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Team North America has 'quiet confidence'
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Aug 18, 2016 • 05:58 ShareNHL Tonight: World Cup captains
Picking the World Cup captains for each team
With the World Cup right around the corner, NHL Tonight tries its hand at picking a captain for each World Cup team
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Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad said it would be a mistake for the other teams in the World Cup of Hockey 2016 to take the youthful Team North America lightly.
"There is a lot of speed and a lot of talent on our team," Ekblad said. "I think it all comes down to how we jell as a team led by [coach] Todd McLellan and the rest of the coaching staff. I think we'll do fine."