Canada's projected World Cup roster

Projected Team Canada roster for 2016 World Cup of hockey:

Defensemen: Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings), Shea Weber (Nashville Predators), Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks), Mark Giordano (Calgary Flames), Alex Pietrangelo (St. Louis Blues), P.K. Subban (Montreal Canadiens), Alex Pietrangelo (St. Louis Blues), Johnny Boychuk (New York Islanders)

Centers: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), John Tavares (New York Islanders), Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks), Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) and Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)

Left wings: Rick Nash (New York Rangers), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning), Jamie Benn (Dallas Stars), Logan Couture (San Jose Sharks), Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks).

Right wings: Tyler Seguin (Dallas Stars), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers), Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks), Ryan Johansen (Columbus Blue Jackets),

Goalies: Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens), Roberto Luongo (Florida Panthers) and Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Debate: This team will be loaded with centers playing out of position. Taylor Hall (Edmonton Oilers), Jaden Schwartz (St. Louis Blues) and Matt Duchene (Colorado Avalanche) are among the young players who could make the team. Veterans Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes), Andrew Ladd (Winnipeg Jets), Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers) and Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks) could also be in the hunt.

Braden Holtby (Washington Capitals) and Corey Crawford (Chicago Blackhawks) could be in the goalie competition. Marc Edouard-Vlasic (San Jose Sharks), Brent Seabrook (Chicago Blackhawks), Dan Girardi (New York Rangers) and Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins) should be in the mix on defense.