Sharks' Thornton, Burns highlight Canada's final World Cup roster additions
Team Canada filled out its World Cup roster Friday, announcing the additions of Joe Thornton and Brent Burns of the newly-crowned Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks, along with five others to their final 23-man roster.
Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux, Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene, and Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand round out the forwards, while Alex Pietrangelo and Jake Muzzin complete Canada's blue line.
Here is the full roster:
Goaltenders
Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
Defenseman
Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks *
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings *
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues *
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
Forwards
Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche *
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers *
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins *
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
John Tavares, New York Islanders
Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks *
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
* added to roster Friday
The World Cup takes place Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.