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Lundqvist, Sedins highlight Sweden’s veteran-laden World Cup roster

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With the rosters for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey announced on Wednesday, Bob McKenzie talks about the biggest surprises and most notable omissions.

Sweden will have plenty of experience on hand this fall at the World Cup of Hockey.

On Wednesdy, the Swedes unveiled their preliminary 16-man roster for the September tournament, a roster that features several seasoned NHL veterans like Henrik Lundqvist, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall.

Of that group, the 34-year-old Lundqvist is the youngest.

The Swedish roster:

G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers G Jacob Markstrom, Vancouver Canucks

D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning D Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks D Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators D Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings D Anton Stralman, Tampa Bay Lightning

F Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals F Loui Eriksson, Boston Bruins F Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators F Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche F Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks F Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks F Alexander Steen, St. Louis Blues F Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings

As far as “snubs” go, the biggest is probably Dallas blueliner John Klingberg. Klingberg, second only to Karlsson among Swedish d-men scorers this year (53 points in 65 games), wasn’t able to crack what is, admittedly, a pretty formidable top six.

Other notable omissions include Colorado’s Carl Soderberg, Ottawa’s Mika Zibanejad, Pittsburgh’s Patric Hornqvist, Detroit’s Gustav Nyquist, Washington’s Marcus Johansson, Carolina’s Victor Rask, Anaheim’s Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh’s Carl Hagelin, Vancouver’s Alex Edler and Winnipeg’s Tobias Enstrom.

In goal, Vancouver’s Jacob Markstrom beat out a host of competitors for the No. 2 gig behind Lundqvist. Jonas Gustavsson, Anders Nilsson, Jhonas Enroth and Eddie Lack -- who used to play with Markstrom in Vancouver -- were likely challengers for the spot.