Jan 25: The roster below has been confirmed, and Chris Johnston of TSN also has the full group of alternates. Justin Pogge, Morgan Ellis, John Gilmour, Chris DiDomenico, Kent Johnson, and Max Veronneau will all be traveling to Beijing and could see action depending on injuries and illnesses.
Jan 24: While the official announcement from Hockey Canada isn’t until tomorrow, the IIHF mistakenly tweeted out the roster for the upcoming 2022 Olympics this afternoon. The tweet has since been deleted, but not before it was seen by many including PHR. Canada’s roster is filled with names familiar to NHL fans, including Stanley Cup champion and veteran of nearly 1,300 games Eric Staal.
The full roster:
G Devon Levi
G Eddie Pasquale
G Matt Tomkins
D Brandon Gormley
D Alex Grant
D Owen Power
D Tyler Wotherspoon
D Mat Robinson
D Mark Barberio
D Jason Demers
D Maxim Noreau
F Daniel Carr
F Corban Knight
F Ben Street
F Jack McBain
F Eric Staal
F Adam Tambellini
F Eric O’Dell
F Daniel Winnik
F Adam Cracknell
F Mason McTavish
F Landon Ferraro
F David Desharnais
F Jordan Weal
F Joshua Ho-Sang
Of note, the announcement did not come with the six-man alternate group that Darren Dreger of TSN reported on this morning. Olympic teams will get to bring a handful of extra skaters that would be eligible to play in case of injury or COVID-related issues. Kent Johnson, who didn’t appear on the final roster, is expected to be among Canada’s alternates.
I enjoy this old school selection process for Team Canada – it’s like back-in-the-day when Fabian Joseph captain’d the squad. Good luck, boys!
Agreed although, if Hockey Canada & USA Hockey were smarter they’d bring back the senior national teams come the 2025-26 season.
… that’s a good idea, Voodoo.
This is the way it should be .plan and simple
Given the circumstances, I just assume russia is going to moonwalk their way to a gold!
I was hoping Canadians were better than this. This modern version of the 1936 Olympics only adds legitimacy to a tyrannical regime.