WJC: 2025 Team Canada Roster Talk

[joeyrikley]

Good roster. IDK how much thought you put into the lines or if it was more of a depth chart by current ability, but if Barkey makes it I do think it would make sense for Cowan/Barkey to play together since they already have chemistry. Would probably mean moving Cowan down to more of a 3rd line, though I think this roster is more likely to have fairly balanced ice times throughout.

There was definitely some thought put into line placement, like Yager and Ritchie cooked together at the Helinka Gretzky. I do think Team Canada tends to ignore natural chemistry a lot, in situations where one player is clearly higher in the lineup. But you could be right considering the amount of offensive depth on both wings, maybe they'll put more emphasis on it

 

[Kuracmugger]

Does michael hage make the team as of now?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Does michael hage make the team as of now?

Likely not.

 

[JackSlater]

Does michael hage make the team as of now?

No one is making it based on just a few weeks of games. Hage is probably in tough for this year in that there are others with higher draft pedigree and with more Hockey Canada experience. That stuff perhaps should not matter but it likely does. Most likely Hage is a sizable part of the 2026 team.