WJC: 2023 Team Canada Roster Talk

[AB13]

Canada could put together 2 teams next year and they would probably play each other in the gold medal game .

Canadians say this every year yet they more often than not don’t win gold.

 

[BfantZ]

Canadians say this every year yet they more often than not don’t win gold.

They are in the gold medal game basically every year though .

 

[AB13]

They are in the gold medal game basically every year though .

5 of the last 10 gold medal games have featured Canada. Great record but not worthy of diminishing every other hockey nation by saying Canadas B-team would beat everyone.

 

[BfantZ]

5 of the last 10 gold medal games have featured Canada. Great record but not worthy of diminishing every other hockey nation by saying Canadas B-team would beat everyone.

Sure there’s no telling who’s gonna win for certain but if your trying to say Canada doesn’t have the deepest pool of prospects available to them each year your wrong .

 

[AB13]

Sure there’s no telling who’s gonna win for certain but if your trying to say Canada doesn’t have the deepest pool of prospects available to them each year your wrong .

They do, but they have never been deep enough to ice two gold medal game teams. Being the deepest is not the same as being deep enough to blow everyone else out of the water. One of the USA, Sweden, Russia can match Canada most years depending on which country has a good age group.

 

[BfantZ]

They do, but they have never been deep enough to ice two gold medal game teams. Being the deepest is not the same as being deep enough to blow everyone else out of the water. One of the USA, Sweden, Russia can match Canada most years depending on which country has a good age group.

Well no one is gonna blow everyone out of the water . Canada basically has the task of picking the right team each year . They have there 2-3 big names and than the rest of the team could be replaced with all new players and be slightly worse .

 

[MattiasSnall]

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[Svedu]

They do, but they have never been deep enough to ice two gold medal game teams. Being the deepest is not the same as being deep enough to blow everyone else out of the water. One of the USA, Sweden, Russia can match Canada most years depending on which country has a good age group.

Not mentioning Finland makes you look like a joke. Go check the gold winning teams these last 8 years when it comes to the WJC´s. You can pretty much exclude Sweden from that list if you are not going to mention Finland. You do know Finland have won three gold medals and Sweden have? Zero.

 

[AB13]

Not mentioning Finland makes you look like a joke. Go check the gold winning teams these last 8 years when it comes to the WJC´s. You can pretty much exclude Sweden from that list if you are not going to mention Finland. You do know Finland have won three gold medals and Sweden have? Zero.

Finland almost always have less talented rosters than the big 4 and tend to struggle when they don’t win gold.

 

[Svedu]

Finland almost always have less talented rosters than the big 4 and tend to struggle when they don’t win gold.

You are just so full of c*ap it's hilarious. Finland won the bronze in the latest tournament. With Lundell and Niemelä being in the All-Star roster and Heinola should have been there as well because he was just as good as Niemelä.
Sweden? Empty handed.
Let me refresh you memory. We won against Sweden in that tournament. We lost by one goal to the gold medalist and Finland won the bronze with ease against Russia with 4-1.
Conclusion? Like most of the times you are completely wrong and spitting out some really biased nonsense. Nobody but yourself can take you serious by now.
So all in all? Four medals in the eight latest tournaments where three of them were gold? Sweden? Three silver and one bronze? Lol! Oh yeah, Sweden is better, of course they are. Whatever you say

 

[MasterPecno]

When are we playing wjc for 2022? And which players will be invited?

 

[LeProspector]

Looks like an interesting list of players. Thanks OP

 

[therealdeal]

So we know all 8 teams that are out in the east.

Can we hope to get some medium to big names? Will Price want to play? How about Barzal? Would love to get some of the young talent from Ottawa. Subban always seems like he’s game, I would love to see him there. Does Power play again, Cozens? I’d like to get Skinner, perfect 3rd line player for this tourney.

Edit: wrong thread!!

 

[MasterPecno]

Canada could put together 2 teams next year and they would probably play each other in the gold medal game .

Oh brother , stop with this crap already , I would agree with you only if Canada would have won every tournament at every age group but we don’t , so that narrative of bringing a second team is pure garbage

 

[Mathieukferland]

Oh brother , stop with this crap already , I would agree with you only if Canada would have won every tournament at every age group but we don’t , so that narrative of bringing a second team is pure garbage

Canada has better depth than any other nation, but the more realistic assertion is that Canada could have two competitive teams (in stronger birth years I would say Canada B would be a top 4/5 team) rather than the two best teams

 

[Cowumbus]

Wonder if Sillinger and Johnson play for Canada? Any chance Ceulemans could also make it?

 

[Gold Standard]

Could be hell of a dream team if everybody shows up. Looking forward to some August junior action.

 

[Kibe]

Wonder if Sillinger and Johnson play for Canada? Any chance Ceulemans could also make it?

Johnson will be overaged.

 

[FinPanda]

Johnson will be overaged.

Wrong since 2002's can participate fo the summer tournament.

 

[Kibe]

Wrong since 2002's can participate fo the summer tournament.

Yes but not 2023 tournament.

 

[FinPanda]

Yes but not 2023 tournament.

I understood the thread is about 2023 tournament but they were still talking about the tournament in August. I may be wrong though.

 

[Kibe]

I understood the thread is about 2023 tournament but they were still talking about the tournament in August. I may be wrong though.

Ah yes, you are right.

 

[Gold Standard]

Johnson will be overaged.

It was my mistake. early morning. coffee hadn't kicked in yet. Sillinger and Ceulemans can play in August and the Christmas tourny. Johnson is only eligible to play the August 2022 reboot tourney.

 

[MasterPecno]

Oh brother , stop with this crap already , I would agree with you only if Canada would have won every tournament at every age group but we don’t , so that narrative of bringing a second team is pure garbage

I know , every year is the same garbage. A team b team yet we win gold once every 5 years. Oh brother at the people saying we can file 2 teams. No we can’t

 

[HockeyProspects101]

Ideal December Tournament Roster:

Conor Bedard
Shane Wright
Adam Fantilli
Mason McTavish
Cole Sillinger
Dylan Guenther
Wyatt Johnston
Conor Geekie
Brennan Othmann
Matt Savoie
Logan Stankoven
Joshua Roy
Zach Benson

Brandt Clarke
Olen Zellweger
Carson Lambos
Corson Ceulemans
Nolan Allan
Denton Mateychuk
Kevin Korchinski

Ben Gaudreau
Tyler Brennan
Mason Beaupit