Islanders teammates Frans Nielsen and Jaroslav Halak have been named to Team Europe for the World Cup of Hockey, as chosen by general manager (and former Islander) Miroslav Satan.
The rest of the roster consists of players from seven countries, including Slovakia (Halak, Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa), Switzerland (Mark Streit, Roman Josi), Denmark (Nielsen, Mikkel Boedker) and Germany (Leon Draisaitl, Dennis Seidenberg). Thomas Vanek (Austria) and Mats Zuccarello (Norway via Middle Earth) also made the cut.