Finland names final World Cup roster with Patrik Laine

Among them are forwards Carl Hagelin and Patric Hornqvist of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who advanced to the Stanley Cup finals by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning last night in game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel won’t be representing the United States in the World Cup of Hockey, while 18-year-old Auston Matthews was among Team North America’s final selections.

Team Sweden made it to the quarterfinals in the recent IIHF World Championships from Russian Federation, before losing to the eventual gold medal winners Canada.

Team USA, Team North America, Team Canada and Team Europe will announce their rosters later Friday. I will post thoughts on the ongoing NHL Playoffs shortly (and list reasons we should all be Sharks fans during the Finals). He led the Jackets in TOI/game (24:10) and finished fourth in blocked shots (102) while posting 6-8-14 with 25 penalty minutes in 60 games this past campaign.

The involvement of so many Bruins players along with Julien will make for a spare National Hockey League camp in Boston come September with so many important pieces out for what is traditionally the first two weeks of camp.

Canada’s roster for the World Cup of Hockey was finalized Friday night with the addition of four forwards and three defencemen.

“We will obviously have to review his status with the Players’ Association prior to the start of the tournament in September”, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press.

Eight Bruins were selected to preliminary rosters for this fall’s World Cup of Hockey, none more notable than left wing Brad Marchand.

Thornton and Sharks teammate, defenseman Brent Burns, were among the players added to Canada, with the most notable omissions being Perry and Montreal defenseman P.K. Subban. Defensemen Zbynek Michalek, Jakub Nakladal and Michal Jordan complete the squad. All tournament games will be played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs.

Also included on the roster for Team Finland is projected second overall pick to the Winnipeg Jets, Patrik Laine.

Laine will team up with another 18-year-old forward, Carolina Hurricanes prospect Sebastian Aho, with whom he won the 2016 world junior championship.