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | D |
| Roman Polak | Sharks | D |
| Andrej Sustr | Lightning | D |
| Michael Frolik | Flames | F |
| Martin Hanzal | Coyotes | F |
| Tomas Hertl | Sharks | F |
| David Krejci | Bruins | F |
| Ondrej Palat | Lightning | F |
| David Pastrnak | Bruins | F |
| Tomas Plekanec | Canadiens | F |
| Vladimir Sobotka | Avangard Omsk (KHL) | F |
| Jakub Voracek | Flyers | F |
| TEAM SWEDEN |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Henrik Lundqvist | Rangers | G |
| Jacob Markstrom | Canucks | G |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | Coyotes | D |
| Viktor Hedman | Lightning | D |
| Niklas Hjalmarsson | Blackhawks | D |
| Erik Karlsson | Senators | D |
| Niklas Kronwall | Red Wings | D |
| Anton Stralman | Lightning | D |
| Nicklas Backstrom | Capitals | F |
| Loui Eriksson | Bruins | F |
| Filip Forsberg | Predators | F |
| Gabriel Landeskog | Avalanche | F |
| Daniel Sedin | Canucks | F |
| Henrik Sedin | Canucks | F |
| Alexanders Steen | Blues | F |
| Henrik Zetterberg | Red Wings | F |
| TEAM EUROPE |
TEAM | POSITION |
| Frederik Andersen | Ducks (Denmark) | G |
| Jaroslav Halak | Rangers (Slovakia) | G |
| Zdeno Chara | Bruins (Slovakia) | D |
| Roman Josi | Predators (Switzerland) | D |
| Dennis Seidenberg | Bruins (Germany) | D |
| Andrej Sekera | Oilers (Slovakia) | D |
| Mark Streit | Flyers (Switzerland) |
D |
| Mikkel Boedker | Avalanche (Denmark) | F |
| Leon Draisaitl | Oilers (Germany) | F |
| Jannik Hansen | Canucks (Denmark) | F |
| Marian Hossa | Blackhawks (Slovakia) | F |
| Anze Kopitar | Kings (Slovenia) | F |
| Frans Nielsen | Islanders (Denmark) | F |
| Tomas Tatar | Red Wings (Slovakia) | F |
| Thomas Vanek | Wild (Austria) | F |
| Mats Zuccarello | Rangers (Norway) | F |
| TEAM NORTH AMERICA | TEAM | POSITION |
| John Gibson | Ducks | G |
| Connor Hellebuyck | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | G |
| Matthew Murray | Penguins | G |
| Aaron Ekblad | Panthers | D |
| Seth Jones | Blue Jackets | D |
| Ryan Murray | Blue Jackets | D |
| Morgan Reilly | Maple Leafs |
D |
| Sean Couturier | Flyers | F |
| Jack Eichel | Sabres | F |
| Johnny Gaudreau | Flames | F |
| Dylan Larkin | Red Wings | F |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Avalanche | F |
| Connor McDavid | Oilers | F |
| J.T. Miller | Rangers | F |
| Sean Monahan | Wild (Austria) | F |
| Mats Zuccarello | Rangers (Norway) | F |
If you are confused by Team North America because there is already a Team Canada and Team USA, you aren’t alone. This new team consists of the top players from both the United States and Canada that are under the age of twenty-three.
The fun kicks off September 7th and runs through October 1st in Toronto. The final roster will be announced June 1st.
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