Subban left off Canada’s final roster

Canada’s roster for the World Cup of Hockey was finalized Friday night with the addition of four forwards and three defencemen.

Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche, Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins, Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers and Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks were added at forward. On defence, Brent Burns of the Sharks was named to the squad along with Jake Muzzin of the Los Angeles Kings and Alex Pietrangelo of the St. Louis Blues.

“The decisions weren’t easy and with the depth of player talent we have in Canada, we knew it would be a difficult process to finalize our roster — but it’s what we signed up for, and we feel we’ve been able to put together the right balance to create a winning team,” general manager Doug Armstrong said in a release. “Whether we’re talking the Stanley Cup, world junior gold, world championship gold, or even the last World Cup — these players have been there and know what it takes to be successful.

“And they’ll be ready to make the nation proud come September.”

The most notable player to fail to make the cut was Montreal Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban. Playoff scoring leader Logan Couture of the Sharks and Ducks forward Corey Perry were also left off.

Sixteen players were named to the Canadian squad last March. The initial list was headlined by stars like Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Jamie Benn, Drew Doughty and Carey Price.

The best-on-best international championship will be held Sept. 17Oct. 1 at the Air Canada Centre.