Flyers' Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny Added to Team Canada Roster

Team Canada will definitely have a Flyers feel to it this spring at the IIHF World Championships in France and Germany.
 
General manager Ron Hextall and Hockey Canada officially announced their first 18 players on Wednesday afternoon and it includes two more Flyers: Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier.
 
Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds confirmed their participation last week. So that's four Flyers going to Europe for coach Jon Cooper and his assistant, who happens to be Flyers coach Dave Hakstol.
 
"It's always special when you get to represent your country, and you can see it from the quality of our initial list of players who will join us at Worlds," Hextall said.
 
"Between them, these players have made 17 appearances at this very event, including nine players who've come away as gold medalists for Canada, and they can play a big role in helping set the tone for this team.
 
"Our coaches have a lot to work with, and we will be ready to ice a competitive team in Paris for our opening game on May 5."
 
The remainder of the first group announced so far: Eric Comrie, Calvin Pickard, Tyson Barrie, Calvin De Haan, Jason Demers, Michael Matheson, Josh Morrissey, Alex Killorn, Nathan MacKinnon, Brayden Point, Mark Scheifele, and Jeff Skinner.
 
Team Canada will play the Swiss in a pre-tournament game May 2 in Geneva, Switzerland. Its first tournament game is May 5 against the Czech Republic in Paris.