The experiment that was Team North America officially ended on Thursday, as Russia blanked Finland to advance to the semi-final of the World Cup of Hockey. 1 overall pick Auston Matthews to Team North America, at least one reporter asked him if it was to make Toronto fans happy. “He’s an NHL player,” said North America coach Todd McLellan. The problem was that most of them were playing for Team North America. Competition for CanadaMcDavid and Aaron Ekblad would have probably made Team Canada’s roster had there not been a Team North America.

Source: National Post September 23, 2016 03:33 UTC