Penguins' Hagelin, Hornqvist added to Sweden's World Cup team
Forwards Patric Hornqvist and Carl Hagelin booked tickets to the Stanley Cup Final with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, and on Friday, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced the pair will be added to their final 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey.
Also making the team is Nashville Predators blue-liner Mattias Ekholm who beat out John Klingberg of the Dallas Stars and Hampus Lindholm of the Anaheim Ducks for the seventh spot on defense.
Here's a look at the complete squad:
Goaltenders
Robin Lehner, Buffalo Sabres *
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks
Defensemen
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
Forwards
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
* added to roster Friday
The World Cup is set to take place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.
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