COLUMBUS, OHIO --- Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky and defenseman Jack Johnson have been selected to represent the United States at the World Cup of Hockey 2016, Team USA’s management group announced today. The World Cup of Hockey 2016 tournament will be held from September 17 to October 1, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jackets head coach John Tortorella will serve in the same capacity for Team USA at the tournament.
Dubinsky, 30, previously represented the United States at the 2010 IIHF World Championships. The Anchorage, Alaska native finished second on the Blue Jackets in assists and fifth in points with 17-31-48 and 71 penalty minutes in 75 contests this past season.