WJC Team Canada Lines, as seen in practice.

[David O'Quinn 115]

Last night, the GM of Team Canada @ the WJC's held the teams first practice in the leadup to the WJC Round Robin. The following lines are that which were observed by me, myself, and I. 

 

 

Offense

 

Line 1 - Kristopher McDagg - Nate Telker - RJ Jubis

 

Line 2 - Kris Rice - JaredN - Daldo

 

Line 3 - Damien Wolfe - Owen Kaitanaq - Adil Mahmood

 

 

Defense

 

Pair 1 - Guy Sasakamoose - David O'Quinn

 

Pair 2 - Jayden Zelinsky - Alyksander Hunter

 

 

Goaltending

 

Starter - Fang Flashback

 

Backup - Jacques Lafontaine

 

 

The most remarkable thing about this lineup is the inclusion of Kristopher McDagg on the first line instead of the second. Kris Rice is by all means better, but I would speculate that this decision was made to 'balance' the lines, as is often seen in the sport. While team Canada, this year, lacks the overwhelming top-end talent some of the other countries hold, Canada has depth, with not a horrible player anywhere on the team. Predictions have Canada winning a medal of some sort, but it remains to be seen whether or not depth will be enough for them to win anything, or just not be enough to stop the larger-in-scope Europe and World teams. Canada is powerful in the sport of hockey, but against all of Europe, one has to temper their expectations.

 

-Reporter Roger Pennies

[Elmebeck 378]

O'Quinn, McDagg, Telker, Jubis, Wolfe and Lafontaine - a very nice mix of current and former Houston and Saskatoon players.

@JohnOQuinn @Viperxhawks19 @Telkster @Jubis @Laflamme @SlapshotDragon

Edited December 10, 2019 by Elmebeck