World Cup of Hockey 2016 Roster: Team Sweden

The eight teams participating in the World Cup of Hockey 2016, which will take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016 in Toronto, have announced their final rosters for the tournament.

Below are the skaters who will play for Sweden:

G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

G Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks

G Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres

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

D Mattias Ekholm, Nashville Predators

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

F Patric Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins

F Carl Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins

F Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks

F Marcus Kruger, Chicago Blackhawks

F Carl Soderberg, Colorado Avalanche

The World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association, in cooperation with the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The eight teams are split into two Groups, Group A and Group B, for the Preliminary Round (Sept. 17-22), when each team will play its three Group opponents in a round-robin format. Placed in Group A are Team Canada, Team Czech Republic and Team USA, plus Team Europe, a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. The four teams in Group B are Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team North America, a selection of the top players from Canada and the United States who are 23 or under as of Oct. 1, 2016.

The top two finishers in each of Group A and Group B will advance to the Semifinals (Sept. 24-25), where each qualifier will face an elimination game against a team from the other Group. The two Semifinal winners will meet in the Final, a best-of-three series on Sept. 27, Sept. 29 and, if necessary, Oct. 1.

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