"First, let's define how these teams will be assembled: 12 forwards, 6 defense, 2 goalies Obviously, players cannot have been named to the United States or Canada teams "Nice guy, tries hard, loves the game" is a factor I'm being loose with injury status Note: Players are arranged alphabetically by position group. Team Canada Forwards: Drake Batherson, Connor Bedard, Sam Bennett, Morgan Geekie, Dylan Guenther, Zach Hyman, Seth Jarvis, Wyatt Johnston, Travis Konecny, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Mark Scheifele, Carter Verhaeghe Defensemen: Evan Bouchard, Jakob Chychrun, Noah Dobson, Aaron Ekblad, Matthew Schaefer, MacKenzie Weegar Goaltenders: Mackenzie Blackwood, Scott Wedgewood"
"Team Canada has a good mix of talent, size, depth, grit and "in your face" agitation -- Sam Bennett and the USA's Jacob Trouba would be circling each other like sharks seeing blood. With Bedard and Schaefer, the Great White North also has a glimpse into two faces that could very well help define Canada's Olympic future -- even if Macklin Celebrini is the "next one" representative on the 2026 roster."
A hypothetical best-of-seven championship is proposed between Team Canada snubs and Team USA snubs, each assembled with 12 forwards, six defensemen and two goalies. Players on each side must not have been named to their country’s Olympic team. Character ("nice guy, tries hard, loves the game") and flexible injury status factor into selections. A Canadian roster is listed, including Connor Bedard, Drake Batherson and Mark Scheifele, alongside defensemen such as Evan Bouchard and Noah Dobson and goalies Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood. Canada’s group combines size, depth, grit and agitation, with several players holding high-pressure experience and future-Olympic potential. The exercise frames a 'best of the rest' rivalry to test which snub pool would prevail in a seven-game series.
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