Olympics: Team Canada 2026

[ORRFForever]

Looks like essentially the same team they sent for 4 nations, Canada seemed to be alright.

Robertson and Thompson are HUGE adds - in more way than one. It's concerning.

I think that team wins the Olympics in 2026.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Robertson and Thompson are HUGE adds - in more way than one. It's concerning.

I think that team wins the Olympics in 2026.

Neither one of them are what I would describe as physically imposing. They are big, they aren't physical.

 

[HFpapi]

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...if THIS doesn't light a FIRE under Canada's arse, the I don't know what will...

I know I'm a bit late on this but what really pisses me off is how amped the American team was getting a call from him after he just finished tweeting about annexing Canada.

A lot of the US players live in Canada, have tons of Canadian friends and teammates etc. Do these morons not know what that would mean? What a Canada-US war would look like? That the NHL would cease to exist and they would be out of jobs?

I mean, Canada has 7 of the NHL teams and comprise like 55% of the league. The NHL couldn't just carry on if a war was raging between Canada and USA.

Trump being a POS is one thing, ordinary Americans finding this all so amusing, death and destruction to our people, that pisses me the **** off.

 

[JackSlater]

I know I'm a bit late on this but what really pisses me off is how amped the American team was getting a call from him after he just finished tweeting about annexing Canada.

A lot of the US players live in Canada, have tons of Canadian friends and teammates etc. Do these morons not know what that would mean? What a Canada-US war would look like? That the NHL would cease to exist and they would be out of jobs?

I mean, Canada has 7 of the NHL teams and comprise like 55% of the league. The NHL couldn't just carry on if a war was raging between Canada and USA.

Trump being a POS is one thing, ordinary Americans finding this all so amusing, death and destruction to our people, that pisses me the **** off.

I do not want to get bogged down in this in a hockey forum but there is a clear disconnect going on. It was quite surprising to see that many people thought that the American anthem getting booed in Montreal was hockey related at all. It's comfortable to be the aggressor and choose to be oblivious I guess. As Dryden, generally a blowhard, wrote in The Atlantic the four nationals final meant more in Canada than many outside of Canada realized. World leaders casually and publicly musing about annexing a neighbour, in particular one who has been a positive to them, is a jarring and unacceptable thing. And that is without getting into the mutually detrimental tariffs that are based on nothing but lunacy.

I hope that the Canadian team in 2026 can harness the bullshit as motivation. That the American players, at least the public ones and some of whom have families that are half comprised of Canadians, don't seem to get it is immaterial. Even during the 1972 Summit Series USSR was not talking about annexing Canada and taking direct and harmful actions against the country, but that is USA in 2025.

Now watch as we get a Finland - Czech snoozefest in the gold medal game.

 

[ORRFForever]

Neither one of them are what I would describe as physically imposing. They are big, they aren't physical.

Even Thompson?

 

[the valiant effort]

Now watch as we get a Finland - Czech snoozefest in the gold medal game.

My prediction one year out: the US will not advance to the gold medal game

 

[Regal]

I do not want to get bogged down in this in a hockey forum but there is a clear disconnect going on. It was quite surprising to see that many people thought that the American anthem getting booed in Montreal was hockey related at all. It's comfortable to be the aggressor and choose to be oblivious I guess. As Dryden, generally a blowhard, wrote in The Atlantic the four nationals final meant more in Canada than many outside of Canada realized. World leaders casually and publicly musing about annexing a neighbour, in particular one who has been a positive to them, is a jarring and unacceptable thing. And that is without getting into the mutually detrimental tariffs that are based on nothing but lunacy.

I hope that the Canadian team in 2026 can harness the bullshit as motivation. That the American players, at least the public ones and some of whom have families that are half comprised of Canadians, don't seem to get it is immaterial. Even during the 1972 Summit Series USSR was not talking about annexing Canada and taking direct and harmful actions against the country, but that is USA in 2025.

Now watch as we get a Finland - Czech snoozefest in the gold medal game.

The bolded is a Gretzky-Kurri level duo

 

[Nucks2001]

This is what I'd run.

Hyman - McDavid - Marner
Hagel - MacKinnon - Point
Bennett - Crosby - Reinhart
Suzuki - Schiefele - Konecny
Extras : Wilson/Vilardi/Johnston/Celebrini

Toews - Makar
Morrissey - Theodore
Harley - Sanheim
Extras : Bouchard/Byram/Dobson

Binnington <- After that lights out performance its his net to lose.
Thompson
Hill

I think it's likely they bring at least 2 youth into their starting line-up after the lack of offence from the bottom 6 in 4 nations.

 

[Nucks2001]

I see a lot of people have Bennett on their mock rosters, and I would too. My thing with Bennett is that he's a similar player to Hyman. If he starts next season off slow, it's likely he gets left off for a similar player such as a Tom Wilson or they may opt for a younger guy.

For now, he deserves to be on the team and was a key part in the Championship Game at 4-Nations. Just some food for thought.

 

[ORRFForever]

My prediction one year out: the US will not advance to the gold medal game

From your post to God's ears.

I hope you are right because that is a BEAST of a team in its PRIME.

 

[centipede2233]

From your post to God's ears.

I hope you are right because that is a BEAST of a team in its PRIME.

I think the america team will learn from their 4 nations mistakes and leave nelson, trochek and kreider home and bring Jrob, tage and Keller instead. Add in a Hughes and mcavoy (barring injuries), the US are the prohibit favourite.

As a Canadian, the only saving grace is Mike sullivan will still be the coach, and hope he decides to have Hughes and fox again in overtime. What a meat head.