TORONTO – All eight teams announced their final, 23-man rosters for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, the best-on-best international hockey championship that will be held Sept. 17 – Oct. 1 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Each of the eight teams – Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Europe, Team Finland, Team North America, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team USA – added seven players today, joining the 16 selected to the respective teams on March 2. A total of 173 of the 184 selections are NHL players, plus two others — Team North America forward Auston Matthews and Team Finland forward Patrik Laine — who are projected to be early first-round selections in the 2016 NHL Draft.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks lead all NHL teams with 12 selections apiece. The Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals follow with eight each.
The World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association, in cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation. Live coverage of all tournament games will be provided by Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada and ESPN in the United States. A complete broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.
Official fan travel and hospitality packages for the tournament are available from PrimeSport, the Official Fan Travel and Hospitality Package Partner of the World Cup of Hockey 2016. Visit www.primesport.com/wch for more information.
For more information on the World Cup of Hockey 2016, visit www.wch2016.com.
Please see below for the following:
* World Cup of Hockey 2016 Complete Rosters
* Numerical Chart of Selections by NHL Team
* List of Players Selected by NHL Team
WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY 2016 FINAL ROSTERS
(rosters comprised of 20 skaters, 3 goaltenders; players selected today highlighted)
TEAM CANADA
G Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
G Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
G Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
D Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks *
D Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
D Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
D Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings *
D Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues *
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
D Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
F Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
F Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
F Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
F Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche *
F Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
F Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers *
F Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins *
F Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
F Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
F John Tavares, New York Islanders
F Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks *
F Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
TEAM CZECH REPUBLIC
G Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
G Michal Neuvirth, Philadelphia Flyers
G Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets
D Radko Gudas, Philadelphia Flyers
D Michal Jordan, Carolina Hurricanes *
D Michal Kempny, Chicago Blackhawks
D Zbynek Michalek, Arizona Coyotes *
D Jakub Nakladal, Calgary Flames *
D Roman Polak, San Jose Sharks
D Andrej Sustr, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Radek Faksa, Dallas Stars *
F Michael Frolik, Calgary Flames
F Martin Hanzal, Arizona Coyotes
F Ales Hemsky, Dallas Stars *
F Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks
F Dmitrij Jaskin, St. Louis Blues *
F David Krejci, Boston Bruins
F Milan Michalek, Toronto Maple Leafs *
F Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning
F David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins
F Tomas Plekanec, Montreal Canadiens
F Vladimir Sobotka, Avangard Omsk (KHL)
F Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers
* named to roster today
TEAM EUROPE (country in parentheses)
G Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks (Denmark)
G Thomas Greiss, New York Islanders (Germany) *
G Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders (Slovakia)
D Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins (Slovakia)
D Christian Ehrhoff, Chicago Blackhawks (Germany) *
D Roman Josi, Nashville Predators (Switzerland)
D Luca Sbisa, Vancouver Canucks (Switzerland) *
D Dennis Seidenberg, Boston Bruins (Germany)
D Andrej Sekera, Edmonton Oilers (Slovakia)
D Mark Streit, Philadelphia Flyers (Switzerland)
F Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Philadelphia Flyers (France) *
F Mikkel Boedker, Colorado Avalanche (Denmark)
F Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers (Germany)
F Marian Gaborik, Los Angeles Kings (Slovakia) *
F Jannik Hansen, Vancouver Canucks (Denmark)
F Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks (Slovakia)
F Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings (Slovenia)
F Nino Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (Switzerland) *
F Frans Nielsen, New York Islanders (Denmark)
F Tobias Rieder, Arizona Coyotes (Germany) *
F Tomas Tatar, Detroit Red Wings (Slovakia)
F Thomas Vanek, Minnesota Wild (Austria)
F Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers (Norway)
TEAM FINLAND
G Mikko Koskinen, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
G Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
G Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
D Jyrki Jokipakka, Calgary Flames *
D Sami Lepisto, Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) *
D Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars
D Olli Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins
D Ville Pokka, Rockford IceHogs (AHL) *
D Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres
D Sami Vatanen, Anaheim Ducks
F Sebastian Aho, Karpat Oulu (Liiga) *
F Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
F Joonas Donskoi, San Jose Sharks
F Valtteri Filppula, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild
F Erik Haula, Minnesota Wild *
F Jussi Jokinen, Florida Panthers
F Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild
F Leo Komarov, Toronto Maple Leafs
F Lauri Korpikoski, Edmonton Oilers
F Patrik Laine, Tappara Tampere (Liiga) *
F Jori Lehtera, St. Louis Blues
F Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
TEAM NORTH AMERICA
G John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks
G Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
G Matt Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins
D Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers
D Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers *
D Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets
D Ryan Murray, Columbus Blue Jackets
D Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues *
D Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs
D Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets *
F Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers
F Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning *
F Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres
F Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
F Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
F Auston Matthews, Zurich SC Lions (Swiss NLA) *
F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
F J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
F Sean Monahan, Calgary Flames
F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers *
F Brandon Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets
F Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets *
TEAM RUSSIA
G Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
G Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning
D Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens *
D Dmitry Kulikov, Florida Panthers
D Alexey Marchenko, Detroit Red Wings *
D Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
D Dmitry Orlov, Washington Capitals
D Slava Voynov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
D Nikita Zaitsev, Toronto Maple Leafs *
F Artem Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks
F Evgenii Dadonov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
F Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
F Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Nikolay Kulemin, New York Islanders
F Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals
F Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
F Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
F Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks
F Vadim Shipachev, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) *
F Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
F Ivan Telegin, CSKA Moscow (KHL) *
TEAM SWEDEN
G Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres *
G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
G Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks
D Mattias Ekholm, Nashville Predators *
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes
D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
D Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks
D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
D Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings
D Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
F Loui Eriksson, Boston Bruins
F Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
F Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins *
F Patric Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins *
F Marcus Kruger, Chicago Blackhawks *
F Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
F Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
F Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
F Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks *
F Carl Soderberg, Colorado Avalanche *
F Alexander Steen, St. Louis Blues
F Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
TEAM USA
G Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning
G Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
G Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils
D Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets
D John Carlson, Washington Capitals
D Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche *
D Jack Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets *
D Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers
D Matt Niskanen, Washington Capitals *
D Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
F Justin Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings
F David Backes, St. Louis Blues *
F Ryan Callahan, Tampa Bay Lightning *
F Brandon Dubinsky, Columbus Blue Jackets *
F Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
F Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks
F T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals
F Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens
F Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
F Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
F Derek Stepan, New York Rangers
F James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs *
F Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets
NUMERICAL CHART OF SELECTIONS BY NHL TEAM
CAN CZE EUR FIN NA RUS SWE USA TOTAL
Anaheim 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6
Arizona 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4
Boston 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 8
Buffalo 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
Calgary 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5
Carolina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 12
Colorado 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 7
Columbus 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 6
Dallas 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
Detroit 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 8
Edmonton 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 5
Florida 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
Los Angeles 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6
Minnesota 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 7
Montreal 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5
Nashville 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5
New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
NY Islanders 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5
NY Rangers 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5
Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Philadelphia 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 8
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 6
St. Louis 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
San Jose 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 7
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 12
Toronto 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
Vancouver 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5
Washington 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 8
Winnipeg 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 6
TOTAL 23 22 23 18 22 19 23 23 173
LIST OF PLAYERS SELECTED BY NHL TEAM
Anaheim Ducks (6): F Ryan Getzlaf (Team Canada); G Frederik Andersen (Team Europe); D Sami Vatanen (Team Finland); G John Gibson (Team North America); F Jakob Silfverberg (Team Sweden); F Ryan Kesler (Team USA).
Arizona Coyotes (4): F Martin Hanzal and D Zbynek Michalek (Team Czech Republic); F Tobias Rieder (Team Europe); D Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Team Sweden).
Boston Bruins (8): F Patrice Bergeron and F Brad Marchand (Team Canada); F David Krejci and F David Pastrnak (Team Czech Republic); D Zdeno Chara and D Dennis Seidenberg (Team Europe); G Tuukka Rask (Team Finland); F Loui Eriksson (Team Sweden).
Buffalo Sabres (3): D Rasmus Ristolainen (Team Finland); F Jack Eichel (Team North America); G Robin Lehner (Team Sweden).
Calgary Flames (5): F Michael Frolik and D Jakub Nakladal (Team Czech Republic); D Jyrki Jokipakka (Team Finland); F Johnny Gaudreau and F Sean Monahan (Team North America).
Carolina Hurricanes (1): D Michal Jordan (Team Czech Republic).
Chicago Blackhawks (12): G Corey Crawford, D Duncan Keith and F Jonathan Toews (Team Canada); D Michal Kempny (Team Czech Republic); D Christian Ehrhoff and F Marian Hossa (Team Europe); F Teuvo Teravainen (Team Finland); F Artem Anisimov and F Artemi Panarin (Team Russia); D Niklas Hjalmarsson and F Marcus Kruger (Team Sweden); F Patrick Kane (Team USA).
Colorado Avalanche (7): F Matt Duchene (Team Canada); F Mikkel Boedker (Team Europe); F Nathan MacKinnon (Team North America); G Semyon Varlamov (Team Russia); F Gabriel Landeskog and F Carl Soderberg (Team Sweden); D Erik Johnson (Team USA).
Columbus Blue Jackets (6): D Seth Jones, D Ryan Murray and F Brandon Saad (Team North America); G Sergei Bobrovsky (Team Russia); F Brandon Dubinsky and D Jack Johnson (Team USA).
Dallas Stars (5): F Jamie Benn and F Tyler Seguin (Team Canada); F Radek Faksa and F Ales Hemsky (Team Czech Republic); D Esa Lindell (Team Finland).
Detroit Red Wings (8): G Petr Mrazek (Team Czech Republic); F Tomas Tatar (Team Europe); F Dylan Larkin (Team North America); F Pavel Datsyuk and D Alexey Marchenko (Team Russia); D Niklas Kronwall and F Henrik Zetterberg (Team Sweden); F Justin Abdelkader (Team USA).
Edmonton Oilers (5): F Leon Draisaitl and D Andrej Sekera (Team Europe); F Lauri Korpikoski (Team Finland); F Connor McDavid and F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Team North America).
Florida Panthers (4): F Aleksander Barkov and F Jussi Jokinen (Team Finland); D Aaron Ekblad (Team North America); D Dmitry Kulikov (Team Russia).
Los Angeles Kings (6): F Jeff Carter, D Drew Doughty and D Jake Muzzin (Team Canada); F Marian Gaborik and F Anze Kopitar (Team Europe); G Jonathan Quick (Team USA).
Minnesota Wild (7): F Nino Niederreiter and F Thomas Vanek (Team Europe); F Mikael Granlund, F Erik Haula and F Mikko Koivu (Team Finland); D Ryan Suter and F Zach Parise (Team USA).
Montreal Canadiens (5): G Carey Price (Team Canada); F Tomas Plekanec (Team Czech Republic); D Alexei Emelin and D Andrei Markov (Team Russia); F Max Pacioretty (Team USA).
Nashville Predators (5): D Shea Weber (Team Canada); D Roman Josi (Team Europe); G Pekka Rinne (Team Finland); D Mattias Ekholm and F Filip Forsberg (Team Sweden).
New Jersey Devils (1): G Cory Schneider (Team USA).
New York Islanders (5): F John Tavares (Team Canada); G Thomas Greiss, G Jaroslav Halak and F Frans Nielsen (Team Europe); F Nikolay Kulemin (Team Russia).
New York Rangers (5): F Mats Zuccarello (Team Europe); F J.T. Miller (Team North America); G Henrik Lundqvist (Team Sweden); D Ryan McDonagh and F Derek Stepan (Team USA).
Ottawa Senators (1): D Erik Karlsson (Team Sweden).
Philadelphia Flyers (8): F Claude Giroux (Team Canada); D Radko Gudas, G Michal Neuvirth and F Jakub Voracek (Team Czech Republic); F Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and D Mark Streit (Team Europe); F Sean Couturier and D Shayne Gostisbehere (Team North America).
Pittsburgh Penguins (6): F Sidney Crosby (Team Canada); D Olli Maatta (Team Finland); G Matt Murray (Team North America); F Evgeni Malkin (Team Russia); F Carl Hagelin and F Patric Hornqvist (Team Sweden).
San Jose Sharks (7): D Brent Burns, D Marc-Edouard Vlasic and F Joe Thornton (Team Canada); F Tomas Hertl and D Roman Polak (Team Czech Republic); F Joonas Donskoi (Team Finland); F Joe Pavelski (Team USA).
St. Louis Blues (7): D Alex Pietrangelo (Team Canada); F Dmitrij Jaskin (Team Czech Republic); F Jori Lehtera (Team Finland); D Colton Parayko (Team North America); F Vladimir Tarasenko (Team Russia); F Alexander Steen (Team Sweden); F David Backes (Team USA).
Tampa Bay Lightning (12): F Steven Stamkos (Team Canada); F Ondrej Palat and D Andrej Sustr (Team Czech Republic); F Valtteri Filppula (Team Finland); F Jonathan Drouin (Team North America); F Nikita Kucherov, F Vladislav Namestnikov and G Andrei Vasilevskiy (Team Russia); D Victor Hedman and D Anton Stralman (Team Sweden); G Ben Bishop and F Ryan Callahan (Team USA).
Toronto Maple Leafs (5): F Milan Michalek (Team Czech Republic); F Leo Komarov (Team Finland); D Morgan Rielly (Team North America); D Nikita Zaitsev (Team Russia); F James van Riemsdyk (Team USA).
Vancouver Canucks (5): F Jannik Hansen and D Luca Sbisa (Team Europe); G Jacob Markstrom, F Daniel Sedin and F Henrik Sedin (Team Sweden).
Washington Capitals (8): G Braden Holtby (Team Canada); F Evgeny Kuznetsov, D Dmitry Orlov and F Alex Ovechkin (Team Russia); F Nicklas Backstrom (Team Sweden); D John Carlson, D Matt Niskanen and F T.J. Oshie (Team USA).
Winnipeg Jets (6): G Ondrej Pavelec (Team Czech Republic); G Connor Hellebuyck, F Mark Scheifele and D Jacob Trouba (Team North America); D Dustin Byfuglien and F Blake Wheeler (Team USA).
