Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel, each of the Tampa Bay Lightning, were among the 17 players named to the Team Canada roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off that was announced Wednesday.
Jon Cooper, the coach of the Lightning, is Team Canada coach.
The best-on-best tournament featuring teams consisting of NHL players from Finland, Sweden, Canada and the United States, will be held from Feb. 12-20, with games at Bell Centre in Montreal on Feb. 12-15 and at TD Garden in Boston from Feb. 17-20.
Point, Cirelli and Hagel are part of a loaded set of forwards that also features Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, Sam Reinhart of the Florida Panthers and Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche.
MacKinnon is one of three forwards from Nova Scotia on the roster, joined by Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby Crosby.
"It's great that we're getting closer. It's something that we're all very excited about," Marchand said. "Obviously right now we have to focus on the job and task at hand, but as we get closer, the excitement will definitely ramp up. It will be an incredible tournament to be part of. Going through with guys from back home will be even more special. Anytime you get to put the Canadian jersey on and be part of something like that, it truly is a massive honor."
McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby, Marchand and Point were the initial five forwards named to the team in June, along with defenseman Cale Makar.
Joining those five forwards in addition to Cirelli, Hagel and Reinhart are Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers, Seth Jarvis of the Carolina Hurricanes, Travis Konecny of the Philadelphia Flyers, Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights.
"It's going to be crazy. All four teams are stacked,” Marner said. “It's going to be a great tournament for a lot of people to watch and I'm sure excited and super honored that I get the privilege to do that."
Makar will be joined on defense by Avalanche teammate Devon Toews, Josh Morrissey of the Winnipeg Jets, Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore of the Golden Knights, Colton Parayko of the St. Louis Blues and Travis Sanheim of the Flyers.
“I was very caught off guard," Konecny said. "I knew for a little bit there had been some speculation that I might be on it, and I never really paid any attention to it because I really didn’t think that there was really that much of a chance.
"But for me and 'Sanny' to both make it, it’s such an awesome experience that we get to do together. Playing for your country at any point is something special that you don’t take for granted, so I look forward to it.”
The three goalies named to Canada's roster were Jordan Binnington of the Blues, Sam Montembeault, the only selection from the Montreal Canadiens on the team, and Adin Hill giving the Golden Knights four players on the roster.