WJC: 2025 Team Canada Roster Talk

[ORRFForever]

Take the best talent and you will never be questioned.

I don't know about that.

 

[hockey20000]

atleast the 2026 team will be stacked...unless they do the same thing again lol

 

[Mathieukferland]

atleast the 2026 team will be stacked...unless they do the same thing again lol

Between the 2024 draft where all but Yakemchuk and Celebrini will be available in terms of the top players, 2025 where the number of Canadians picked in the first round could break the prior record of 19, and the presumptive first overall picks from the 26 and 27 drafts as well as 2 or 3 other potential top 5 players in 2026, you would have to think that is a player pool so deep that not even the most regressive, grit-obsessed dinosaur could pick a bad team. But stranger things have happened

 

[Miller Time]

atleast the 2026 team will be stacked...unless they do the same thing again lol

Don't worry, they will...

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

This is kind of wild. Maybe I just don't remember it happening but I can't think of many examples of NHL GMs openly questioning HC.

The Ottawa Senators are also going on a 9-game, 22 day road trip to allow the city of Ottawa to host the WJC this year. So it's a bit of a double whammy to have both this kind of schedule in a year where we desperately need to make the playoffs, and see our blue chip prospect that was en route to playing for TC not even get an invite to camp.

Staios must be wondering what else can go wrong for us this year.

 

[Mathieukferland]

If it makes any of our complaints feel validated, Jamie McLennan was on TSN yesterday saying that the team selection showed the arrogance of hockey Canada trying to act as if they’re smarter than everyone

 

[TheBeastCoast]

If it makes any of our complaints feel validated, Jamie McLennan was on TSN yesterday saying that the team selection showed the arrogance of hockey Canada trying to act as if they’re smarter than everyone

Alternatively he is also an idiot. Spent the first half hour of that same show complaining about Stolarz and sun glasses.

 

[newfy]

Is Rehkopf not going to make this team? Based on how good he looked last year, that would be a shock. TSN doesn't have him on it and the Athletic does but said he could be cut.

Would be crazy if he didn't. Most guys who play back to back have a much better tourney the second time around, and once he got promoted, he was actually really good last year.

Tanner Howe playing a year with Bedard did a lot for his stock.

Leaving a top 3 pick that's almost a goal per game and is 6'4 like Sennecke at home from camp is such classic Hockey Canada. How does he not even get to camp? What a joke

Kinda reminds me of the year they almost left Mantha at home, then he showed up and was Canadas best player. Just because a big guy might float here and there doesn't mean he isn't going to dominate against junior players, when he's DOminating his junior league at home as well

 

[Statsy]

Would be crazy if he didn't. Most guys who play back to back have a much better tourney the second time around, and once he got promoted, he was actually really good last year.

Tanner Howe playing a year with Bedard did a lot for his stock.

Leaving a top 3 pick that's almost a goal per game and is 6'4 like Sennecke at home from camp is such classic Hockey Canada. How does he not even get to camp? What a joke

Kinda reminds me of the year they almost left Mantha at home, then he showed up and was Canadas best player. Just because a big guy might float here and there doesn't mean he isn't going to dominate against junior players, when he's DOminating his junior league at home as well

I think he's going to be there for sure. For the record, I just saw that TSN vid and though they named 4 centers as favourites (leaving out Rehkopf), they only named six wingers to the team. In other words they think that some of those guys that didn't make it at C will still get a spot as a winger. Team Canada always has more centers than they know what to do with. LOL

 

[Kingpin794]

I think he's going to be there for sure. For the record, I just saw that TSN vid and though they named 4 centers as favourites (leaving out Rehkopf), they only named six wingers to the team. In other words they think that some of those guys that didn't make it at C will still get a spot as a winger. Team Canada always has more centers than they know what to do with. LOL

Everyone including the mascot lists themselves as centers in junior hockey. Its where the money is at (along with top pair D). Quite a few of them shouldn't be playing center or only do so sparingly.

 

[hockey20000]

If it makes any of our complaints feel validated, Jamie McLennan was on TSN yesterday saying that the team selection showed the arrogance of hockey Canada trying to act as if they’re smarter than everyone

overdrive guys always have good opinions tbh my fav show to watch for 3 hours everyday

 

[Celly4Celebrini]

That does make much sense…

If you were picking an NHL all star team, would you omit say Adam Fox for Brandon Carlo because Fox wouldn’t be on PP1 or be playing top pair minutes?

You take the best damn players. Not guys who are “used” to playing less minutes.

using the notorious for no defence player with little reprecussions for losing NHL all-star event probably isnt the point you should of made.

You take the players who give you the best chance to win gold, having 6 exclusively OFD is not a recipe for success when its 3-2 in the gold medal game and you need to defend in your own end.

 

[Kingpin794]

using the notorious for no defence player with little reprecussions for losing NHL all-star event probably isnt the point you should of made.

You take the players who give you the best chance to win gold, having 6 exclusively OFD is not a recipe for success when its 3-2 in the gold medal game and you need to defend in your own end.

Or you could just score again and make it 4-2/hold possession/create pressure instead of trying to defend. Both are valid. Its silly though to purposefully exclude one of those strategies.

 

[qc14]

Or you could just score again and make it 4-2/hold possession/create pressure instead of trying to defend. Both are valid. Its silly though to purposefully exclude one of those strategies.

It's so funny seeing this come up (with regards to Four Nations as well) because in general it's offensive skill that is where the biggest gaps between players are found and doubly so at the junior level.

If anything Canada should want to get into a track meet and win every game 7-4. A lot easier for a Finland or Czechia to play well defensively and hope for a lucky break to win 2-1 than to be able to go goal for goal over and over and over again with the depth of skill Canada has.