Star-studded top lines will get you excited about the World Cup
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The World Cup will feature some major fire power. We were reminded of that fact Monday, when teams took to the ice to practice for the first time.
Here are the first lines for six of the tournament's eight teams (we're still waiting on the Czech Republic and Team Europe):
Canada
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Brad Marchand (BOS) | Sidney Crosby (PIT) | Patrice Bergeron (BOS) |
Finland
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Patrik Laine (WPG) | Aleksander Barkov (FLA) | Jussi Jokinen (FLA) |
North America
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Drouin (TAM) | Connor McDavid (EDM) | Mark Scheifele (WPG) |
Russia
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Alex Ovechkin (WAS) | Evgeny Kuznetsov (WAS) | Nikita Kucherov (TAM) |
Sweden
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Daniel Sedin (VAN) | Henrik Sedin (VAN) | Loui Eriksson (VAN) |
USA
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Max Pacioretty (MTL) | Joe Pavelski (SJS) | Patrick Kane (CHI) |
Yeah, this tournament's going to be fun.
- With h/t to Pro Hockey Talk
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