Over the course of the day, preliminary rosters for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey are being announced. And in the day's biggest shock... Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings will indeed play for Team Europe. Here's the full list of the 16 players so far:
| Position | Player | NHL Team | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Frederik Andersen | Anaheim Ducks | Denmark |
| G | Jaroslav Halak | New York Islanders | Slovakia |
| D | Zdeno Chara | Boston Bruins | Slovakia |
| D | Roman Josi | Nashville Predators | Switzerland |
| D | Dennis Seidenberg | Boston Bruins | Germany |
| D | Andrej Sekera | Edmonton Oilers | Slovakia |
| D | Mark Streit | Philadelphia Flyers | Switzerland |
| F | Mikkel Boedker | Colorado Avalanche | Denmark |
| F | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | Germany |
| F | Jannik Hansen | Vancouver Canucks | Denmark |
| F | Marian Hossa | Chicago Blackhawks | Slovakia |
| F | Anze Kopitar | Los Angeles Kings | Slovenia |
| F | Frans Nielsen | New York Islanders | Denmark |
| F | Tomas Tatar | Detroit Red Wings | Slovakia |
| F | Thomas Vanek | Minnesota Wild | Austria |
| F | Mats Zuccarello | New York Rangers | Norway |
In addition to our favorite country, the current preliminary roster for Team Europe contains players from Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Norway.