NHL 4-Nations News: Drew Doughty Added to Team Canada for 4 Nations Face-Off

By Myrtle Davies

Drew Doughty warming up prior to a playoff game in April 2016. By mark6mauno – https www.flickr.com photos mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Stanley Cup Champion Replaces Alex Pietrangelo

CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), has announced that Drew Doughty (London, ON/Los Angeles, NHL) has been added to the Team Canada roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off, set for Feb. 12-20 in Montréal, Québec, and Boston, Massachusetts.

 

Doughty has spent his entire 17-year career with the Los Angeles Kings (2008-25), serving as an alternate captain for the last nine seasons (2016-25). He has won two Stanley Cups (2012, 2014) and the Norris Trophy (2016), and is the team’s all-time leader in points by a defenceman while ranking eighth in career scoring (156-513—669 in 1,179 games played) for the Kings. Internationally, he has won gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games (2010, 2014) and IIHF World Junior Championship (2008), as well a World Cup of Hockey championship (2016), and a silver medal at the 2009 IIHF World Championship.

 

Doughty replaces Alex Pietrangelo (King City, ON/Vegas, NHL), who is unable to participate in the tournament.

 

Canada will open the 4 Nations Face-Off against Sweden on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT at the Bell Centre in Montréal. It will also take on the United States on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT in Montréal and Finland on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT at TD Garden in Boston before the tournament concludes with the championship game on Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT in Boston.

 

For more information on the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, please visit the official tournament page.

 

COURTESY NHLmedia.com and Hockey Canada

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