PYEONGCHANG, South Korea –
As the team moves in to the Olympic Village and prepares for its final
pre-tournament game ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team has revealed the six players who will make
up its leadership group.
Wearing the ‘C’ for the red-and-white is Chris Kelly (Toronto/Belleville, AHL), supported by a
seasoned group in René Bourque (Lac La Biche, Alta./Djurgårdens IF, SHL), Andrew Ebbett (Vernon, B.C./SC Bern, NLA), Chris Lee (MacTier, Ont./Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL), Derek Roy (Rockland, Ont./Linköping HC, SHL), and Maxim Noreau (Montreal/SC Bern, NLA).
“We are very fortunate that this team is full of leaders, and I think that
reflects very well on the type of people that hockey produces,” said head
coach Willie Desjardins (Climax, Sask.), of the selection. “This leadership
group will set the pace not only on the ice with their drive and work
ethic, but also off the ice as we all embrace the tremendous opportunity to
represent Canada and Canada’s game on the world stage in PyeongChang.”
Bourque, Ebbett, Lee, and Roy will rotate wearing the ‘A’ as on-ice
alternate captains during the tournament.
Chris Kelly’s playing career includes a Spengler Cup championship with Canada in 2017,
and winning the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 2011. Kelly played
833 NHL games, including 82 with the Ottawa Senators last season. His Major
Junior career was spent with the OHL’s London Knights and Sudbury Wolves.
René Bourque
has represented Canada at the 2017 Channel One Cup, 2017 Karjala Cup,
and 2010 IIHF World Championship. Following four seasons of NCAA hockey
with the University of Wisconsin, Bourque logged ice time with AHL and NHL
teams over 12 seasons, including the Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames,
Montreal Canadiens, and Colorado Avalanche.
Andrew Ebbett
won back-to-back Spengler Cup championships for Canada (2016, 2017), in
addition to wearing the Maple Leaf at the 2017 Karjala Cup and 2017
Sochi Hockey Open. Ebbett currently leads SC Bern in scoring, and won the NLA
championship with the team in 2016 and 2017. Ebbett served as captain
for one season during his four years of NCAA hockey with the University of
Michigan before moving on to playing nine seasons in the AHL and NHL with
teams such as Anaheim, where he made his NHL debut, Chicago, Pittsburgh,
and Vancouver.
Chris Lee
has won two silver medals for Canada – at the 2017 IIHF World…
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