None of the teams in this tournament have a true star-level player, this Canadian side looks far, far better than the USA, at least on paper.
WC: Team Canada Roster Helsinki-Tampere 2022
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Great99
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its not true that no teams have star players , Canada always have better team than USA i agree
Great99
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its not true that no teams have star players , Canada always have better team than USA i agree
Well most teams squad have not been released yet, Thomas Chabot ? Heinz Ehlers ? seth jones ? jakub voracek, Tomas Tatar ,Nico Hischier
Ah okay, I would tend to view those players as more of an all-star type of player whereas I would define a super-star as an Auston Matthews, McDavid or Makar level player.
Great99
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They was there few years back , all the time the stars are there, Mc david - P kane - Johnny Gau - was in my county playing WC few years back , are they not stars ? Darcy Kuemper was goalie for Canada
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I know, most of the teams in this tournament have a superstar calibre player such as Switzerland with Josi or Germany with Draisaitl but I don't think I am alone in thinking that no team has a true superstar calibre player on their team yet.
Great99
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They was there too years back , all the time the stars are there
If you talk top 20 in the world or those who declined then yes, but there is more than 20 star players in the hockey world
therealdeal
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Yeah, people have different opinions on what a superstar means to me a super-star is a McDavid level player and an all-star is an Ehlers or Barzal which is why I would view this tournament as lacking a true super-star level player at the moment while you may think it is quite a few. Nothing wrong with that though.
Great99
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I don't really think a player's salary has all the much to do with it, I wouldn't exactly call Jeff Skinner or Van Riemsdyk a super-star just cause they are paid like it. Regardless I would never fault you for disagreeing with me I perhaps just have a more stringent view on who I would deem to be a super-star.
Great99
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Sure you can have your levels of who is a superstar, that's up to you. Now you come with examples of skinner an VR , was Mario L and Yzerman not super stars in the Olympic 2002 ?
Okay, I don't think that we will ever agree with one another so I will just explain my viewpoint one last time. I myself view a superstar as an incredibly elite talent akin to Sidney Crosby or Auston Matthews. To me, players such as Ehlers or Chabot fit the role of an all-star better they are still amazing players albeit not on the same level as a top 10 player in the NHL. You may view Tatar as a superstar but to me, a 30-point player does not come close, similarly, I wouldn't call Hishier nor Ehlers a superstar, perhaps one day but not yet at least.
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
If that is the final team I think its a good forward group, especially for this tournament. Goaltending and defense is okay.
Considering you won last year with you G-team, this years team would be heavy favorite to win a gold medal. You have also historically done very well when the tournament has been played in Finland.
Gold Standard
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I'll settle for a couple of young Blues players once they are out to fill out the roster. Kyrou, Parayako and Thomas. Kyrou and Parayako especially. It will add a little Greek and Ukrainian flare to the party.
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#36[/TD]
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[TD]Chris Driedger (G)[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]1994[/TD]
[TD]Winnipeg, MB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]193[/TD]
[TD]94[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#60[/TD]
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[TD]Logan Thompson (G)[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]1997[/TD]
[TD]Calgary, AB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]82[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#90[/TD]
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[TD]Matt Tomkins (G)[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]1994[/TD]
[TD]Edmonton, AB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]88[/TD]
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[TD]SHL[/TD]
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[TD]DEFENSEMEN[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#72[/TD]
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[TD]Thomas Chabot (D)[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]1997[/TD]
[TD]Ste-Marie, QC, CAN[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]89[/TD]
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[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#33[/TD]
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[TD]Ryan Graves (D)[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]1995[/TD]
[TD]Yarmouth, NS, CAN[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]100[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#61[/TD]
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[TD]Dysin Mayo (D)[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]1996[/TD]
[TD]Victoria, BC, CAN[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]88[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#6[/TD]
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[TD]Travis Sanheim (D)[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]1996[/TD]
[TD]Elkhorn, MB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]82[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#28[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Damon Severson (D)
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]1994[/TD]
[TD]Brandon, MB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]93[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Zach Whitecloud (D)
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]1996[/TD]
[TD]Brandon, MB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]95[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD]FORWARDS[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#77[/TD]
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[TD]Josh Anderson (RW/LW)[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]1994[/TD]
[TD]Burlington, ON, CAN[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]103[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#13[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Mathew Barzal (C)[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]1997[/TD]
[TD]Coquitlam, BC, CAN[/TD]
[TD]185[/TD]
[TD]85[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]#19[/TD]
[TD]
[/TD]
[TD]Drake Batherson (RW/C)
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]1998[/TD]
[TD]Fort Wayne, IN, USA[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]93[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#44[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Maxime Comtois (LW)[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]1999[/TD]
[TD]Longueuil, QC, CAN[/TD]
[TD]189[/TD]
[TD]98[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#24[/TD]
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[TD]Dylan Cozens (C)[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]2001[/TD]
[TD]Whitehorse, YT, CAN[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]85[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
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[TD]Pierre-Luc Dubois (C/LW)[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]1998[/TD]
[TD]Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC, CAN[/TD]
[TD]191[/TD]
[TD]99[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
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[TD]Noah Gregor (C)[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]1998[/TD]
[TD]Beaumont, AB, CAN[/TD]
[TD]184[/TD]
[TD]86[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Adam Lowry (C)
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]1993[/TD]
[TD]St. Louis, MO, USA[/TD]
[TD]195[/TD]
[TD]95[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
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[TD]Dawson Mercer (RW)
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]2001[/TD]
[TD]Carbonear, NL, CAN[/TD]
[TD]183[/TD]
[TD]81[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
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[TD]#22[/TD]
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[TD]Eric O'Dell (C)
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]1990[/TD]
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[TD]183[/TD]
[TD]93[/TD]
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[TD]Nicolas Roy (C/RW)
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]1997[/TD]
[TD]Amos, QC, CAN[/TD]
[TD]193[/TD]
[TD]94[/TD]
[TD]R[/TD]
[TD]NHL[/TD]
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[TD][/TD]
[TD]#34[/TD]
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[TD]Cole Sillinger (C)[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]2003[/TD]
[TD]Columbus, OH, USA[/TD]
[TD]183[/TD]
[TD]85[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
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Is this the official roster of Team Canada?
MasterPecno
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Oh , this is a big team. Won’t get pushed around by the Americans as they usually do in this tournament
JackSlater
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For sure! Was a bit worried at lack of "name" players til recently but Barzal, PLD & Chabot do it for me.
Not to mention a supporting cast incl Cozens, Batherson & Severson.
Looking good!
What do you all think: When somebody registered on this page in late April 2022 and roughly 80 % of their posts are reproduction of Russian political propaganda, plus a few shouts about how meaningless is a tournament Russia was kicked out from - is that enough to consider that person a troll?
Czechboy
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This is a gold contender for sure and I think a few more ringers will be added soon.
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