Four Boston Bruins players will represent Team USA at the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off in February. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman and defenseman Charlie McAvoy will compete in the round-robin tournament, with McAvoy having already been named to the U.S. roster earlier in the summer. In total, four Bruins players will participate: Brad Marchand (Canada), Elias Lindholm (Sweden), Charlie McAvoy (USA), and Jeremy Swayman (USA). Bruins general manager Don Sweeney is also taking on the role of general manager for Team Canada.
Two former Bruins players—Linus Ullmark (Sweden) and Erik Haula (Finland)—will also take part, while Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm was excluded from Sweden’s roster due to a lower-body injury. Lindholm has been sidelined since November, with coach Jim Montgomery stating that he would be out for several weeks. Interim coach Joe Sacco added that Lindholm was still several weeks away from returning, and there has been no update from Swedish officials regarding his injury status.
The tournament kicks off on February 12, with Canada facing Sweden at 8 p.m., followed by Team USA playing Finland on February 13 at 8 p.m. The full schedule is as follows:
– Thursday, Feb. 12 (Montreal): Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m.
– Friday, Feb. 13 (Montreal): USA vs. Finland, 8 p.m.
– Saturday, Feb. 15 (Montreal): Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m.; USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m.
– Monday, Feb. 17 (TD Garden): Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m.; USA vs. Sweden, 8 p.m.
– Thursday, Feb. 20 (TD Garden): Championship Game, 8 p.m.
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