The United States squad for the four-nation duel includes Jack Hughes and Brady Tkachuk

Team United States will have a family feel at the 4 Nations Face-Off, with two sets of brothers and six sets of NHL teammates on the roster announced Wednesday.

New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes will join his brother, Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes, and Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk will be teammates with his brother, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk. be. Quinn and Matthew were two of six players named to the team in June.

The New York Rangers have three players on the roster: forwards Chris Kreider and Vincent Trocheck join previously named defenseman Adam Fox. The Canucks, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Knights each have two players on their roster.

The 4 Nations Face-Off will take place February 12-20 at the Bell Center in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston and is the first best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto.

“It will be fun. All four teams have a lot of firepower,” Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews said. “I think it will obviously be very exciting for the players, but I think also for the fans. It’s been a while.” We’ve seen the best of the best and it’s a pretty good taste of next year’s Olympics. I think everyone is excited, it will be fun.

The Wild (17-4-4), who led the NHL with 38 points entering Wednesday, are represented by forward Matt Boldy and defenseman Brock Faber.

Jack Hughes (23), Boldy (23) and Faber (22) are the only three players on Team United States born after 2000.

The Jets (18-8-0), who are in second place with 36 points, had selected forward Kyle Connor and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck on Wednesday, and the Canucks had selected forward JT Miller over Quinn Hughes. Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman was also named, joining defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who was named to the roster in June, and Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin was named, along with forward Jack Eichel, who was also named in June.

“I feel very honored. It’s definitely a dream come true, especially for a kid from Alaska,” Swayman said. “This is a pretty high pinnacle, so I couldn’t be more honored or excited to represent Team USA.”

Although there are several younger players in the US squad, there is also experience: Kreider (33), Trocheck (31) and Brock Nelson of the New York Islanders (33) have a combined 37 seasons of NHL experience.

“Yeah, it means a lot,” Nelson said. “I didn’t really know how things were going to turn out but it’s super exciting, super – it means a lot. “Any time you can represent your country in any tournament I think it means a lot, I have already said once.

“So, something like this is a little different, the first time in this format of this tournament here, it will be exciting. I think the setup looks pretty great, the cities it’s going to take place in. The squad looks great.” . I’m just enjoying it right now and happy to be a part of it.