The NHL’s new 4 Nations Face-Off tournament is just a few months away, and now we know which players will participate for the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland.
The official rosters were unveiled Wednesday, and four Boston Bruins players will take part.
Bruins captain and left wing Brad Marchand was one of the initial six players selected to the Canadian roster. Marchand last represented Canada at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, where he played alongside Sidney Crosby. It’ll be interesting to see if those two veterans play on the same line at this competition.
Bruins center Elias Lindholm was one of the forwards selected to the Swedish roster. Lindholm has struggled offensively in his first season with the B’s — 13 points in 27 games — but his impressive two-way skill set makes him an ideal player in these best vs. best tournaments. Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm would have been a strong contender for Sweden’s roster if he wasn’t injured (lower body). He’s “still out weeks,” according to B’s interim head coach Joe Sacco.
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was one of the initial selections to the Team USA roster, and he will be joined by goaltender Jeremy Swayman. Swayman has played better of late, but overall, he has performed below expectations for Boston with a .893 save percentage. That said, he’s still one of the league’s top goalies.
There are no Bruins players on the Finland roster. B’s backup goalie Joonas Korpisalo had a case to make it, but he fell short.
TD Garden in Boston will host three of the seven games on the tournament schedule, including the championship game on Feb. 20.
Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m.: Canada vs. Sweden at the Bell Centre
Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.: USA vs. Finland at the Bell Centre
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m.: Finland vs. Sweden at the Bell Centre
Saturday, Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.: USA vs. Canada at the Bell Centre
Monday, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m.: Canada vs. Finland at TD Garden
Monday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m.: USA vs. Sweden at TD Garden
Thursday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.: Championship game at TD Garden
Here are the official rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament (*Denotes players who had been previously selected).
United States
Forwards
Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights*
Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs*
J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers*
Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
Defensemen
Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
Adam Fox, New York Rangers*
Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks*
Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins*
Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets
Goaltenders
Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins
Canada
Forwards
Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins*
Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes
Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche*
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins*
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers*
Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning*
Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
Defensemen
Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche*
Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights
Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche
Goaltenders
Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights
Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens
Sweden
Forwards
Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers
Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks
Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators*
William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs*
Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings
Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers*
Defensemen
Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames
Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers
Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers*
Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins*
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning*
Goaltenders
Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
Jacob Markström, New Jersey Devils
Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators
Finland
Forwards
Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes*
Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers*
Mikael Granlund, San Jose Sharks
Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils
Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars
Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers
Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche
Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers
Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche*
Teuvo Teräväinen, Chicago Blackhawks
Defensemen
Jani Hakanpää, Toronto Maple Leafs
Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars*
Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars*
Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers
Olli Määttä, Utah Hockey Club
Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers
Juuso Välimäki, Utah Hockey Club
Goaltenders
Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres
Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators*