With the World Cup of Hockey preliminary 16 player rosters named yesterday there are some interesting facts to note. Canada is heavily favored to win the tournament that takes place this fall with even Team USA general manager Dean Lombardi stating he had to build a team that could defeat Canada.
Each NHL team is represented in the tournament except for the Carolina Hurricanes who didn’t have a single player named to the tournament at this point. There is a possibility that Eddie Lack is eventually named to Team Sweden, he’s battling for a third-string position along with the likes of another front runner Robin Lehner (Buffalo). Defenseman Justin Faulk could also crack the Team USA roster later this summer, he currently leads the Hurricanes defense in scoring with 15 goals and 34 points in 55 games.
The Tampa Bay Lightning (10), Chicago Blackhawks (9), Boston Bruins (7), Detroit Red Wings (7) and Washington Capitals (7) lead the way with the most players named per team. Within that Tampa Bay (6), Chicago (6) and Detroit (6) lead the way with the most teams in the tournament represented.
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There are two KHL members who have been named to the Czech Republic team. Forward Vladimir Sobotka who joined Avangard Omsk after turning down an arbitration offer this summer with the St. Louis Blues was named, as was his teammate defenseman Michal Kempny who’s rights currently doesn’t belong to an NHL team.
Team by team there are some notable omissions. Corey Perry (Anaheim) is yet to be named to Canada, Max Domi (Arizona) was left off the North American U-23 team thus far and the same can be said for Malcolm Subban (Boston). Breezing through the list the other big omissons are; Taylor Hall (Edmonton – Canada), John Klingberg (Dallas – Sweden), PK Subban (Montreal – Canada), Phil Kessel (Pittsburgh – USA), Kyle Okposo (NY Islanders – USA), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia – Canada), Alex Pietrangelo (St. Louis – Canada), Kevin Shattenkirk (St. Louis – USA) and Alex Edler (Vancouver – Sweden).
It’s not to think these players won’t be named to the final 23-man rosters for each of the eight teams competing at the World Cup this fall and named this June, but here is a NHL team by team list of all the players that have been named thus far:
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Anaheim Ducks |
 EUROPE |
G FREDERIK ANDERSEN |
 NORTH AMERICA |
G JOHN GIBSON |
 FINLAND |
D SAMI VATANEN |
 CANADA |
F RYAN GETZLAF |
 USA |
F RYAN KESLER |
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Arizona Coyotes |
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D OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON |
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F MARTIN HANZAL |
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Boston Bruins |
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G TUUKKA RASK |
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D ZDENO CHARA |
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D DENNIS SEIDENBERG |
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F PATRICE BERGERON |
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F LOUI ERIKSSON |
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F DAVID KREJCI |
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F DAVID PASTRNAK |
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Buffalo Sabres |
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D RASMUS RISTOLAINEN |
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F JACK EICHEL |
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Calgary Flames |
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F MICHAEL FROLIK |
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F JOHNNY GAUDREAU |
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F SEAN MONAHAN |
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Carolina Hurricanes |
| No players named.
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Chicago Blackhawks |
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G COREY CRAWFORD |
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D NIKLAS HJALMARSSON |
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D DUNCAN KEITH |
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F ARTEM ANISIMOV |
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F MARIAN HOSSA |
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F PATRICK KANE |
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F ARTEMI PANARIN |
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F TEUVO TERAVAINEN |
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F JONATHAN TOEWS |
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Colorado Avalanche |
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G SEMYON VARLAMOV |
| EUROPE |
F MIKKEL BOEDKER |
 SWEDEN |
F GABRIEL LANDESKOG |
| NORTH AMERICA |
F NATHAN MACKINNON |
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Columbus Blue Jackets |
 RUSSIA |
G SERGEI BOBROVSKY |
| NORTH AMERICA |
D SETH JONES |
| NORTH AMERICA |
D RYAN MURRAY |
| NORTH AMERICA |
F BRANDON SAAD |
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Dallas Stars |
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D ESA LINDELL |
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F JAMIE BENN |
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F TYLER SEGUIN |
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Detroit Red Wings |
 CZECH REPUBLIC |
G PETR MRAZEK |
| SWEDEN |
D NIKLAS KRONWALL |
| USA |
F JUSTIN ABDELKADER |
| RUSSIA |
F PAVEL DATSYUK |
| NORTH AMERICA |
F DYLAN LARKIN |
| EUROPE |
F TOMAS TATAR |
| SWEDEN |
F HENRIK ZETTERBERG |
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Edmonton Oilers |
| EUROPE |
D ANDREJ SEKERA |
| EUROPE |
F LEON DRAISAITL |
| FINLAND |
F LAURI KORPIKOSKI |
| NORTH AMERICA |
F CONNOR MCDAVID |
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Florida Panthers |
| NORTH AMERICA |
D AARON EKBLAD |
| RUSSIA |
D DMITRY KULIKOV |
| FINLAND |
F ALEKSANDER BARKOV |
| FINLAND |
F JUSSI JOKINEN |
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Los Angeles Kings |
| USA |
G JONATHAN QUICK |
| CANADA |
D DREW DOUGHTY |
| CANADA |
F JEFF CARTER |
| EUROPE |
F ANZE KOPITAR |
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Minnesota Wild |
| USA |
D RYAN SUTER |
| FINLAND |
F MIKAEL GRANLUND |
| FINLAND |
F MIKKO KOIVU |
| USA |
F ZACH PARISE |
| EUROPE |
F THOMAS VANEK |
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Montreal Canadiens |
| CANADA |
G CAREY PRICE |
| RUSSIA |
D ANDREI MARKOV |
| USA |
F MAX PACIORETTY |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
F TOMAS PLEKANEC |
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Nashville Predators |
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G PEKKA RINNE |
| EUROPE |
D ROMAN JOSI |
| CANADA |
D SHEA WEBER |
| SWEDEN |
F FILIP FORSBERG |
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New Jersey Devils |
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G CORY SCHNEIDER |
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New York Islanders |
| EUROPE |
G JAROSLAV HALAK |
| RUSSIA |
F NIKOLAI KULEMIN |
| EUROPE |
F FRANS NIELSEN |
| CANADA |
F JOHN TAVARES |
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New York Rangers |
| SWEDEN |
G HENRIK LUNDQVIST |
| USA |
D RYAN MCDONAGH |
| NORTH AMERICA |
F JT MILLER |
| USA |
F DEREK STEPAN |
| EUROPE |
F MATS ZUCCARELLO |
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Ottawa Senators |
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D ERIK KARLSSON |
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Philadelphia Flyers |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
G MICHAL NEUVIRTH |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
D RADKO GUDAS |
| EUROPE |
D MARK STREIT |
| NORTH AMERICA |
F SEAN COUTURIER |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
F JAKUB VORACEK |
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Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NORTH AMERICA |
G MATT MURRAY |
| FINLAND |
D OLLI MAATTA |
| CANADA |
F SIDNEY CROSBY |
| RUSSIA |
F EVGENI MALKIN |
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San Jose Sharks |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
D ROMAN POLAK |
| CANADA |
D MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC |
| FINLAND |
F JOONAS DONSKOI |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
F TOMAS HERTL |
| USA |
F JOE PAVELSKI |
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St. Louis Blues |
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F ALEXANDER STEEN |
| FINLAND |
F JORI LEHTERA |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
F VLADIMIR SOBOTKA (KHL AVANGARD OMSK) |
| RUSSIA |
F VLADIMIR TARASENKO |
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Tampa Bay Lightning |
| USA |
G BEN BISHOP |
| RUSSIA |
G ANDREI VASILEVSKIY |
| SWEDEN |
D VICTOR HEDMAN |
| SWEDEN |
D ANTON STRALMAN |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
D ANDREJ SUSTR |
| FINLAND |
F VALTTERI FILPPULA |
| RUSSIA |
F NIKITA KUCHEROV |
| RUSSIA |
F VLADISLAV NAMESTNIKOV |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
F ONDREJ PALAT |
| CANADA |
F STEVEN STAMKOS |
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Toronto Maple Leafs |
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D MORGAN REILLY |
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F LEO KOMAROV |
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Vancouver Canucks |
| SWEDEN |
G JACOB MARKSTROM |
| EUROPE |
F JANNIK HANSEN |
| SWEDEN |
F DANIEL SEDIN |
| SWEDEN |
F HENRIK SEDIN |
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Washington Capitals |
| CANADA |
G BRADEN HOLTBY |
| USA |
D JOHN CARLSON |
| RUSSIA |
D DMITRY ORLOV |
| SWEDEN |
F NICKLAS BACKSTROM |
| RUSSIA |
F EVGENY KUZNETSOV |
| USA |
F TJ OSHIE |
| RUSSIA |
F ALEXANDER OVECHKIN |
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Winnipeg Jets |
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G CONNOR HELLEBUYCK |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
G ONDREJ PAVELEC |
| USA |
D DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN |
| USA |
F BLAKE WHEELER |