Team Canada releases list of six goalies in contention for 2022 Olympic roster

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Brennen Beaudin
October 21, 2021 (9:43 PM)

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Team Canada released their long list of goalies for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, which involved six of the best goalies in the world. Canada's roster will be stacked from top to bottom, as their fourth line will likely be better than most team's first line.

On the list are St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, New Jersey Devils goalie Mackenzie Blackwood, Chicago Blackhawks goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, Philadelphia Flyers goalie Carter Hart, Colorado Avalanche goalie Darcy Kuemper, and Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price.

MacKenzie Blackwood technically is ineligible at the moment since he is unvaccinated, but the goaltender did say that he was considering getting vaccinated. It seems that he would likely get the vaccine to play in something as big as the Olympics.

Goaltending is likely Canada's biggest question mark, as they all are somewhat even in talent, but the selection process will dwindle out three of the six. It seems likely that Darcy Kuemper will make the team, but it all comes down to injuries and the best team fit overall.

As mentioned on Insider Trading, sources say goalies on Canada's Olympic long list submitted last week are Price, Fleury, Kuemper, Binnington, Hart and Blackwood.
Final 25-man Olympic rosters to be announced sometime in January. https://t.co/HnhFqHMd0u Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) October 21, 2021

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