WJC: 2023 Team Canada Roster Talk Part 2

[BerthMania]

I think the strategy of valuing 18 years old to 19 years old when they are similar in skill is a good one because the tournament gives valuable experience and will make the 18 yo player better at the next tournament. That's why the omission of Beck and Dumais seem strange to me considering they'll surely be on the team next year if they're not in the NHL (Which we can safely assume)

 

[SergeConstantin74]

rousseau not making it is a head scratcher for me

Canada and goaltending. They prefer going with goalies they already know.

Gaudreau and Milic made the U18.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Canada and goaltending. They prefer going with goalies they already know.

Gaudreau and Milic made the U18.

Great story - Was the biggest surprise coming into camp and stuck with it and made the team. Every year there is one big surprise.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Great story - Was the biggest surprise coming into camp and stuck with it and made the team. Every year there is one big surprise.

They have to keep the image that the camp means something.

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

disappointed for Beck but if he keeps it up he can be an important player next year for TC

 

[red devil]

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Stephane Julien called Tyson Hinds the best trade he ever made (over Josh Roy). Nothing against Hinds but it probably helped that Julien is assistant coach.

 

[JackSlater]

I do wonder if Dach got a bit of a boost by what happened with his brother having his career derailed when he chose to play for Canada at the WJC rather than prepare for the NHL season.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Dach might be the most questionable decision so far. Hopefully it all works out! lol

 

[CapsFans]

I wonder if Rousseau had a shot of making the team to begin with or if HC just wanted a fourth goalie to balance out the U sports games. Because it's bizarre to me that the goalie with the best save percentage of the four with their respective teams and the best game in camp got cut, seems like HC was going to take 2 of Gaudreau, Milic and Brennan regardless. If they only brought those 3 then one of them would have had an unfair advantage of playing two of the U sports games unless they made one of them a lock and the other two played in both the games which they probably weren't comfortable doing.

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Updated. Bolded are confirmed.

Forwards:

Caedan Bankier, Kamloops (Minnesota Wild)
Owen Beck, Mississauga (Montreal Canadiens)
Connor Bedard, Regina (2023 eligible)
Zachary Bolduc, Quebec (St. Louis Blues)
Colton Dach, Kelowna (Chicago Blackhawks)
Zach Dean, Gatineau (Vegas Golden Knights)
Jordan Dumais, Halifax (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Adam Fantilli, University of Michigan (2023 draft)
Nathan Gaucher, Quebec (Anaheim Ducks)
Ryan Greene, Boston University (Chicago Blackhawks)
Riley Kidney, Acadie-Bathurst (Montreal Canadiens)
Zach Ostapchuk, Vancouver (Ottawa Senators)
Brennan Othmann, Peterborough (New York Rangers)
Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke (Montreal Canadiens)
Reid Schaefer, Seattle (Edmonton Oilers)
Logan Stankoven, Kamloops (Dallas Stars)
Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken
Dylan Guenther, Arizona Coyotes

Defence:

Nolan Allan, Seattle (Chicago Blackhawks)
Ethan Del Mastro, Mississauga (Blackhawks)
Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke (Anaheim Ducks)
Kevin Korchinski, Seattle (Blackhawks)
Carson Lambos, Winnipeg (Minnesota Wild)
Jack Matier, Ottawa (Nashville Predators)
Evan Nause, Quebec (Florida Panthers)
Ethan Samson, Prince George (Philadelphia Flyers)
Olen Zellweger, Everett (Anaheim Ducks)
Brandt Clarke, Los Angeles Kings

Goalies

Tyler Brennan, Prince George (New Jersey Devils)
Benjamin Gaudreau, Sarnia (San Jose Sharks)
Thomas Milic, Seattle (2023 eligible)
William Rousseau, Quebec (2023 eligible)

 

[Halfy]

Forwards are set now I believe

Othmann - Wright - Guenther
Fantilli - Stankoven - Bedard
Roy - Gaucher - Ostapchuk
Bankier - Dean - Schaefer
Dach
Lots of lefties in the bottom 6…
(lines are just for easier viewing)

 

[SergeConstantin74]

I wonder if Rousseau had a shot of making the team to begin with or if HC just wanted a fourth goalie to balance out the U sports games. Because it's bizarre to me that the goalie with the best save percentage of the four with their respective teams and the best game in camp got cut, seems like HC was going to take 2 of Gaudreau, Milic and Brennan regardless. If they only brought those 3 then one of them would have had an unfair advantage of playing two of the U sports games unless they made one of them a lock and the other two played in both the games which they probably weren't comfortable doing.

They are probably going with Gaudreau and Milic who were 1 and 2 at U18.

 

[cmcneil02]

Where’s the streamed event? Mark Masters said it would be on Sportscentre. It’s supposed to be announced right now.

 

[chaser17]

Lets be honest, If Colton Dach's brother wasn't Kirby would he have even been drafted in the 2nd round let alone in consideration for this team?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

So Lambos did indeed get cut

 

[CapsFans]

I wonder if Rousseau had a shot of making the team to begin with or if HC just wanted a fourth goalie to balance out the U sports games. Because it's bizarre to me that the goalie with the best save percentage of the four with their respective teams and the best game in camp got cut, seems like HC was going to take 2 of Gaudreau, Milic and Brennan regardless. If they only brought those 3 then one of them would have had an unfair advantage of playing two of the U sports games unless they made one of them a lock and the other two played in both the games which they probably weren't comfortable doing.

They are probably going with Gaudreau and Milic who were 1 and 2 at U18.

Ya makes sense. I'm fine with those two in net.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Team Canada will have zero returnee forwards next year

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Team is set.

Forwards:

Caedan Bankier, Kamloops (Minnesota Wild)
Owen Beck, Mississauga (Montreal Canadiens)
Connor Bedard, Regina (2023 eligible)
Zachary Bolduc, Quebec (St. Louis Blues)
Colton Dach, Kelowna (Chicago Blackhawks)
Zach Dean, Gatineau (Vegas Golden Knights)
Jordan Dumais, Halifax (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Adam Fantilli, University of Michigan (2023 draft)
Nathan Gaucher, Quebec (Anaheim Ducks)
Ryan Greene, Boston University (Chicago Blackhawks)
Riley Kidney, Acadie-Bathurst (Montreal Canadiens)
Zach Ostapchuk, Vancouver (Ottawa Senators)
Brennan Othmann, Peterborough (New York Rangers)
Joshua Roy, Sherbrooke (Montreal Canadiens)
Reid Schaefer, Seattle (Edmonton Oilers)
Logan Stankoven, Kamloops (Dallas Stars)
Shane Wright, Seattle Kraken
Dylan Guenther, Arizona Coyotes

Defence:

Nolan Allan, Seattle (Chicago Blackhawks)
Ethan Del Mastro, Mississauga (Blackhawks)
Tyson Hinds, Sherbrooke (Anaheim Ducks)
Kevin Korchinski, Seattle (Blackhawks)
Carson Lambos, Winnipeg (Minnesota Wild)
Jack Matier, Ottawa (Nashville Predators)
Evan Nause, Quebec (Florida Panthers)
Ethan Samson, Prince George (Philadelphia Flyers)
Olen Zellweger, Everett (Anaheim Ducks)
Brandt Clarke, Los Angeles Kings

Goalies

Tyler Brennan, Prince George (New Jersey Devils)
Benjamin Gaudreau, Sarnia (San Jose Sharks)
Thomas Milic, Seattle (2023 eligible)
William Rousseau, Quebec (2023 eligible)

 

[CapsFans]

Overall should be a good team and we should be in gold medal contention. But I still believe some high end skill was left off the table. HC still seems to fall into age and size bias. Even though in IIHF events they tend to call a tighter game and generally reward faster skilled forwards.

 

[JiricekSaveUs]

Allan over Lambos doesn’t make sense to me. Seems like Chicago brass might have a little more pull than other teams than HC.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Haha I knew Lambos could very well get cut.

 

[Halfy]

Lambos over Allan is bad lol

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

This has to be one of the biggest Team Canada's I can recall.

So many guys that are 6'2-6'4. Only small guys are probably the team's most dangerous scorers in Bedard and Stankoven.

 

[cmcneil02]

Tyson Hinds made the team!? That’s a shocker to me.