Canada 2010Gentille rank: 1Luszczyszyn rank: 3McIndoe Rank: 2What made the team specialOn paper, this isn’t the most impressive roster Canada has ever put together. Why the team landed hereBecause McIndoe artificially pushed the Canadian team down the list. Why the team landed hereOn paper, this could be the best roster Canada has ever brought to the Olympics. That was all enough to earn him the MVP and U.S hockey hero status despite a loss in the gold medal game. Instead, they didn’t win a thing, and are remembered as the most disappointing best-on-best team Canada has ever assembled.

Source: International New York Times February 12, 2026 18:03 UTC