Ahead of the first round of the NHL Draft tonight, the NHL announced the first bit of each nation’s roster for the upcoming Four Nations Face-Off in February. Six players were named to each of the rosters for the aformentioned four nations, those of course being the US, Canada, Finland, and Sweden.
In that announcement, three Colorado Avalanche players were amoung those first announced to play on their respective rosters. Mikko Rantanen was one of the first six players that were announced with the first players for Finland, and both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were announced with the first players for Canada as well.