Sean Burke was still adding names last week.
By the last count, the Team Canada GM said the number was “somewhere in the area of 200.” Some, like Shane Doan and Jarome Iginla, were players that had recently retired or were temporarily out of a job. Others, like Mason Raymond and Max Talbot, were former NHLers now playing in Europe.
But of all the names on the “long list” that Hockey Canada had to submit to the International Olympic Committee on Sunday — and which could be slightly amended between now and the Olympics — the ones to keep an eye on were the junior players who have yet to make their NHL debut.