Will there be any Toronto Maple Leafs on the next Team Canada?
In 2016, hockey fans were treated to one of the most amazing hockey events ever, featuring then Islander but current member of the Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares.
The 2016 World Cup of Hockey was a fantastic spectacle the NHL put on. Fans were delighted to a best-on-best tournament, featuring the superstars of today’s game.
While that wonderful memory was almost four years ago, and with no Olympic games in the near future for the NHL to participate in, fans are begging Gary Bettman to reward us with another best-on-best extravaganza.
So, while hockey fans across the world sit and hope Bettman comes through, let’s have a little fun and examine who would make Team Canada’s World Cup of Hockey roster if it happened in 2020.
Honourable Mentions
With a wealth of elite players that could potentially suit up for the Red and White, Team Canada is going to be forced to make some hard cuts. The word ‘exceptional’ does not begin to describe some of the players that were forced to be cut and it pains Team Canada executives to let such talented players walk.
Unfortunately, for the players listed below, there are just too many gifted Canadian players and have regrettably been informed they have not made the final roster.
Matt Barzal
Travis Konecny
David Perron
Jonathan Toews
Mike Hoffman
Jaden Schwartz
Brayden Schenn
Tyler Seguin
Brayden Point
Claude Giroux
Brent Burns
Kris Letang
Shea Theodore
Aaron Ekblad
Thomas Chabot
Mark Giordano
Braden Holtby
Corey Crawford
Matt Murray
Marc-Andre Fleury
Without further ado, the Final Roster.