Canada’s Olympic mens hockey team unveiled

Jan 25, 2022 | 10:15 AM Pete McIntyre

Hockey Canada has announced the 25 players that will make up its team for the Olympic men’s hockey event in Beijing.

While there aren’t any current NHL players on the team, there are NHL veterans as well as professionals playing in North America, Europe and Russia.

Thirty-seven-year-old Eric Staal and 18-year-old Mason McTavish are among Canada’s centres, and one-time Vernon Viper Adam Tambellini is also on the team.

University of Michigan star defenceman Owen Power, the top pick in the NHL’s 2021 Draft, is expected to play a key role for Canada.

Two other BCHL alumni made the squad: former Powell River King Daniel Carr and Salmon Arm Silverbacks grad Ben Street.

The roster includes three goaltenders, eight defence and 14 forwards:

Goaltenders: Devon Levi (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que./Northeastern University, HE), Edward Pasquale (Toronto/Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL) and Matt Tomkins (Sherwood Park, Alta./Frölunda HC, SHL)
Defence: Mark Barberio (Montréal/Ak Bars Kazan, KHL), Jason Demers (Dorval, Que./Ak Bars Kazan, KHL), Brandon Gormley (Murray River, P.E.I./Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, KHL), Alex Grant (Antigonish, N.S./Jokerit Helsinki, KHL), Maxim Noreau (Montréal/ZSC Lions, NL), Owen Power (Mississauga, Ont./University of Michigan, Big Ten), Mat Robinson (Calgary/SKA St. Petersburg, KHL) and Tyler Wotherspoon (Burnaby, B.C./Utica, AHL)
Forwards: Daniel Carr (Leduc, Alta./HC Lugano, NL), Adam Cracknell (Prince Albert, Sask./Bakersfield, AHL), David Desharnais (Laurier-Station, Que./HC Fribourg-Gottéron, NL), Landon Ferraro (Vancouver/Kölner Haie, DEL), Josh Ho-Sang (Thornhill, Ont./Toronto, AHL), Corban Knight (Oliver, B.C./Avangard Omsk, KHL), Jack McBain (Toronto/Boston College, HE), Mason McTavish (Carp, Ont./Hamilton, OHL), Eric O’Dell (Ottawa/Dynamo Moscow, KHL), Eric Staal (Thunder Bay, Ont./Iowa, AHL), Ben Street (Coquitlam, B.C./EHC Red Bull München, DEL), Adam Tambellini (Edmonton, Alta./Rögle BK, SHL), Jordan Weal (North Vancouver, B.C./Ak Bars Kazan, KHL) and Daniel Winnik (Toronto/Genève-Servette HC, NL)

From the local rink to the world stage.

The future of Canadian hockey does the honours, unveiling the 25 members of ’s Men’s Olympic Team.@TeamCanada | #Beijing2022 pic.twitter.com/DH8w3rUouF

— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) January 25, 2022

(Hockey Canada/Twitter)

Six players have also been selected as reserves for the 2022 Olympics – goaltender Justin Pogge (Penticton, B.C./Kölner Haie, DEL); defencemen Morgan Ellis (Ellerslie, P.E.I./Eisbären Berlin, DEL) and John Gilmour (Montréal/CSKA Moscow, KHL); and forwards Chris DiDomenico (Woodbridge, Ont./HC Fribourg-Gottéron, NL), Kent Johnson (Port Moody, B.C./University of Michigan, Big Ten) and Max Véronneau (Ottawa/Leksands IF, SHL).

For more details, check Hockey Canada’s website.

(With files from The Canadian Press)