Teams have until June 1st to announce their final 20-man roster.
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The Americans will be a force to be reckoned with and will be considered one of the favourites heading into the tournament.
Marchand, who hasn’t played for his home country since the 2008 World Junior Championships, said it obviously would be an honor to do so again as the World Cup of Hockey returns after a 12-year absence.
Count Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane as one of those people.
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid celebrates his overtime goal…
The Canadian city immediately put its name up for consideration as host of the eight-team tournament after National Hockey League deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed on Wednesday that the 2020 event was a go.
The reigning Hart and Vezina Trophy victor, Price was named to the team despite not having played for the Canadiens since late November because of a lower-body injury. Either way, expect Klingberg to ramp up his production, which has seen a bit of a slump over the past few games.
On defence, another London NHL star, Drew Doughty of the Kings, headlines a group that also includes Duncan Keith, Shea Weber, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
The Capitals defeated the Penguins 3-2.
The jerseys for Team Russia, Team Sweden, Team Finland and Team Czech Republic should strike a balance between tradition and innovation, with adidas’ cutting-edge adizero technology blending three lightweight, resilient fabrics to keep the players cool and comfortable while providing added flexibility and improving overall movement. Finland was second and picked Nashville’s Pekka Rinne as one of its two goalies.
In addition to Suter and Parise three other members of the Wild will participate in the World Cup.
Named to Team Czech Republic are goaltenders Petr Mrazek (Red Wings), Michal Neuvirth (Flyers) and Ondrej Pavelec (Jets), defensemen Radko Gudas (Flyers), Michal Kempny (Avangard Omsk – KHL), Roman Polak (Sharks), Andrej Sustr (Lightning), and forwards Michael Frolik (Flames), Martin Hanzal (Coyotes), Tomas Hertl (Sharks), David Krejci (Bruins), Ondrej Palat (Lightning), David Pastrnak (Bruins), Tomas Plekanec (Canadiens), Vladimir Sobotka (Avangard Omsk – KHL) and Jakub Voracek (Flyers). Right now, Corey Perry is a great player, and when we do name our 23, we’re going to go to the World Cup of Hockey as a group of 23, not 16 and an additional seven.
Marian Hossa will represent team Europe. Ovechkin, Malkin and Datsyuk are part of Russia’s old guard from the past two Olympics, while Kuznetsov could provide a major spark after being left off the Olympic team in Sochi in 2014. Henrik Lundqvist, who backstopped Sweden to a gold medal in Torino in 2006, will be back, as will the other usual suspects: Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Backstrom, Niklas Kronwall and the Sedin twins.
Team Europe: 4:30 p.m. Avs’ newcomer Mikkel Boedker will join team Europe while 3rd year forward Nathan MacKinnon will play for the North American under-23 team.
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Looking at the Team USA Roster let’s break down this team into theoretical line combinations based on what we now know.
