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# Jani Hakanpää on Team Finland
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/jani-hakanpaa-on-team-finland/
- Published: 2024-12-04T19:23:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T19:23:09.000Z
- Description: No OEL, though. This is my super serious look at this NHL festival of nationalism.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: World Cup of Hockey

The rosters for Finland and Sweden have been announced for the 4 Nations Face-Off. (That's the official name because sticking in a hyphen and a number makes for a name everyone will use correctly.) They can't call it the World Cup for obvious reasons that might have stopped some people from even doing this, but not the NHL.

### What is it? 

It's a tournament run by the NHL in February from the 15th to the 20th. Half the games are in Montréal and half in Boston, so the entire tournament is actually bad if you think about it. 

Note that this is not an IIHF national team competition, so the rules will be NHL rules. Four teams compete: Canada, USA, Finland, Sweden.

### Who is on the teams? 

To try to build up hype and to create an industry of projected rosters, the teams released six players each earlier in the autumn. Now the final rosters are being revealed.

All that really matters is Leafs, though.

Auston Matthews and William Nylander were both part of the initial announcement. Mitch Marner is expected to be named to Team Canada later today, but not Morgan Rielly or John Tavares (they get some kid time, and I'm happy for them).

Anyone could make a case for Anthony Stolarz for Team USA, but it seems likely that after the blindingly obvious Connor Hellebuyck, the expected names are Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman. Contract over current results, it's the NHL way. Stollie the best goalie also gets some time off to sit on the couch and watch golf.

For the European teams, they both have Leafs, but will Jani Hakanpää actually play? (Apologies for the wrong spellings below, I copied them from NHL.com.)

#### Sweden

Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils  
Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks  
Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild  
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators\*  
William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights  
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings  
Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins  
**William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs\***  
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks  
Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators  
Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings  
Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers\*  
Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers

Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames  
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres  
Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers  
Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers\*  
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning\*  
Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins\*  
Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild

Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild  
Jacob Markstrom, New Jersey Devils  
Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators

#### Finland

Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes\*  
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers\*  
Mikael Granlund, San Jose Sharks  
Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils  
Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars  
Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers  
Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche  
Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers  
Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers  
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche\*  
Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks  
Joel Armia, Montréal Canadiens  
Patrik Laine, Montréal Canadiens

Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars\*  
Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars\*  
Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers  
Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club  
Rasmus Ristolainen, Philadelphia Flyers  
Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club  
**Jani Hakanpaa, Toronto Maple Leafs**

Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks  
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres  
Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators\*