Canadian Olympic men's hockey roster appears to be accidentally leaked
Canadian hockey roster announcements usually have a sense of intrigue and pizzazz to them.
But it appears that an ill-timed social media post from the official International Ice Hockey Federation account has squashed the intrigue of tomorrow’s official roster announcement for the Canadian men’s hockey team.
The roster is highlighted by former NHLers such as Eric Staal and David Desharnais, young prospects such as Owen Power and Mason McTavish, and then AHL “tweeners” like Landon Ferraro and Joshua Ho-Sang.
NBC’s Sean Leahy caught wind of the leak, sharing the screenshot on Twitter:
Mistimed IIHF Tweet leads to Canada's men's Olympic roster being revealed a day early pic.twitter.com/W5q0EocAp1
— Sean Leahy (@Sean_Leahy) January 24, 2022
Even without NHL players heading to the Olympics for a second straight Games, roster announcements are usually a great chance to catch up with some names from the past, but we’ll be doing so a day earlier this go-around.
Here’s that full list of players for the Canadian men’s hockey roster for the 2022 Olympics:
Forwards
- Daniel Carr
- Adam Cracknell
- David Desharnais
- Landon Ferraro
- Josh Ho-Sang
- Corban Knight
- Jack McBain
- Mason McTavish
- Eric O’Dell
- Eric Staal
- Ben Street
- Adam Tambellini
- Jordan Weal
- Daniel Winnik
Defence
- Mark Barberio
- Jason Demers
- Brandon Gormley
- Alex Grant
- Maxim Noreau
- Owen Power
- Mat Robinson
- Tyler Wotherspoon
Goalies
- Devon Levi
- Matt Tomkins
- Eduard Pasquale
Canada kicks off their Olympic schedule this year on February 10, with a game against Germany. They’ll also play the United States and hosts China in round-robin play, with the top team in the group earning a direct entry into the quarterfinals.
Canada last won Olympic gold in 2014 in Sochi, Russia, while they earned a bronze medal at the 2018 Games held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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