What do you do when 1/5 or more of your rostered players leave for a season?
This is the dilemma the CWHL is about to face for the third time in its history as national teams begin preparations for the 2018 Olympics.
This afternoon Hockey Canada will announce the list of players who will centralize in Calgary to begin training for the Olympics. USA Hockey named 23 players in their announcement on Friday. Historically, most other national teams don’t centralize for quite so long, but demands on their players will rise and most of them will need to stick close to home.