For perspective, all seven defencemen on last year’s Team Canada were 19, which is the maximum age for the tournament. This week marks the opening of the six-game CIBC Canada Russia Series, which Hockey Canada says helps determine the selection camp roster for December. And he was an alternate captain on the Team Canada entry that won the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton last August. Whether Hockey Canada thinks they have guys who could comfortably play their off side could be a factor in whether Byram sticks or not. He has no previous Hockey Canada experience.

Source: National Post November 04, 2018 22:03 UTC