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NHL announces rosters for women’s All-Star Game

The NHL on Wednesday announced the rosters for the U.S. and Canadian women's national teams who will go head-to-head in a three-on-three game as part of the 2020 NHL All-Star weekend.

The women will play in a 20-minute game on Jan. 24, as part of the skills competition.

Team USA will be coached by Hall of Fame player Cammi Granato and include the following women:

Forwards:
Kendall Coyne Schofield
Brianna Decker
Amanda Kessel
Hilary Knight
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson
Annie Pankowski
Alex Carpenter
Defenders:
Kacey Bellamy
Lee Stecklein
Goaltender:
Alex Rigsby Cavallini

The Canadian team will be coached by Hall of Fame player Jayna Hefford, and include the following women:

Forwards:
Meghan Agosta
Melodie Daoust
Rebecca Johnston
Sarah Nurse
Marie-Philip Poulin
Natalie Spooner
Blayre Turnbull
Defenders:
Renata Fast
Laura Fortino
Goaltenders:
Ann-Renee Desbiens

The two total rosters, which were selected by a committee of Cassie Campbell-Pascall, Granato, Angela Ruggiero and Hayley Wickenheiser, combine for 39 Olympic and 109 World Championship medals.