SUNRISE, Fla. - The National Hockey League announced today that the following players and staff have been named as representatives for their respective countries at the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. Panthers fans can follow the Cats at the 4 Nations Face-Off at FloridaPanthers.com/4Nations.
Canada
- Forward Sam Bennett
- Forward Sam Reinhart
Finland
- Forward Aleksander Barkov*
- Forward Anton Lundell
- Forward Eetu Luostarinen
- Defenseman Niko Mikkola
- Assistant Coach Tuomo Ruutu
Sweden
- Defenseman Gustav Forsling*
- Assistant General Manager Patric Hornqvist
- Video Coach Myles Fee
United States of America
- Forward Matthew Tkachuk*
- Assistant General Manager Bill Zito
- Equipment Manager Teddy Richards
*Named as one of the first six players for their respective country on June 28, 2024.
Two Florida Panthers skaters will represent Team Canada. Bennett, 28, previously secured a gold medal with Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship (U18). Reinhart, 29, won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Championships, owning the best plus-minus rating (plus-13) as well as the most goals (5) and points (11) of all skaters at the tournament. He also secured a gold medal at the 2016 IIHF World Championship and a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.
Five Florida Panthers have been named to the roster and staff for Team Finland. Barkov, 29, won a bronze medal with Finland at the 2014 Winter Olympics, owning the best face-off percentage (83.33%) of all skaters at the Games. He also won a silver medal at the 2016 IIHF World Championship. Lundell, 23, earned a gold medal with Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship (U20), a bronze medal at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship and a silver medal at the 2021 IIHF World Championships. He was named a Top 3 player on the team at both international competitions in 2021. Luostarinen, 26, previously represented Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, securing the gold medal. Mikkola, 28, earned a gold medal with Finland at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship (U20) and a gold medal at the 2019 IIHF World Championships. Ruutu, 41, earned a gold medal as assistant coach for Team Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship (U20) and a bronze at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship (U20). As a skater, Ruutu captured a bronze medal at both the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games.
Three Florida Panthers were named to the roster and staff for Team Sweden. Forsling, 28, previously represented his home country at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, he led the tournament's defensemen in goals (3), assists (5) and points (8) and in 2016 was tied for the lead among the tournament's defensemen in goals (2). Hornqvist, 37, is set to make his management debut for Sweden. As a player he secured a gold medal at the 2018 IIHF World Championship. Fee, 43, will make his second international appearance as video coach, his first as a member of Team Sweden. He previously served as video coach for Team Europe at 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Three Florida Panthers were named to the roster and staff for Team USA. Tkachuk, 26, earned a bronze medal with the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, tying for the team lead with 11 points (4-7-11) over seven tournament games. He helped the U.S. capture a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF U18 WJC, tying for the tournament lead with 10 assists (2-10-12) over seven games. He also earned gold with the US at the 2014 U17 World Hockey Challenge, registering seven points (4-3-7) over six games. Zito, 60, previously served as general manager for the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Championship where he crafted the team that captured the bronze medal and posting a 6-2-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record, which tied for the best-ever by a US team in tournament play at the time. Richards, 41, will make his first appearance on the international stage as equipment manager for Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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About the 4 Nations Face-Off
The 4 Nations Face-Off is an international tournament staged by the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), featuring NHL players representing Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States facing off in a total of seven games played from Feb. 12 to 20, 2025. Four games will be played at the Bell Centre in Montreal and three games, including the championship game, at TD Garden in Boston. Tickets for all 4 Nations Face-Off games are available for purchase via Ticketmaster.com, the official ticketing partner of the 4 Nations Face-Off, on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Ticketmaster is the only official marketplace of the 4 Nations Face-Off, providing fans with the peace of mind in knowing the seats they buy on Ticketmaster.com and the Ticketmaster app are the seats they’ll get. The 4 Nations Face-Off will be broadcast exclusively in North America by The Walt Disney Company (ESPN/ABC), TNT Sports, Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
All games in the 4 Nations Face-Off will be played in accordance with NHL rules. Each team will play three tournament games in a traditional Round Robin format, under the following points system: 3 points for a win in regulation time; 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout; 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout; and 0 points for a loss in regulation time. The two teams with the best tournament record will then advance to a one-game Final. For more information, visit https://nhl.com/4nations.
