Tony PumaSono stati ufficializzati i roster delle otto squadre che prenderanno parte alla World Cup. La manifestazione, organizzata dalla NHL, torna a disputarsi a distanza di dodici anni e avrà luogo all’Air Canada Center di Toronto il prossimo settembre.
La formula del torneo prevede un turno preliminare suddiviso in due gruppi da quattro squadre. Il gruppo è composto da Canada, Repubblica Ceca, Stati Uniti e il Team Europa. Il B è formato da Russia, Finlandia, Svezia e Nord America, quest’ultimo formato da giocatori canadesi e statunitensi. Le prime due di ogni raggruppamento accederanno alle semifinali giocare in gara secca. Le finali, al meglio delle tre gare, sono in programma dal 27 settembre.
Giunta alla terza edizione, le precedenti sono state vinte da Stati Uniti (1996) e Canada (2004).
I roster
Gruppo A
Canada (Head Coach: Mike Babcock)
Portieri:
Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks; Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals; Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
Difensori:
Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks; Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings; Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks; Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings; Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues; Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks; Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
Attaccanti:
Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars; Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins; Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings; Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins; Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche; Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks; Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins; Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning; John Tavares, New York Islanders; Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks; Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
Repubblica Ceca
Portieri:
Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings; Michal Neuvirth, Philadelphia Flyers; Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets
Difensori:
Radko Gudas, Philadelphia Flyers; Michal Jordan, Carolina Hurricanes; Michal Kempny, Avangard Omsk (KHL); Zbynek Michalek, Arizona Coyotes; Jakub Nakladal, Calgary Flames; Roman Polak, San Jose Sharks; Andrej Sustr, Tampa Bay Lightning
Attaccanti:
Radek Faksa, Dallas Stars; Michael Frolik, Calgary Flames; Martin Hanzal, Arizona Coyotes; Ales Hemsky, Dallas Stars; Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks; Dmitrij Jaskin, St. Louis Blues; David Krejci, Boston Bruins; Milan Michalek, Toronto Maple Leafs; Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning; David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins; Tomas Plekanec, Montreal Canadiens; Vladimir Sobotka, Avangard Omsk (RUS); Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers
Stati Uniti (Head Coach: John Tortorella)
Portieri:
Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning; Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings; Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils
Difensori:
Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets; Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche; Jack Johnson, Columbus Blue Jackets; John Carlson, Washington Capitals; Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers; Matt Niskanen, Washington Capitals; Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
Attaccanti:
Justin Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings; David Backes, St. Louis Blues; Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers; Brandon Dubinsky, Columbus Blue Jackets; Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks; Ryan Kesler, Anaheim Ducks; T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals; Max Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens; Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild; Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks; Derek Stepan, New York Rangers; James van Riemsdyk, Toronto Maple Leafs; Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg Jets
Team Europe (Head Coach: Ralph Krueger)
Portieri:
Thomas Greiss, GER, New York Islanders; Frederik Andersen, DEN, Anaheim Ducks; Jaroslav Halak, SVK, New York Islanders
Difensori:
Zdeno Chara, SVK, Boston Bruins; Christian Ehrhoff, GER, Chicago Blackhawks; Roman Josi, SUI, Nashville Predators; Luca Sbisa, SUI, Vancouver Canucks; Dennis Seidenberg, GER, Boston Bruins; Andrej Sekera, SVK, Edmonton Oilers; Mark Streit, SUI, Philadelphia Flyers
Attaccanti:
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, FRA, Philadelphia Flyers; Mikkel Bodker, DEN, Colorado Avalanche; Leon Draisaitl, GER, Edmonton Oilers; Marian Gaborik, SVK, Los Angeles Kings; Jannik Hansen, DEN, Vancouver Canucks; Marian Hossa, SVK, Chicago Blackhawks; Anze Kopitar, SLO, Los Angeles Kings; Nino Niederreiter, SUI, Minessota Wild; Frans Nielsen, DEN, New York Islanders; Tobias Rieder, GER, Arizona Coyotes; Tomas Tatar, SVK, Detroit Red Wings; Thomas Vanek, AUT, Minnesota Wild; Mats Zuccarello, NOR, New York Rangers
Gruppo B
Russia (Head Coach: Oleg Znarok)
Portieri:
Sergei Bobrovski, Columbus Blue Jackets; Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche; Andrei Vasilevski, Tampa Bay Lightning
Difensori:
Alexei Emelin, Montreal Canadiens; Dmitri Kulikov, Florida Panthers; Alexey Marchenko, Detroit Red Wings; Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens; Dmitri Orlov, Washington Capitals; Slava Voynov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL); Nikita Zaitsev, Toronto Maple Leafs
Attaccanti:
Artyom Anisimov, Chicago Blackhawks; Yevgeni Dadonov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL); Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings; Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Nikolai Kulyomin, New York Islanders; Yevgeni Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals; Yevgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins; Vladislav Namestnikov, Tampa Bay Lightning; Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals; Artemi Panarin, Chicago Blackhawks; Vadim Shipachyov, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL); Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues; Ivan Telegin, CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Finlandia (Head Coach: Lauri Marjamaki)
Portieri:
Mikko Koskinen, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL); Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins; Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
Difensori:
Jyrki Jokipakka, Calgary Flames; Sami Lepisto, Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL); Esa Lindell, Texas Stars (AHL); Olli Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins; Ville Pokka, Rockford IceHogs (AHL); Rasmus Ristolainen, Buffalo Sabres; Sami Vatanen, Anaheim Ducks
Attaccanti:
Sebastian Aho, Karpat Oulu (SM-liiga); Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers; Joonas Donskoi, San Jose Sharks;
Valtteri Filppula, Tampa Bay Lightning; Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild; Erik Haula, Minnesota Wild; Jussi Jokinen, Florida Panthers; Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild; Leo Komarov, Toronto Maple Leafs; Lauri Korpikoski, Edmonton Oilers; Patrik Laine, Tappara Tampere (SM-liiga); Jori Lehtera, St. Louis Blues; Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
Svezia (Head Coach: Rikard Gronborg)
Portieri:
Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres; Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers; Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks
Difensori:
Mattias Ekholm, Nashville Predators; Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes; Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning;
Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks; Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators; Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings; Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Attaccanti:
Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals; Loui Eriksson, Boston Bruins; Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators; Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins; Patric Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins; Marcus Kruger, Chicago Blackhawks; Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche; Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks; Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks; Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks; Carl Soderberg, Colorado Avalanche; Alexander Steen, St. Louis Blues; Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
Team Nord America (Head Coach: Todd McLellan)
Portieri:
John Gibson, Anaheim Ducks; Connor Hellebuyck, Manitoba Moose – Winnipeg Jets; Matt Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins
Difensori:
Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers; Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers; Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets; Ryan Murray, Columbus Blue Jackets; Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues; Morgan Rielly, Toronto Maple Leafs; Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets;
Attaccanti:
Sean Couturier, Philadelphia Flyers; Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning; Jack Eichel, Buffalo Sabres; Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames; Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings; Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche; Auston Matthews, Zurich Lions (Swiss League); Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers; J.T. Miller, New York Rangers; Sean Monahan, Calgary Flames; Ryan Nugent Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers; Brandon Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets; Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets