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NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 27, 2016

TEAM NAMES FINAL ROSTER FOR 2016 Seven Players Added, Fulfilling Roster Requirement of 20 Skaters, 3

TORONTO (May 27, 2016) -- The management group, led by General Manager Miroslav Satan, announced today its final, 23-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey 2016, the best-on-best international hockey championship from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2016, in Toronto.

Team Europe will feature a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the , , and .

Seven players were added today, highlighted below. They join the 16 selected to the team on March 2.

Representing Team Europe at the World Cup of Hockey 2016 are:

G , () G , () * G Jaroslav Halak, New York Islanders ()

D Zdeno Chara, (Slovakia) D , (Germany) * D , () D , Canucks (Switzerland) * D , Boston Bruins (Germany) D , (Slovakia) D , (Switzerland)

F Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Philadelphia Flyers () * F Mikkel Boedker, (Denmark) F , Edmonton Oilers (Germany) F Marian Gaborik, (Slovakia) * F , (Denmark) F Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks (Slovakia) F Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings () F , (Switzerland) * F , New York Islanders (Denmark) F , (Germany) * F Tomas Tatar, (Slovakia) F , Minnesota Wild () F , ()

* named to roster today

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Eight teams -- Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Europe, Team Finland, Team North America, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team USA -- will compete in the two-week tournament, featuring more than 150 of the best players in the NHL. All tournament games will be played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the NHL .

All eight teams competing in the World Cup of Hockey 2016 are announcing their complete, 23-man rosters (20 skaters and three goaltenders) today. The announcement schedule for remaining teams (all times Eastern):

Team USA: 6:13 p.m. Team North America: 6:16 p.m. Team Canada: 6:22 p.m.

The World Cup of Hockey 2016 is a joint effort of the and the National Hockey League Players’ Association, in cooperation with the International Federation (IIHF). The eight teams are split into two Groups, Group A and Group B, for the Preliminary Round (Sept. 17-22), when each team will play its three Group opponents in a round-robin format. Placed in Group A are Team Canada, Team Czech Republic and Team USA, plus Team Europe, a pan-European roster of players from birth countries outside of the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia and Sweden. The four teams in Group B are Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden and Team North America, a selection of the top players from Canada and the who are 23 or under as of Oct. 1, 2016.

The top two finishers in each of Group A and Group B will advance to the Semifinals (Sept. 24-25), where each qualifier will face an elimination game against a team from the other Group. The two Semifinal winners will meet in the Final, a best-of-three series on Sept. 27, Sept. 29 and, if necessary, Oct. 1.

Official fan travel and hospitality packages for the tournament are available from PrimeSport, the Official Fan Travel and Hospitality Package Partner of the World Cup of Hockey 2016. Visit www.primesport.com/wch for more information.

For more information on the World Cup of Hockey 2016, visit www.wch2016.com.

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