With NHL players unavailable this time round, Hockey Canada has had to start from the beginning in assembling a men’s team. The Karjala Cup is the latest opportunity for the Hockey Canada braintrust to review the talent at its disposal. Some of the other Karjala Cup additions, who did not take part in the August tournaments, are more familiar names. “The speed of the (Olympic) tournament’s going to be at a high end. The Hockey Canada boss also said using talent from the junior leagues was unlikely.

Source: thestar November 01, 2017 19:30 UTC