Canada loaded with Lightning, U.S. with family ties for 4 Nations Face-Off

Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point will join head coach Jon Cooper on Team Canada, while two pairs of brothers will suit up for Team United States at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.

Rosters for the four-team event were revealed Wednesday. Finland and Sweden's respective squads were finalized earlier in the day for the tournament scheduled to take place in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20.

Hagel (29 points), Cirelli (23) and Point (21) are among Tampa Bay's six scoring leaders and headline a vaunted Canadian attack that includes Edmonton's Connor McDavid, Florida's Sam Reinhart and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon.

Point, McDavid and MacKinnon were added to the team in June, as were veteran captains Brad Marchand (Boston) and Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh).

MacKinnon will be joined by teammates Cale Makar and Devon Toews, who lead a cast of defensemen along Vegas standouts Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore and Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey.

The United States' family ties feature New Jersey forward Jack Hughes and Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes, as well as Ottawa forward Brady Tkachuk and Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk.

Quinn and Matthew were among two of the United States' six June additions.

The New York Rangers will have the most players donning the stars and stripes, with forwards Chris Kreider and Vincent Trocheck teaming up with defenseman Adam Fox, another early addition.

The tournament will replace the NHL All-Star game for the 2025 season and is positioned as a showcase leading up to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Canada opens against Sweden on Feb. 12 in Montreal, which is where the U.S. will battle Finland the following night. The U.S. and Canada will square off Feb. 15 in Montreal.

The U.S. roster, coached by Pittsburgh's Mike Sullivan, listed alphabetically by position. Players marked with an asterisk were selected in June:

Forwards (13)

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.

Defensemen (7)

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.

Goalies (3)

Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets; Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars; Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins.

Canada's roster:

Forwards (13)

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.

Defensemen (7)

Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche*; Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets; Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues; Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights; Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers; Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights; Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche.

Goalies (3)

Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues; Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights; Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens.

--Field Level Media