Olympics: Team Canada 2022, Part III

[PettersonHughes]

Lol anyone else excited for a 1st line... of Kane - Leipsic - Virtanen?

 

[Mathieukferland]

2026 (have to had played at senior level; for this exercise no prospects)

Forwards: McDavid, MacKinnon, Point, Barzal, Batherson, Dubois, Huberdeau, Kyrou, Marner, Thomas, Cirelli, Suzuki, Scheifele

Defense: Makar, Theodore, Byram, Drysdale, Power (WC), Ekblad, Chychrun, Theodore

Goaltender: Hart, Binnington, Jarry


Forward group is still as stacked as ever. Slightly different dynamic as there are fewer two way options but more skill players available than 2022. Défense is a lot better than 2022 in my opinion. Goaltending is…. Concerning

 

[therealdeal]

What a waste. So frustrating.

 

[novisor]

Fan capacity cut in half. I wonder why I can watch the NFL every weekend and see full stadiums of screaming maskless fans but somehow the science is different up here. Quite embarrassed to be Canadian. If we're cutting capacity now to a fully vaccinated crowd, then do we ever return to normal? Doesn't look like it in Canada.

 

[Arto Kilponen]

Ok, so how does Team Canada look like now?

 

[Ambisextrous]

Corban Knight (KHL) – Ryan Spooner (KHL) – Jordan Weal (KHL)
Alexandre Grenier (NLA) – Tyler Graovac (KHL) – Daniel Audette (KHL)
Adam Tambellini (SHL) – Philippe Maillet (KHL) –– Josh Currie (KHL)
Landon Ferraro (DEL) – John Quenneville (NLA) – Christopher DiDomenico (NLA)
Kent Johnson (NCAA) – David Desharnais (NLA)

Reece Scarlett (KHL) – Brandon Gormley (KHL)
Owen Power (NCAA) – Mat Robinson (KHL)
Eric Gelinas (SHL) – Alex Grant (KHL)
Jason Demers (UFA) – John Gilmour (KHL)

Eddie Pasquale (KHL)
Landon Bow (Czech)
Mat Tomkins (SHL)
Devin Dubnyk (FA)

random one projected a bit back.
I wonder if Kane could go. Show off skills in the spotlight again.
Eric Staal potentially too

 

[vorky]

I will just add to @Ambisextrous roster. Jason Demers signed with Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) yesterday, as well as F Eric Fehr. Brandon Gormley was traded to another KHL club - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. His teammate is now F Brandon Kozun who jumped from Swiss top league to Lokomotiv.

 

[centipede2233]

Fan capacity cut in half. I wonder why I can watch the NFL every weekend and see full stadiums of screaming maskless fans but somehow the science is different up here. Quite embarrassed to be Canadian. If we're cutting capacity now to a fully vaccinated crowd, then do we ever return to normal? Doesn't look like it in Canada.

Adam silver remarks today were exactly what Americans think of COVID atm, it’s not going away, so we just have to live with it. And I agree with him.we have vaccines now, the latest variant omicron is the mildest and less lethal by a long shot. If we are letting the number of cases dictate how us Canadians function, gear up for even more depressing winters for the next decade. I can’t wait until I get terminal cancer, atleast when I die I’ll say to god, well atleast the other “C” word didn’t kill me!

 

[barriers]

Josh Ho-Sang could potentially be on the team if players on AHL contracts are permitted to play

 

[MasterPecno]

Some people on this board ridiculed me for stating that nhl players stood a 0% chance on going to China. Well I was right and they were wrong

in 4 years

Mcdavid
McKinnon
Shane Wright
Bedard
Lafreniere

pretty good start

 

[MasterPecno]

2026 (have to had played at senior level; for this exercise no prospects)

Forwards: McDavid, MacKinnon, Point, Barzal, Batherson, Dubois, Huberdeau, Kyrou, Marner, Thomas, Cirelli, Suzuki, Scheifele

Defense: Makar, Theodore, Byram, Drysdale, Power (WC), Ekblad, Chychrun, Theodore

Goaltender: Hart, Binnington, Jarry


Forward group is still as stacked as ever. Slightly different dynamic as there are fewer two way options but more skill players available than 2022. Défense is a lot better than 2022 in my opinion. Goaltending is…. Concerning

Don’t forget bedard , Wright , lafreniere

 

[centipede2233]

As the years go on, the goaltending options shrivel up like a dried prune on a hot summers day in Texas

 

[Nuggets]

Read this on a CBC article, some interesting names and team staff.


Former Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien was scheduled to be behind the bench for both tournaments, and long-time Arizona Coyotes star Shane Doan is the general manager. Julien and Doan will remain in those positions for the Winter Games should the NHL not participate.

"We're using the Channel One Cup to evaluate primarily our players in the KHL out of Russia, but also some players from other European leagues, to get a handle on what that looks like," Salmond said, adding that players from the American Hockey League and the NCAA will also be considered.
"And so then when you mix those groups together, somewhere in there is a roster of 25 players that would represent Canada at the Olympic Games," Salmond said.
Here are some of the top candidates to play for Canada in an Olympics without the NHL:

• Goalie Devan Dubnyk: A three-time NHL All-Star, the towering netminder finished third in Vezina Trophy voting and fourth on the Hart Trophy ballot in 2014-15 with the Minnesota Wild. Dubnyk, 35, is on a professional tryout with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL.
  
• Centre David Desharnais: An eight-year NHL veteran with stops in Montreal, Edmonton and the New York Rangers, Desharnais is a deft playmaker with 87 goals and 282 points in 524 NHL games. Now 35, Desharnais is the third-leading scorer for Fribourg-Gotteron in the Swiss 'A' League.
  
• Centre Eric Fehr: A first-round (18th overall) pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Fehr is imposing at 6-foot-4, 212 pounds, solid on faceoffs and comfortable in heavy traffic in front of the net. Over 13 NHL seasons, the Winkler, Man., product collected 113 goals and 221 points in 652 games with Washington, Pittsburgh, Toronto, San Jose and Minnesota. Fehr, 36, is a free agent after playing last season with Geneve-Servette of the Swiss 'A' League.
  
• Defenceman Jason Demers: A 12-year NHL veteran, Demers collected 45 goals and 214 points in 699 games with San Jose, Dallas, Florida and Arizona. The free-agent is solid in his own end and eager to join the rush.
  
• Defenceman Brandon Gormley: A member of Canada's star-studded 2012 world junior team, the smooth-skating Gormley played 58 NHL games with Arizona and Colorado. A product of Murray River, P.E.I, Gormley now patrols the blue line for Riga Dynamo of the KHL.
  
• Centre Jordan Weal: At 29, the former Montreal Canadien has nine goals and 23 points this season in 29 games for Kazan Ak-Bars of the KHL.
  
• Forward Cory Conacher: The 32-year-old Conacher is in his second season with Bern SC of the Swiss 'A' League. Undrafted and undersized at 5-foot-8, 185 pounds, Conacher's best NHL season came as a rookie in 2012-13 when he scored 11 goals and 29 points in 47 games with Tampa Bay and Ottawa.
  
• Defenceman Cody Goloubef: The strong-skating Goloubef logged 160 NHL games over nine seasons with Columbus, Colorado, Ottawa and Detroit. He has hockey bloodlines as the nephew of Dick Duff, who won two Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs and four with the Montreal Canadiens, but never had the chance to represent Canada at the Olympics.
  
  Not sure if this means that these players are already locks, but Weal, Goloubef, Fehr, Desharnais, and Dubnyk most likely are already selected.

 

[Nuggets]

At this point, I think we need a full-time Team Canada roster similar to the women's program.

A few ideas for their yearly schedule.

1-2 Exhibition game versus each NHL Team (Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg)
1-2 Exhibition game versus each AHL Team (Abbotsford, Belleville, Laval, Manitoba, Toronto)
1-2 Exhibition game versus each ECHL Team (Newfoundland, Trois-Rivieres)
Potential series against CHL teams (ex OHL series, WHL series, QMJHL series)

Karjala Cup in Finland (November)
Deutschland Cup in Germany (November)
Channel One Cup in Russia (December)
Spengler Cup in Switzerland (Boxing Day to New Year's Eve)
Beijer Hockey Games in Sweden (February)
Czech Hockey Games (May)

Fill the rest of the schedule with games against American NHL, AHL, or ECHL teams or European league teams.

World Championships core roster, adding NHL Players as well.

It's an interesting idea I think, especially considering we are depending on a group of players from various leagues and teams across the world to play together for a couple of weeks and win gold.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Don’t forget bedard , Wright , lafreniere

Yeah they’ll more than likely be there but as I noted I only included players that had played senior level; the drafts since 2019 have been pretty incredible for Canada and it looks set to continue

 

[vorky]

I wrote it somewhere, so I will just repeat, Eric Fehr & Jason Demers signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL yesterday.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Josh Ho-Sang could potentially be on the team if players on AHL contracts are permitted to play

This guy was kicked by 2 SHL teams.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Canadians in SHL: Elite Prospects - SHL Stats 2021-2022

I would say Adam Tambellini, Matt Tomkins, Eric Gelinas and Max Véronneau should make it.

 

[frapp10]

I hope Evander Kane goes

 

[Eye of Ra]

I hope Evander Kane goes

and jake virtanen

 

[Notsince67]

Frankie Corrado as captain

Will be team woodbridge for sure

 

[wetcoast]

LeBrun: Sidney Crosby on his push for one more Olympics and the 'disappointing' decision that's likely coming

LeBrun talked with Crosby about the disappointment regarding the announcement to come. Says that Crosby was one of the main guys pushing for participation on the Canadian side of things. You'd have to think that Ovechkin did the same thing with Russia. Unfortunate for guys who were outspoken about wanting to go, having never gone before, like Stamkos and Marchand.

I really doubt that any of these 3 guys will be around for the 26 Olympics to tell you the truth.

Maybe still playing in the NHL but Canada always has so many options.

 

[JackSlater]

I really doubt that any of these 3 guys will be around for the 26 Olympics to tell you the truth.

Maybe still playing in the NHL but Canada always has so many options.

I think that they know that. Crosby and Stamkos alluded to it and Marchand will be 37. I could see Crosby being taken as a token legend by that point but not Stamkos or Marchand.

 

[BLNY]

We're sending over the Pylons.

 

[wetcoast]

I wonder if Kane could go. Show off skills in the spotlight again.
Eric Staal potentially too

I'd bet on it.