McTavish, Power among young stars named to Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team
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Canada is turning to a mix of youthful exuberance and battle-scarred experience in its quest for Olympic men's hockey gold minus the country's NHL stars.
Canada is turning to a mix of youthful exuberance and battle-scarred experience in its quest for Olympic men’s hockey gold minus the country’s NHL stars.
The 25-man roster announced Tuesday is bookended by 37-year-old Eric Staal and fellow centre Mason McTavish, who turns 19 this weekend, for the upcoming Beijing Games.
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“We always talk about playing the Canadian way,” head coach Claude Julien said on a video conference call with reporters. “We’re a proud country of the way we play the game.
Staal will be looking for his second gold medal at the Olympics after winning on home soil 12 years ago in Vancouver — a month after McTavish turned seven.
“This seems like a great group,” said Staal, who was also on the Canada’s taxi squad in 2006. “Love the look and the balance we have.”
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Also heading to China after the NHL bowed out of the tournament last month because of COVID-19 concerns are 19-year-old defenceman Owen Power — the top pick at the 2021 draft — 20-year-old goaltender Devon Levi and 22-year-old forward Jack McBain.
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