Auston Matthews hasn't been drafted yet, but he already can count on playing in Toronto this fall.
Matthews was one of the seven final selections for Team North America, a squad comprised of North American players under the age of 23 ahead of this fall's World Cup of Hockey.
Expected to be selected No. 1 overall by the Maple Leafs in this year's draft, Matthews has tallied seven goals and 11 points as the United States finished fourth at the world championships in Russia.
"He brought his game to another level," said Team North America general manager Peter Chiarelli, who also doubles as the Edmonton Oilers' GM. "For me, he was the best if not one of the top two or three on that U.S. team."
Team USA coach John Tortorella elected to go with familiarity. Three of the final seven roster spots went to players he has coached in the NHL: forwards Ryan Callahan and Brandon Dubinsky, and defenseman Jack Johnson.
Team Canada added a pair of Western Conference champions to their final 23-man squad: forward Joe Thornton and defenseman Brent Burns from the San Jose Sharks.
Dallas Stars right wing Ales Hemsky, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin, and top NHL draft prospect Patrik Laine were some of the players also added Friday as final rosters were announced for this fall's event.
The tournament, which will air on ESPN networks, will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, and will feature eight teams -- Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Finland, Team Russia, Team Sweden, Team USA, Team Europe and Team North America.
The first 16 players for each roster were announced in March, with the final seven being unveiled Friday.
Laine, the high-scoring right wing for Tappara Tampere in Finland, was named MVP at the recently completed World Hockey Championships in Moscow. He is projected to be among the top three selections in June's NHL draft and joins a Team Finland squad that includes Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Valtteri Filppula.
Emelin will be playing with a Russian team that features St. Louis Blues star Vladimir Tarasenko and longtime Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk. The eligibility of Ruissia's Slava Voynov, however, is in question; the NHL may not allow the former Los Angeles Kings defenseman to play after he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic dispute and voluntarily returned to Russia to play in the Kontinental Hockey League last summer.
Hemsky joins Boston Bruins center David Krejci and San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl with the Czech Republic squad. In addition to Jaromir Jagr, who retired from the national team after last year's world championship, Jiri Hudler also failed to make the final cut for the Czech Republic.
Sweden bolstered an already deep and talented lineup with Nashville's Mattias Ekholm landing the final defensive spot, ahead of Dallas' John Klingberg, who ranked fifth among NHL blue-liners with 58 points last season. A day after helping Pittsburgh qualify for the Stanley Cup Final, Penguins forwards Patric Hornqvist and Carl Hagelin earned spots on the Swedish roster.
Germany placed three additional players on Team Europe, which announced its final seven players on Friday. New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Christian Ehrhoff and Arizona Coyotes forward Tobias Rieder join a super team made up of players from European nations that don't have their own entries in the tournament.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.