The FAN Hockey Show

Canada's Olympic Roster Unveiled

Episode Summary

Guest host Justin Cuthbert joins two-time Stanley Cup champion Mike Futa in-studio to tee up today's announcement of Canada's men's Olympic roster! They go live to Minnesota where GM Doug Armstrong, President and CEO Katherine Henderson, and Senior VP of High Performance and Hockey Operations Scott Salmond, unveil the 25 players heading to Milano Cortina. Jason Bukala (28:53), former Director of Amateur Scouting with the Florida Panthers and founder of the Pro Hockey Group, shares his biggest takeaways from Team Canada's roster. He dives deeper into what Tom Wilson brings to this team, the reasoning behind Anthony Cirelli's selection, who deserves to start between the pipes, and the choice to add Bo Horvat. Jason wraps up with a preview of Team Canada's final group stage game against Finland tonight in the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Episode Notes

Guest host Justin Cuthbert joins two-time Stanley Cup champion Mike Futa in-studio to tee up today's announcement of Canada's men's Olympic roster! They go live to Minnesota where GM Doug Armstrong, President and CEO Katherine Henderson, and Senior VP of High Performance and Hockey Operations Scott Salmond, unveil the 25 players heading to Milano Cortina. Jason Bukala (28:53), former Director of Amateur Scouting with the Florida Panthers and founder of the Pro Hockey Group, shares his biggest takeaways from Team Canada's roster. He dives deeper into what Tom Wilson brings to this team, the reasoning behind Anthony Cirelli's selection, who deserves to start between the pipes, and the choice to add Bo Horvat. Jason wraps up with a preview of Team Canada's final group stage game against Finland tonight in the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.