The first 16 players on every team’s World Cup of Hockey roster will be announced today. The Russia and Finland selections have already been revealed. The Czech Republic will unveil at 11 a.m., ET, followed by Sweden (1:15), Team Europe (4:30), North American 23-and-under, Canada (6:05) and USA (6:45):

Here is USA TODAY’S roster projections, with early selections marked with an asterisk, for the North American 23-and-under team:

Forwards      

Dylan Larkin*                      Connor McDavid*       Nathan MacKinnon*

Johnny Gaudreau*             Jack Eichel*                Brandon Saad*

Jonathan Huberdeau*       Sean Monahan            Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Max Domi*                         Sean Couturier*          Boone Jenner

Sam Bennett

Defense

Seth Jones*                     Aaron Ekblad*

Shayne Gostisbehere*    Colton Parayko*

Morgan Reilly                Dougie Hamilton

Jacob Trouba

Goalies

John Gibson*, Connor Hellebuyck*, Matt Murray*

In the mix:  Alex Galchenyuk, Mark Scheifele, Auston Matthews, Sam Reinhart.

Keep in mind: Team has too many right-hand shots on defense.