2016 World Cup of Hockey: Complete coverage of every official roster announcement

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Take a quick glance around the NHL and you’ll easily recognize that American hockey is stronger than ever before.

Patrick Kane won the Hart Trophy a few months ago. Jack Eichel, who just finished his rookie season, is destined to be a once-in-a-generation talent. The hottest defenseman on the trade rumor mill was skillful Blues blue liner Kevin Shattenkirk. Fifty-five Americans were drafted this summer, including a record 12 of them in the first round.

The United States men’s hockey team fell to Canada in the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday night, ending its hopes of contention in the 2016 tournament. And one notable American hockey player was just as unsurprised as you were.

Team USA was widely criticized for prioritizing an old-school “grit” philosophy with its roster.

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The official 2016 World Cup of Hockey rosters for Team North America and Team Europe are full of former first-round picks and Calder Trophy finalists.

The two teams were among the final World Cup sides to release final rosters on Friday. As a general reminder, both teams are comprised based on a couple of guidelines. Team North America consists solely of North American-born players who are 23 years old or younger. Team Europe is comprised of any European player who isn’t eligible to play for the Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden or Finland.

Here’s the full roster:

The United States’ roster for the 2016 World Cup was released on Friday, and it’s more notable for the names not on it than the ones that are.

Here’s the full roster:

The teammates of the Czech Republic will be quite familiar with each other when the 2016 World Cup of Hockey rolls around.

And Zbynek and Milan Michalek are brothers! Small world.

Here’s the full roster, via NHL.com:

Those questions you may have had about Slava Voynov’s inclusion on Team Russia’s official 2016 World Cup of Hockey roster on Friday are apparently shared by the NHL and NHLPA.

His NHL suspension has not been lifted, meaning his eligibility for the 2016 World Cup is in question.

Here’s the full roster, via NHL.com:

The 2016 World Cup of Hockey takes place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. ESPN and Sportsnet will televise every game.