Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson remain only Penguins players named to 4 Nations Face-Off rosters

As it pertains to the Pittsburgh Penguins, no surprises were in store following Wednesday’s formal reveal of the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off rosters.

Sweden and Finland’s 23-man rosters (20 skaters, three goalies) were announced in the afternoon, while the United States and Canada revealed theirs later in the evening.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, one of six preliminary players named to the Canadian team over the summer, is set to represent his country from Feb. 12-20 in Boston and Montreal, joining a roster that includes Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon.

Crosby already boasts an extensive international hockey career, having won two Olympic gold medals (2010, 2014), in addition to gold at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Cup and 2005 World Junior Championships.

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The only other Penguins player set to participate is blueliner Erik Karlsson, who joins the Swedes and like Crosby, was named to the team back in July.

Karlsson helped Sweden to a silver medal at the 2014 Olympics and won a pair of bronze medals at the 2010 and 2024 World Championships, in addition to silver at the 2009 World Junior Championships.

Coach Mike Sullivan will lead the U.S., which features forwards such as Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk plus defensemen Adam Fox and Quinn Hughes.

Sullivan will also be reunited with former Penguins forward Jake Guentzel, now in his first season with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Additionally, Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller (Coraopolis) and New York Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck (Upper St. Clair), both of whom spent parts of their childhood growing up in the Pittsburgh area, were named to the U.S. team.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is a round-robin tournament of seven total games, culminating with a one-game final.

It is the first best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Rosters

Canada

Goaltenders

Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues

Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights

Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens

Defensemen

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche

Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets

Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues

Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights

Travis Sanheim, Philadephia Flyers

Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights

Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche

Forwards

Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers

Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning

Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes

Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers

Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche

Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins

Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs

Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning

Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers

Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights

Finland

Goaltenders

Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres

Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators

Defensemen

Jani Hakanpaa, Toronto Maple Leafs

Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars

Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars

Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers

Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club

Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers

Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club

Forwards

Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes

Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens

Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers

Mikael Granlund, San Jose Sharks

Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils

Roope Hintz, Carolina Hurricanes

Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers

Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens

Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche

Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers

Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers

Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche

Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks

Sweden

Goaltenders

Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild

Jacob Markström, New Jersey Devils

Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators

Defensemen

Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames

Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild

Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres

Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers

Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers

Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning

Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins

Forwards

Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers

Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils

Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks

Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild

Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators

William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights

Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings

Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins

Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators

William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs

Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks

Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings

Mika Zibanejad New York Rangers

United States

Goaltenders

Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets

Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars

Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins

Defensemen

Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild

Adam Fox, New York Rangers

Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights

Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks

Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins

Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes

Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets

Forwards

Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild

Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets

Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights

Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning

Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils

Chris Kreider, New York Rangers

Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings

Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs

J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks

Brock Nelson, New York Islanders

Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators

Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers

Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers