With the next World Cup of Hockey highly likely in 2021, and the next Winter Olympics in 2022, I'm beginning to wonder if there might be some surprising choices for Team Canada? I'm going to assume that regardless of tournament, NHL players will hopefully be allowed to participate. That said, how many from past teams could actually be there again? Who might be some new faces on this team? With the state of Canadians in pro hockey right now, would they as a team actually be good enough to win?
Here's a draft team for consideration. Feel free to add, delete, substitute at will....
Centres: Connor McDavid, Nathan McKinnon, Sidney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron
Left Wings: Brad Marchand, Jon Huberdeau, Kyle Connor, Taylor Hall
Right Wings: Steve Stamkos, Travis Konecny, Mark Stone, Blake Wheeler
Spare Forwards: ( John Tavares, Tyler Seguin, Mark Scheifele )
Left Defense: Mark Giordano, Morgan Reilly, Shea Theodore
Right Defense: Drew Doughty, Brent Burns, Alex Pietrangelo,
Spare Defense: ( Kris Letang, Shea Weber )
Goalies: Carey Price, Marc-Andre Fleury
Spare Goalie: ( Brayden Holtby )
Looking at this roster, really wondering if Canada's days of international dominance are now behind them?
Here's a draft team for consideration. Feel free to add, delete, substitute at will....
Centres: Connor McDavid, Nathan McKinnon, Sidney Crosby, Patrice Bergeron
Left Wings: Brad Marchand, Jon Huberdeau, Kyle Connor, Taylor Hall
Right Wings: Steve Stamkos, Travis Konecny, Mark Stone, Blake Wheeler
Spare Forwards: ( John Tavares, Tyler Seguin, Mark Scheifele )
Left Defense: Mark Giordano, Morgan Reilly, Shea Theodore
Right Defense: Drew Doughty, Brent Burns, Alex Pietrangelo,
Spare Defense: ( Kris Letang, Shea Weber )
Goalies: Carey Price, Marc-Andre Fleury
Spare Goalie: ( Brayden Holtby )
Looking at this roster, really wondering if Canada's days of international dominance are now behind them?