Nine Canadians and one Finn were given the honor of representing their country in a brand new NHL tournament.
The National Hockey League announced on Wednesday the complete rosters for the first-ever Four Nations Face-Off, taking place February 12-20, 2025, in Montreal, Que. and Boston, Mass.
Brandon Hagel, Red Deer Rebels: Hagel tallied 279 points in 259 WHL games, all in Red Deer, as well as competed for the Memorial Cup in 2016 with the Rebels.
Adin Hill and Seth Jarvis, Portland Winterhawks: Hill appeared in 115 career WHL games, carrying a .919 save percentage, and Jarvis totaled 166 points over 154 games, all in Portland.
Josh Morrissey, Kelowna Rockets: The Calgary, Alta. native played in 229 regular season games with the Prince Albert Raiders, then after a midseason trade, went on to capture the 2015 WHL Championship with Kelowna.
Brayden Point, Moose Jaw Warriors: Point spent two seasons as Warriors captain, capturing two first-team all-star nominations during his tenure. The two-time Stanley Cup champion posted 324 points in 252 career games.
Sam Reinhart, Kootenay ICE: The 2012 WHL Rookie of the Year has quite the decorated junior resume, also taking home a WHL Championship with Kootenay in 2011.
Travis Sanheim, Calgary Hitmen: Sanheim was the highest scoring defenseman in the whole league during the 2014-15 season, tallying 65 points. He also spent two seasons as assistant captain for the Hitmen.
Mark Stone, Brandon Wheat Kings: Stone torched the league in his last two seasons, putting up 229 points in 137 games as well as snagging a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2012.
Shea Theodore, Seattle Thunderbirds: The Vegas Golden Knights defender and one-time Seattle captain took home the WHL's Top Defenseman trophy in 2015, as well as being the highest scoring defenseman the season prior with 79 points.
Finland
Juuso Valimaki, Tri-City Americans: The lone non-Canadian in this tournament to represent the WHL, Valimaki totaled 138 points in 159 career games, all with Tri-City.
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