The Spengler Cup usually takes a back seat to just about all other ongoing hockey events in Canada, but with this year's edition being the final opportunity for player evaluations before the 2018 Winter Olympics, the following 20-man roster holds more significance this time around:
Forwards
Player
Team
David McIntrye
EV Zug (NLA)
Mason Raymond
SC Bern (NLA)
Curtis Hamilton
SaiPa (Liiga)
Jay McClement
EHC Olten (NLB)
P.A. Parenteau
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL)
Nick Spaling
Genève-Servette HC (NLA)
Jake Evans
University of Notre Dame (Big 10)
Andrew Abbett
SC Bern (NLA)
Chris Kelly
Belleville (AHL)
Christian Thomas
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Matt D'Agostini
HC Ambri-Piotta (NLA)
Dylan Sikura
Northeastern University (HE)
Defense
Player
Team
Brandon Hickey
Boston University (HE)
Jeff Schultz
San Diego (AHL)
Cody Goloubef
Stockton (AHL)
Maxim Noreau
SC Bern (NLA)
Jeremy Davies
Northeastern University (HE)
Victor Bartley
Orebro HK (SHL)
Goalies
Player
Team
Kevin Poulin
Barys Astana (KHL)
Barry Brust
HC Fribourg-Gotteron (NLA)
While impressing Olympic general manager Sean Burke may be most players' ultimate goal in this tournament, Canada is also searching for its third consecutive Spengler Cup title.
