Team Canada names final World Cup of Hockey roster

Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin was poolside when they spoke to the Hockey Central crew about being named to Team Canada's preliminary World Cup of Hockey squad.

Team Canada has released its final 23-player roster for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, taking place Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.

Named to Team Canada are:

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

* named to roster today

All eight teams competing in the World Cup of Hockey 2016 are announcing their final rosters today. The first 16 players were named on March 2.

The final rosters for all remaining teams is as follows:

Team Finland:
Official 23-player roster

Team Russia:
Official 23-player roster

Team Czech Republic:
Official 23-player roster

Team Sweden:
Official 23-player roster

Team Europe:
Official 23-player roster

Team U.S.A.
Official 23-player roster

Team North America
Official 23-player roster

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