Eighty of the world’s greatest hockey players will be skating at CONSOL Energy Center on Wednesday, September 14 as Pittsburgh hosts World Cup of Hockey pre-tournament games featuring Team Canada, Team Russia, Team North America and Team Czech Republic.
In addition to Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Matt Murray of the Penguins, rosters of the four teams include Alexander Ovechkin, Jonathan Toews, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares, Carey Price, Jamie Benn, Pavel Datsyuk, Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Vladimir Tarasenko, Artemi Panarin, Jakub Voracek and 2016 No. 1 overall draft pick Auston Matthews.
Three Pittsburgh area natives – Brandon Saad, J.