Two past big showdown members went to Tampere and Riga; Group Canada to hold instructional course in Budapest
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has declared the initial 20 players who will wear the Maple Leaf with Canada’s Public Men’s Group at the 2023 IIHF Big showdown, May 12-28 in Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia.
The underlying program, which incorporates two goaltenders, six defencemen and 12 advances, was chosen by head supervisor Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, Ont./St. Louis, NHL), partner head supervisor Steve Yzerman (Nepean, Ont./Detroit, NHL), colleague head supervisor Shane Doan (Halkirk, Alta./Arizona, NHL) and senior VP of hockey activities Scott Salmond (Creston, B.C.). A determination panel of three NHL leaders – Jim McKenzie (Gull Lake, Sask./Vegas, NHL), Jamie Pushor (Lethbridge, Alta./Tampa Cove, NHL) and Tim Taylor (Stratford, Ont./St. Louis, NHL) – and the training staff likewise helped with player choices.
Among the 20 players are two who have recently prepared for Canada’s Public Men’s Group at the IIHF Big showdown (Myers, Toffoli) and 12 who have IIHF World Junior Title insight (Barron, Crouse, Fantilli, Glass, Krebs, Laughton, Levi, Montembeault, Myers, Neighbors, Quinn, Veleno). The program likewise incorporates two players who wore the Maple Leaf at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games (Levi, McBain).
“We are eager to disclose the initial 20 players who will wear the Maple Leaf at the 2023 IIHF Big showdown, as this is a gathering that joins global involvement in veteran administration and youthful ability,” Armstrong said. “We realize these players will address our country with satisfaction in Tampere and Riga, and we anticipate vieing for a gold decoration this month.”
Canada’s Public Men’s Group program augmentations will be reported before long.
The staff that will work with Canada’s Public Men’s Group at the 2023 IIHF Big showdown incorporates:
Goaltending advisor Justin Pogge (Penticton, B.C./Wolfsburg, DEL)
Athletic specialists Kevin Elliott (Charlottetown, P.E.I.) and Kent Kobelka (Revelstoke, B.C./Calgary, NHL)
Rub advisor Andy Hüppi (Schmerikon, SUI)
Group doctor Dr. Tim Cregan (Pointe-Claire, Que./Ottawa, NHL)
Hardware directors Paul Boyer (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Detroit, NHL) and Blair Smook (Airdrie, Alta.)
Chief of hockey tasks Kurt Keats (Winnipeg, Man.)
Facilitator of hockey tasks Mitchell Furlotte (Bathurst, N.B.)
Hockey tasks understudy Miah Armitage (Creston, B.C.)
Security contact Weave Martin (London, Ont./London, OHL)
Media relations chief Sean Kelso (Vancouver, B.C./Calgary, NHL)
Media relations chief Spencer Sharkey (Hamilton, Ont.)
Preceding the beginning of the competition, Canada’s Public Men’s Group will rehearse at the MVM Vault in Budapest, Hungary, May 6-9. It will likewise go head to head against Hungary on May 9 as a component of its pre-competition plan. Fans seeking secure their seat for the game in Budapest can buy tickets online today.
Canada will open the 2023 IIHF Big showdown against the host Latvians on May 12 at 1:20 p.m. ET/10:20 a.m. PT. It will likewise take on Slovenia, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Norway and Czechia in the fundamental round before the competition finishes up with the award games on May 28. Yet again TSN and RDS, the authority broadcast accomplices of Hockey Canada, will give broad inclusion, with TSN broadcasting each of the 64 competition games and RDS broadcasting 24 games.
Starting around 1931, Canada has gathered 28 gold awards at the big showdown, to oblige 16 silver and seven bronze.
For additional data on Hockey Canada and Canada’s Public Men’s Group, if it’s not too much trouble, visit HockeyCanada.ca, or track with through virtual entertainment on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.