Before the start of the world hockey championship in Slovakia remains one week. Although many teams have not yet announced their rosters for the tournament are already known the names of some of the stars who will perform for their national teams. Russian players will face Swedish hockey legend Henrik Lundqvist, and one of the best defenders-scorers novel Yosi. In the playoffs, the national team may meet with the gifted 18-year-old player, Kaapo Kakko, the main rival sniper Alexander Ovechkin in the race for the NHL Leon Dreiseitl and the best scorer of the last world Cup Patrick Kane.

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Sweden — Henrik Lundqvist

Sweden is very lucky this year — its composition will consolidate more than a dozen NHL players. At the final tournament before the world Cup from North America came from 16 people, including the highest scoring Swede of the regular season Elias Lindholm (26 + 52). And it has not yet decided on a trip to Slovakia Nicklas Backstrom, vacated after the departure of the Washington capitals from the Stanley Cup.

If you determine from all of the squad’s main star, the choice is obvious. That goalie Henrik Lundqvist is an Olympic champion 2006, the winner of the “Veiny Trophy” and a legend goalie shop. In the 37 years he was to concede position in the “new York Rangers” to the young Russian Alexander Georgiev showed over the season, the worst percentage reflected throws in his career at 90.7 per cent. But in the team of King Henrik always waiting at least for the sake of uplifting the team spirit.

Czech Republic — Jakub Voracek

 

The Czech team also boasts a large number of well-known players in their lineup, despite the fact that many stars can’t come to the world Cup because the Stanley Cup. Overall, the team will be strong alloy of NHL and KHL, which stands out especially the experienced Jakub Voracek. World champion 2010 had a good season, scoring 66 points in the regular season for the “Philadelphia Flyers”. The club has more than impressive statistics can boast only longtime leaders of the team Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier.

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The performance of Voracek could be higher if not for the two-match ban for hitting johnny Bichaka at the end of the season, when Philadelphia still had a chance to get into the playoffs. Now 29-year-old striker will finish the season in the team twice and will meet with the Russian team at the stage of the Eurotour in Brno and at the world championship in Slovakia.

Switzerland — Roman Josi

In the Swiss national team, the Russians should get accustomed to the Novel Yosi. A year ago, the captain of the “Nashville Predators” played in the world Cup final with a broken arm, and now he goes to the national team healthy and angry at himself due to an early departure from the Stanley Cup.

Among his countrymen Jose was the second last performance in the regular season the NHL. But to lose Timo Mayer continues to advocate for “San Jose sharks”, not shameful — 28-year-old “Nashville” is a defender of the attacking plan, and a set of points remains to him still a minor task, though, and it worked pretty well. Josi closed the season with 56 points and scored four more in the playoffs. By the way, with him in team rides and more experienced teammate Yannick Weber, who, however, is not so well known.

Canada John Tavares

Quite an ungrateful thing you can call a search of the main star in team Canada. Whichever part of the bring back coaching staff for the world Cup, it will definitely are decent hockey players, who would be happy in any other national team. And that goes for all three game lines — each Canadians can boast of big names.

Apart, perhaps, is John Tavares. Apart from the fact that in his first season with the “Toronto maple leafs” he has broken all its records of performance, scored 47 goals and 88 points scored, he also played in the first round of the Stanley Cup, where his team nearly enough for victory over the “Boston Bruins”. The Tavares will be a special motivation for the world Cup: this is the only tournament for national teams, which he did not win and that was not even brought medals.

USA Patrick Kane

American Patrick Kane last year showed incredible performance. A year ago, the striker became the best scorer of the championship, scoring 20 points, this increased in the last ten years have not achieved one.

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Participation in the world Cup three-time Stanley Cup winner was made possible after the second misses the “Chicago Blackhawks” in the playoffs. The next captain of the US team did everything possible not to repeat last year’s failures. He scored in the regular season with 110 points and became the most successful American over the past 26 years. However, gusts of Kane in the team no support, and as a result, he remains to finish the season in Slovakia.

Finland — Kaapo Kakko

Fans of team Finland this year is patience. The team will not be able to count on significant increase of neither the NHL nor the KHL. One of the players prevents the performance in the Stanley Cup, others heal injuries, Andrey Barkov not released “Florida Panthers”, and Patrick Laine himself refused to come because of the need to extend the contract with “Winnipeg jets”. The situation is catastrophic — Eurotour team save only five players in the NHL, and it is not a player the top scorer of the Gagarin Cup Teemu of Hartikainen or a new champion League saves Yuxi Metsola.

Perhaps most interesting in this situation to observe the 18-year-old Kaupo Kakko. He is the leader of the European rankings scout Bureau of NHL and one of the favorites of the upcoming draft. Forward TPS already boasts victories in two world Championships, albeit only at Junior and youth levels. In his club Kakko had a great season, showing statistics worthy of adult hockey players. While Finland has not announced the lineup for the world championship in Slovakia, but it is highly likely that out of this group it will be this gifted young man.

Germany — Leon Dreiseitl

The German national team will be a serious reinforcement in the person of the striker “Edmonton oilers” Leon Dreiseitl. 23-year-old striker spent a season of dreams: first, he was the first German who earned more than 100 points in the regular championship of NHL for a season and then (again first) scored 50 goals in 82 games. It Dreiseitl, not someone from Canadians or Americans, was the main rival of Alexander Ovechkin to win the race.

German hockey player for a complete happiness lacked only one thing: to personal statistics was transformed to team success. Edmonton took the last place in their conference, and long before the end of the season Dreiseitl understand that it will go to his fifth world Cup than his age can be proud of, not many. Its shape German did not lose. In two friendly matches for the national team he scored five goals, and one of them is a baseball strike. Now that the Dreiseitl is already considered a star in the NHL, his team will again have the chance to get into the playoffs of the world Cup.

Kann man so machen…?#Draisaitl@deb_teams@SPORT1pic.twitter.com/r1sbwLPhDl

— Rick Goldmann (@RickGoldmann) 27 APR 2019.

Slovakia — Tomáš Tatar

Eight years ago, when Slovakia was the last time hosted the world Cup, she managed to collect the strongest structure with several NHL players or having the experience of playing in League hockey players. But the “dream team” to the great disappointment of the public and failed to come out even in the playoffs. The Slovak team can not boast an abundance of stars, but someone in her highlight.

Tomas Tatar had played for “Detroit Red wings”, and last year reached the Stanley Cup finals with the “Vegas Golden knights”, although it is almost never appeared on the ice and played just 28 matches with the playoffs. But then the attacker was waiting for the exchange “Montreal Canadiens”, and there he revealed a new side. Tatar was the second scorer in the team with 58 points and nearly ended up in the Stanley Cup instead of the home of the world championship.

Denmark — Lars Eller

Another player of “Washington” at the world Championships in Slovakia will be Lars eller is the author of the champion’s goals in last year’s Stanley Cup. After an incredible playoffs, in which the Dane scored 18 points, he went back to the usual status of a workhorse, expect a not beautiful statistics, and command tasks.

In the last regular season eller earned only two times more points than last Stanley Cup, but ended the season for a second striker in his career in terms of performance. Eller also brought in the active three points in the playoffs. At the world Cup, before which the striker will celebrate the 30th anniversary, he will be able to try on the role of team leader and cease to perform the dirty work. It was from him will depend on whether Denmark is to impose the struggle of the Slovaks and the Germans, for the third time in ten years to advance to the quarterfinals.