To the surprise of absolutely no one who has watched hockey for some or all of the past three seasons, Dallas Stars forwards Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn have been named to the Team Canada preliminary roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, which will be played before next season.
Here is Canada's full selections from today:
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This will be Benn's fourth time playing for Team Canada and his fourth international event. He's previously donned a maple leaf in the World Juniors, World Championships and 2014 Olympic Games.