Hamilton did not get selected to play on the under 25 team at the world cup.
There was some sort of conspiracy by Edmonton management to make the Flames look bad? This did not extend to Monahan and Gaudreau.
His omission from that team indicated that he was not as highly regarded by the hockey people in general as he was by the Flames.
He played on Team Canada twice at the WJC getting bronze and a 4th place finish and nothing since turning pro.
It is ironic that he was the Top academic high school player in the OHL and was CHL Scholastic Player of the Year the next year yet seemed to have a low hockey IQ.
Too smart to learn?
It would be exasperating for everyone on the ice when a brainiac can't catch on to where the coach wants him on the ice and high school drop outs can pick it up intuitively.
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