HF Habs: 2025 World Junior Championship discussion thread

[MarkovsKnee]

Tanner Howe made the f***ing team? Ok.

My thoughts exactly. There were a few players, I went, huh? on.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Tanner Howe made the f***ing team? Ok.

They always go in with a preset energy line with older guys on it, it's team canada 101. They do it literally every year.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Aatos Koivu didn't get an invite, that's a bit of a surprise IMO. Figured he'd be there on status alone, but I guess the injury was too much of a factor. It's a shame for the kid.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Team Canada does this every year with questionable selections, but this year's lineup straight up feels like throwing lol

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Tanner Howe made the f***ing team? Ok.

Yes, while there are some questionable selections, overall one really can’t see too many gross errors in the assembled roster. To this writer the selection of Pinelli and/or Howe over Hage is puzzling. The omission of Hage must be based on considerations other than an objective assessment of these player’s comparative talents. But Hockey Canada’s decision to ignore the clamour over Parekh and not select him showed good insight as Parekh would have been uncomfortably exploited by the high end talent he would be facing in the WJC.