Thornton, Marchand headline Canada’s final World Cup roster additions

Team Canada filled out its World Cup roster Friday, announcing the additions of San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton, Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand, and five others to their final 23-man roster.

Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux and Colorado Avalanche forward Matt Duchene round out the forwards, while Alex Pietrangelo, Jake Muzzin, and Norris Trophy finalist Brent Burns complete Canada's blue line.

Here is the full roster:

Goaltenders

Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

Defenseman

Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks *
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
Jake Muzzin, Los Angeles Kings *
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues *
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

Forwards

Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche *
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers *

Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins *
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
John Tavares, New York Islanders
Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks *
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks

* added to roster Friday

The World Cup takes place Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.

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