Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews, Seth Jones nominated for US Olympic list: Source
Seth Jones, Patrick Kane and Auston Matthews are the first three players to be named Team USA’s 2022 Olympic Hockey List, a source confirmed The athletic on Thursday. The Daily Faceoff first reported the news.
Finland, the Czech Republic and Sweden also named the first three players to their preliminary lists on Thursday.
Hurricane center Sebastian Aho, Panthers captain and center Aleksander Barkov and Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen were named to Finland’s first list, marking the first Olympic Games for all three.
Rangers center Mika Zibanejad, Lightning defender Victor Hedman and Avalance winger Gabriel Landeskog are the first three players to be named to Sweden’s team.
Bruins’ edge David Pastrnak, Lightning forward Ondrej Palat and Blue Jackets forward Jakub Voracek are the Czech Republic’s first three choices.
Canada named Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Alex Pietrangelo on its list on Monday.
The International Ice Hockey Federation, the NHL and the NHLPA asked countries to name three provisional NHL players ahead of the Beijing 2022 Games, which take place in February. Countries will have until October 15 to submit their lists of players for the men’s hockey tournament. Final lists will be submitted in early January.
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