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Zach Hyman, Macklin Celebrini crack Button and Johnson’s latest Team Canada projection

by Lucas Fernandez – World Editor

Team Canada’s 4 Nations​ Roster ⁣Revealed, Featuring ⁣Hyman and Celebrini

Canada⁢ has announced its roster for the upcoming⁤ 4 ⁣Nations tournament, with forward Zach Hyman and projected first-overall ‍pick Macklin Celebrini among those selected by general manager Doug Button and⁢ coach Rick Johnson.

The​ defensive ‍pairings will see Chris Tanev and Cale Makar ‌form one unit, followed ⁤by Shea Theodore and Brett‍ Pesce. Thomas Chabot will be paired with Colton Parayko,and‌ Noah Juulsen will skate alongside Carson Soucy. The final⁤ pairing features Jake ​Bean with Damon Severson.

On defense, Sanheim will pair with Parayko. sanheim earned ​a spot ⁤on Canada’s 4 Nations team after recording six goals and 27 points in his first 57 games, averaging 25:33 of ice time. He has previously represented Canada twice at‍ the World hockey Championship,⁣ winning silver in 2022. Parayko, a veteran of​ Team Canada with three World ​Hockey Championship appearances (winning silver in 2017), registered 16 goals and‌ 36 points in 64⁣ games last season​ with ⁣a plus-12 rating and has six assists in 16 games this season.

Harley will suit up ⁣alongside Montour. Harley joined Canada mid-tournament in relief of Theodore and Morrissey ‌and appeared in two games, recording an assist. He previously represented Canada at the 2021‍ World Juniors, finishing with a ​silver medal, and had a career-high 16 goals and 50 ⁤points with the Stars last season. Montour, the only member of the ⁤defense corps not ⁤on last year’s 4 Nations team, represented Canada at‌ the 2025 World Hockey Championship in a fifth-place finish and was part of the ⁣Panthers’ Stanley Cup win ‍in 2024 before ⁤registering 18 goals and 41 points in 81 games last season with Seattle.

In net, Jordan Binnington leads the goaltending⁣ contingent, aiming to replicate​ his triumphant performance from last year’s 4⁤ Nations tournament were he went 3-1 with a⁢ 2.37 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage.Despite a slow⁢ start to the current‌ season (3-5-2 with a 3.34 GAA and .859 save percentage),⁤ Canada is banking on ​his championship experience, having won the Stanley Cup in 2019.

Logan Thompson, currently leading‌ the NHL with a⁤ 1.61 GAA and ranking‌ second⁣ with a .930 save percentage, will also feature. Thompson was instrumental⁢ in the Capitals securing‍ the top spot in the Eastern Conference last ‍season,going 31-6-6 with a 2.49 GAA and .910 save​ percentage.⁣

Rounding out the goaltending group is Darcy Kuemper, who has been solid since⁤ joining the Los Angeles Kings. He went 31-11-7 last season with a 2.02 goals against‌ average and .922 save‍ percentage after being​ acquired by the Capitals ‍in‍ June of 2024. Kuemper is currently 5-3-3 with ⁣a 2.52 GAA and .905 save percentage this ⁤season.

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