Finland is adding defensemen Henri Jokiharju of the Buffalo Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the New York Rangers to its roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Finnish Ice Hockey Federation on Sunday named Jokiharju and Vaakanainen as injury replacements for Miro Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpää.

Barkov has been named team captain for Finland’s squad that will take part in next month’s 4 Nations Face-Off. “It's a huge honor,” Barkov said Thursday, following the announcement. “I'm really thankful for that opportunity to be a captain of the national team, and can't wait to can't wait to get going in the tournament.”

Team Finland has added Buffalo Sabres defenseman Henri Jokiharju and New York Rangers defenseman Urho Vaakanainen to their 4-Nations Face-Off roster. The duo will fill in after Miro Heiskanen and Jani Hakanpaa each suffered injuries that will hold them out through February.

After a pair of injuries forced Finland to shift course on their defense for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the team has named a pair of injury replacements. Finland named New York Rangers defender Urho Vaakanainen and Buffalo Sabres blue liner Henri Jokiharju to their roster.

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Henri Jokiharju was added on Sunday to Team Finland’s roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. The international best-on-best tournament, which runs from Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston,