Team Sweden has released its preliminary roster for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, taking place Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.
Each team’s full 23-man roster must be finalized by June 1.
Named to Team Sweden are:
G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
G Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes
D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
D Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks
D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
D Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings
D Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay Lightning
F Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals
F Loui Eriksson, Boston Bruins
F Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
F Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
F Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
F Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
F Alexander Steen, St. Louis Blues
F Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
The final roster announcement schedule for all teams on May 27 is as follows:
*All times Eastern
Team Finland:
Roster announcement: 3 a.m. ET
See Team Finland’s initial 16-player roster
Team Russia:
Roster announcement: 5 a.m. ET
See Team Russia’s initial 16-player roster
Team Czech Republic:
Roster announcement: 5 a.m. ET
See Team Czech Republic’s initial 16-player roster
Team Sweden:
Roster announcement: 11 a.m. ET
See Team Sweden’s initial 16-player roster
Team Europe:
Roster announcement: 6:09 ET
See Team Europe’s initial 16-player roster
Team U.S.A.
Roster announcement: 6:13 ET
See Team U.S.A.’s initial 16-player roster
Team North America:
Roster announcement: 6:16 ET
Mark Spector’s full Team North America projected roster
Team Canada:
Roster announcement: 6:22 ET
Damien Cox’s full Team Canada projected roster