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Thirteen Blackhawks land on finalized World Cup of Hockey rosters

Blackhawks forward Marcus Kruger and defenseman Ville Pokka were added to Team Sweden and Team Finland, respectively, as team rosters were completed for the World Cup of Hockey on Friday.

Christian Ehrhoff, who was traded to the Blackhawks during the season, was added to Team Europe.

Nine Blackhawks were already chosen for their respective country’s teams back in March: Corey Crawford, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith (Team Canada), Patrick Kane (USA), Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin (Russia), Teuvo Teravainen (Finland), Niklas Hjalmarsson (Sweden) and Marian Hossa (Team Europe).

Michal Kempny, a defenseman the Blackhawks signed earlier this week, was also named to Team Czech Republic in March.