Oilers: McDavid, Ekholm, Arvidsson to play in 4 Nations Face-Off [Video]

They’ll be teammates Thursday night but a number of Edmonton Oilers will go head-to-head in February.

The Oilers will have three players in next February’s 4 Nations Face-Off.

The new tournament will feature four countries: Canada, Sweden, United States and Finland.

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Connor McDavid has been on Canada’s roster since June, and the rest of the rosters were announced this week.

Oilers Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and Stuart Skinner were thought to be in contention to make Team Canada, but they all missed out.

“A really exciting group to be a part of. I’m extremely proud and honoured to be a part of that group and represent my country,” McDavid said. “With that being said, obviously no Zach, no Bouch. I think it speaks to the talent that there is across the country in this game. It’s a tough team to …