2015 World Championships

[sureLoss]

Not really that important now that the Flames are in the playoffs but initial roster for Team Canada named:

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/new...15-mens-worlds

[dammage79]

Solid line up. Not much wrong anywhere.

[_Q_]

Not enough Canucks on that roster. Hopefully that can be fixed in short order.

[sureLoss]

USA initial 15 man roster:

http://www.usahockey.com/news_articl...rer_id=1093254

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Canada's goalies could be better, but not a bad line up at all. Should have some offense.

Edit: As opposed to the US!

[vicarious]

The Sedins should be joining team Sweden late next week.

[Poe969]

So this is pretty much the only way oiler fans can cheer for their players in the spring. Canada has a pretty decent team, I'm sure a few players from teams out in the first round will join too.

[red sky]

The Edmonton Cup!

[Locke]

Too much Oilers.

[SofaProfessor]

I would have thought the Americans would have been able to ice a better team than that... Maybe American players don't put much stock into this tournament? I mean, even with his brutal season, Kessel is still better than every forward on that American team if you're looking for goal scoring.

[PugnaciousIntern]

Originally Posted by Locke

Too much Oilers.

I don't mind Oilers in the World Championships. The year they don't attend will feel wrong.

[SuperMatt18]

That is a pretty impressive lineup for Canada.

[Ulrith]

Defense is obviously thin at this point, but that's actually a pretty impressive forward group. The goalies aren't anything to write home about, but not awful either.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by Locke

Too much Oilers.

But they have experience in failure! That's what they bring to team Canada!

[codynw]

One of the best looking Canada rosters I can remember recently. Goaltending could be better but they should have no problem scoring goals.

Who are the notable missing players that are healthy and not in the playoffs? Ryan Johansen and Logan Couture stand out. Anyone else?

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by codynw

One of the best looking Canada rosters I can remember recently. Goaltending could be better but they should have no problem scoring goals.

Who are the notable missing players that are healthy and not in the playoffs? Ryan Johansen and Logan Couture stand out. Anyone else?

Maybe a couple of Boston guys, but I am not sure if Hamilton is healthy.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

USA initial 15 man roster:

http://www.usahockey.com/news_articl...rer_id=1093254

Eichel has been invited as well, but needs an exception to write his final exams overseas to do so. Not like it would really matter for him anyways, I heard his GPA is like 0.7 or 0.9 or something like that.

[J79]

Also not important but (maybe) worth mentioning;

Currently the World Championships Divison 1B are underway in The Netherlands.
Tunend in to the Holland - South Korea game and heard a familiar name in the Korean squad;

Mark Testwuide. Once part of the Flames organisation:
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/archive.../t-125196.html

Biggest guy on the ice and probably the best player on the ice.
To be honest, I fell asleep after the first period.

Korea trashing the Dutch 7-1. Testwuide finished the game with 2 assists.

[Da_Chief]

US really hates this tourny.

[tvp2003]

No Flames on the roster. Hopefully it stays that way

Although I wouldn't mind if Jon Gillies gets an invite to Team USA. If a goalie from Yale can be invited, surely the reigning Hockey East goalie of the year and Frozen Four MVP would get some consideration.