U.S., Canadian World Cup Teams Are Loaded With NHL All-Stars

By HELENE ELLIOTT

April 16, 1996 12 AM PT

NHL scoring champion Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Wayne Gretzky of the St. Louis Blues, Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers and Paul Kariya of the Mighty Ducks are among the stars on Team Canada’s World Cup roster, which was announced Monday.

Blues’ winger Brett Hull, Buffalo Sabre center Pat LaFontaine, Winnipeg Jet left wing Keith Tkachuk, Chicago Blackhawk defensemen Chris Chelios and Gary Suter, and goaltenders Jim Carey of Washington, Mike Richter of the New York Rangers and John Vanbiesbrouck of the Florida Panthers head Team USA’s 26-player roster. The U.S. team’s assistant general manager will be Jack Ferreira, general manager of the Ducks.

Duck Coach Ron Wilson is expected to coach Team USA, but no announcement has been made.

The eight-nation World Cup tournament, which will be played Aug. 26 through Sept. 14, replaces the Canada Cup.

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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