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WC: General Talk '14 — Canada
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I'm not too worried. He's likely going to have a more defensive role. Too bad to hear Gio declined his invite. Would have loved to see him go.
leafsgirl12
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the WHC is for 20 and over meaning Mackinnon would not be able to play in this event since he is only going to be turning 19
leafsgirl12
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yeah i think so since Sean Monahan is still 19 and will be 20 in October and Morgan Rielly turned 20 on march 9th
NHL Dude 120
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Really, that's a stupid rule. Mackinnon would instantly be the best forward on team Canada by quite a margin.
Waaaaaa what you saying??
Remember when Murray played before his draft...he was 18 i think...
I think what you are saying is wrong
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No such rule exists. Canada has had numerous players under the age of 20 at this tournament... including Monahan this year. As long as a player has the right paperwork they could even be 16 and play.
The Sedins played in the World Championships before they were even drafted, so unless there's been a rule change MacKinnon should be eligible.
Patrice Bergeron won a WC Gold at 18, BEFORE he won WJC Gold for our 2005 Junior Dream Team
Plenty of 18 year olds have played WC's, probably some 17 year olds too. How old was Kopitar when he first suited up for Slovenia?
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Ok, we'll just chalk that up to a rookie mistake. Sidney Crosby played as an 18 year old in 06 and was the leading scorer and won best forward award. The only age restrictions for IIHF tournaments are the underage junior tournaments, U18 and U20. As for senior men, there is no such restriction.
Not true, there are age restrictions regarding the seniors' championship as well. Each player must be at least 18 years of age on the day the respective championship starts, or be at least 16 and obtain an under age waiver.
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Yes, that's the rule.. but since all you have to do is obtain a waiver to allow an underage player at least 16 years of age, then I'd say that equates to no age restriction imo... but that is all semantics.
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Well those additions are surprising. Too bad about Perron as well. TSN is also saying that they took Sam Reinhart along to Europe as well for the training cam and exhibition game. I am glad that at least MacKinnon is there, as he has a good shot at contributing to a full team in the future.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=451220
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=451220
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It's a very good move by MacKinnon to start his campaign for a 2018 Olympic spot. If he has a big tourney, his star will shine very bright in the faces of the Hockey Canada. You have to start from the bottom and work your way up, this is definitely a big opportunity for him.
With a strong tourney, he should leapfrog a host of others that either couldn't make this tourney or chose not to go. Like it or not, there are politics involved in team selection so it's on the player to do everything in their power to tilt it in their favor. The combination of his talent and the desire to play the good soldier should move him up the ranks of candidates.
leafsgirl12
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certain players if they have the skill level to play with players older are allowed to play at 18 Mackinnon was invited just now as a injury replacement
NHL Dude 120
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Mackinnion, Schenn and Reinheart are definitely going to help this team with sone much needed skill.
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