Well after an Olympic year, people wondered what kind of teams would be iced for this tournament. It seems like for both Canada and the United States, the answer is a very young group of lesser lights.
Canada has named 20 out of 25 roster spots:
Goal: Ben Scrivens and James Reimer
Defence: Morgan Rielly, Ryan Ellis, Tyler Myers, Jason Garrison, Kevin Bieksa, Marc Methot and Eric Gudbranson
Forwards: Cody Hodgson, Nazim Kadri, Mark Scheifele, Dave Perron, Kyle Turris, Troy Brouwer, Alex Burrows, Joel Ward, Jason Chimera, Jonathan Huberdeau and Sean Monahan.
U.S. Team has chosen 15 players so far:
Goal: Connor Hellebuyck
Defence: Matt Donovan, Jake Gardiner, Seth Jones, Jake McCabe, Jeff Petry and Jacob Trouba
Forwards: Jimmy Hayes, Kevin Hayes, Peter Mueller, Brock Nelson, Drew Shore, Craig Smith, Tim Stapleton and Vince Trocheck
Not a lot of fire power on either team.
Canada has named 20 out of 25 roster spots:
Goal: Ben Scrivens and James Reimer
Defence: Morgan Rielly, Ryan Ellis, Tyler Myers, Jason Garrison, Kevin Bieksa, Marc Methot and Eric Gudbranson
Forwards: Cody Hodgson, Nazim Kadri, Mark Scheifele, Dave Perron, Kyle Turris, Troy Brouwer, Alex Burrows, Joel Ward, Jason Chimera, Jonathan Huberdeau and Sean Monahan.
U.S. Team has chosen 15 players so far:
Goal: Connor Hellebuyck
Defence: Matt Donovan, Jake Gardiner, Seth Jones, Jake McCabe, Jeff Petry and Jacob Trouba
Forwards: Jimmy Hayes, Kevin Hayes, Peter Mueller, Brock Nelson, Drew Shore, Craig Smith, Tim Stapleton and Vince Trocheck
Not a lot of fire power on either team.