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Flyers' Giroux, 'Ghost,' Bellemare added to World Cup teams

Three Flyers _ Claude Giroux, Shayne Gostisbehere and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare _ were added to their respective teams Friday and will play in the World Cup of Hockey.

The eight-team, two-week tournament will be held in Toronto from Sept. 17 to Oct 1. Each team will carry 20 skaters and three goalies.

Teams announced their first 16 roster selections in March.

Gostisbehere will play for North America, and Bellemare (France) will compete for Team Europe, which includes Flyers defenseman Mark Streit (Switzerland).

Giroux was named to Team Canada, which also added Joe Thornton, Brad Marchand, Matt Duchene, Brent Burns, Jake Muzzin, and Alex Pietrangelo.