VOB
Registered User
VOB...how does Team Canada U20 not represent the best of the league??? Its the best players in the CHL aged 16-19...yes, you cant include euro's, US players and 20 year olds but I still think thats an accurate measure.
Also the point I was trying to make on that was how big of a factor age is.
First off, it is common knowledge that many of the "shoe in" players for Team Canada (ie the absolute best) usually sit out the exhibition games against the CIS allstars and that the CIS teams heavily rely on their CHL goalies to make the games competative.
Secondly there are many Americans and Europeans who certainly would be considered amoung the best in the CHL. How good would Team Canada have been with players like Mueller, Kane, Hanzal and Ryan to name a few?
Every year the CHL has any where from 40 to 50 players represented in the WJC tourney, far far more than any other league or system.