Three players from the Montreal Canadiens, Nick Suzuki, Samuel Montembeault and Noah Dobson, received an invitation for the Hockey Canada orientation camp in anticipation of the 2026 Olympic Games, as specified by the National Federation on Friday.
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Thus, they will be one of the 42 skaters of the National League who will go to Calgary for this camp scheduled from August 26 to 28. During these three days, they will submit to team meetings and interviews with the media, not to mention the presentations they will assist.
“The next months will be marked by rigorous assessments and difficult decisions about the composition of our teams. That said, we are looking forward to launching the season in Calgary and giving our athletes and our staff the opportunity to come together and initiate the consolidation of a real team spirit for February, “said Scott Salmond, first vice-president of high performance and organizational activities of the organization.
Obviously, renowned athletes like Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Nathan Mackinnon – three of the men whose place in Italy is already assured – will be on the scene. Among those who meet them in Alberta, there will be the guards Adin Hill and Jordan Binnington; Thus, the three doormen having been called by Canada for the confrontation of the 4 nations again obtained a vote of trust.
The young Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini, as is the robust Tom Wilson, were also entitled to an invitation card for Calgary.
In addition, 30 hockey players have been invited to a similar activity which will take place in the same place and to identical dates. Six members of the Montreal victory will be on site: Marie-Philip Poulin, Ann-Renée Desbiens, Erin Ambrose, Kati Tabin, Laura Stacey and Nicole Gosling.