OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY
The Olympic rosters have been announced and there has been many surprises.
Most notably on Team Canada’s roster with Tom Wilson making the cut and Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard getting snubbed in his place. While on paper the move doesn’t make sense but I believe that this is a move to counter the Tkachuk brothers on team USA. Also for team Canada Jordan Binnington will be between the pipes which is a mixed bag. We seen Binnington be amazing during the 4 nations face off last season but he has been subpar this season and is not the safest bet for team Canada moving forward
For Team USA we seen a very physical team in the 4 Nations faceoff and for the most part they brought back the same roster. Seth Jones seems to be the biggest surprise on USA’s roster while the biggest snub is Montreal Canadians defenseman Lane Hutson. Hutson has been a Dynamic offensive defenseman totaling 108 points in 124 games including having 40 points in 40 games this season.
Lets take a look at which NHL team’s have the most players for their respective countries.
ANAHEIM DUCKS: 4
Leo Carlsson F (Sweden)
Lukas Dostal D (Czechia)
Mikael Granlund F (Finland)
Radko Gudas D (Czechia)
BOSTON BRUINS: 6
Henri Jokiharju D (Finland)
Elias Lindolm F (Sweden)
Charlie McAvoy D (USA)
David Pastrnak F (Czechia)
Jeremy Swayman G (USA)
Pavel Zacha F (Czechia)
BUFFALO SABERS: 3
Rasmus Dahlin D (Sweden)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G (Finland)
Tage Thompson F (USA)
CALGARY FLAMES: 2
Rasmus Andersson D (Sweden)
Martin Pospisil F (Slovakia)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS: 1
Teuvo Teravainen F (Finland)
COLORADO AVALANCHE: 8
Joel Kiviranta F (Finland)
Gabriel Landeskog F (Sweden)
Artturi Lehkonen F (Finland)
Nathan Mackinnon F (Canada)
Cale Makar D (Canada)
Martin Necas F (Czechia)
Brock Nelson F (USA)
Devon Toews D (Canada)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: 2
Elvis Merzlikins G (Latvia)
Zach Werenski D (USA)
DALLAS STARS: 6
Thomas Harley D (Canada)
Miro Heiskanen D (Finland)
Roope Hintz F (Finland)
Esa Lindell D (Finland)
Jake Oettinger G (USA)
Mikko Rantanen F (Finland)
DETROIT RED WINGS: 3
Dylan Larkin F (USA)
Lucas Raymond F (Sweden)
Mortiz Seider D (Germany)
EDMONTON OILERS: 2
Leon Draisaitl F (Germany)
Connor McDavid F (Canada)
FLORIDA PANTHERS: 9
Uvis Balinskis D (Latvia)
Gustav Forsling D (Sweden)
Seth Jones D (USA)
Anton Lundell F (Finland)
Eetu Luostarinen F (Finland)
Niko Mikkola D (Finland)
Brad Marchand F (Canada)
Sam Reinhart F (Canada)
Matthew Tkachuk F (USA)
LA KINGS: 5
Joel Armia F (Finland)
Drew Doughty D (Canada)
Kevin Fiala F (Switzerland)
Adrian Kempe F (Sweden)
Darcy Kuemper G (Canada)
MINNESOTA WILD: 8
Matt Boldy F (USA)
Jonas Brodin D (Sweden)
Joel Eriksson Ek F (Sweden)
Brock Faber D (USA)
Filip Gustavsson G (Sweden)
Quinn Hughes D (USA)
Nico Sturm F (Germany)
Jesper Wallstedt G (Sweden)
MONTREAL CANADIENS: 4
Oliver Kapanen F (Finland)
Juraj Slafkovsky F (Slovakia)
Nick Suzuki F (Canada)
Alexandre Texier F (France)
NASHVILLE PREDATORS: 4
Filip Forsberg F (Sweden)
Erik Haula F (Finland)
Roman Josi D (Switzerland)
Juuse Saros G (Finland)
NEW JERSEY DEVILS: 8
Jesper Bratt F (Sweden)
Nico Hischier F (Switzerland)
Jack Hughes F (USA)
Jacob Markstrom G (Sweden)
Timo Meier F (Switzerland)
Simon Nemec D (Slovakia)
Ondrej Palat F (Czechia)
Jonas Siegenthaler D (Switzerland)
NEW YORK ISLANDERS: 1
Bo Horvat F (Canada)
NEW YORK RANGERS: 3
J.T. Miller F (USA)
Vincent Trocheck F (USA)
Mika Zibanejad F (Sweden)
OTTAWA SENATORS: 5
Lars Eller F (Denmark)
Nikolas Matinpalo D (Finland)
Jake Sanderson D (USA)
Tim Stuzle F (Germany)
Brady Tkachuk F (USA)
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS: 3
Rodrigo Abols F (Latvia)
Rasmus Ristolainen D (Finland)
Travis Sanheim D (Canada)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS: 4
Sidney Crosby F (Canada)
Erik Karlsson D (Sweden)
Rickard Rakell F (Sweden)
Arturs Silovs G (Latvia)
SAN JOSE SHARKS: 2
Macklin Celebrini F (Canada)
Alexander Wennberg F (Sweden)
ST. LOUIS BLUES: 3
Jordan Binnington G (Canada)
Philip Broberg D (Sweden)
Colton Parayko D (Canada)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: 9
Oliver Bjorkstrand F (Denmark)
Erik Cernak D (Slovakia)
Anthony Cirelli, F (Canada)
Zemgus Girgensons F (Latvia)
Jake Guentzel F (USA)
Brandon Hagel F (Canada)
Victor Hedman D (Sweden)
Pontus Holmberg F (Sweden)
Brayden Point F (Canada)
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: 3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D (Sweden)
William Nylander F (Sweden)
Auston Matthews F (USA)
UTAH MAMMOTH: 2
Clayton Keller F (USA)
Olli Maata D (FINLAND)
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS: 6
Jack Eichel F (USA)
Noah Hanifin (USA)
Mitch Marner F (Canada)
Jonas Rondbjerg F (Denmark)
Mark Stone F (Canada)
Shea Theodore D (Canada)
WASHINGTON CAPITALS: 3
Martin Fehervary D (Slovakia)
Logan Thompson G (Canada)
Tom Wilson F (Canada)
WINNIPEG JETS: 4
Kyle Connor F (USA)
Connor Hellebuyck G (USA)
Josh Morrissey D (Canada)
Nino Niederreiter F (Switzerland)