“I know how much pride comes with wearing the Maple Leaf on the international stage,” said a beaming Sidney Crosby after he was named among the first six players expected to represent Canada at next year’s Winter Olympics. Crosby is no stranger to competing at the highest levels of the sport, having two Olympic gold medals to his name already. But it looks like his national comrade, Nazem Kadri, might not be getting the chance to earn his own Olympic memorabilia.
Drafted in 2009, Kadri has amassed 710 points (307 goals, 403 assists) in 985 NHL games, playing for several franchises over 16 seasons. Easily, the 34-year-old hockey center is one of the most experienced players in Canada right now. Maybe that’s why the London, Ontario, native was left flabbergasted after Hockey Canada left him out of the pack.
Just hours ago, Canada’s apex hockey body announced a massive 92-player roster who have been invited to join the August camp ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics. The official TSN took to Instagram on July 1 to share the names of the Canadian players who are set to attend the camp. “Hockey Canada has invited 92 players from its men’s, women’s and para hockey teams to attend its National Teams Orientation Camp, set for Aug. 26-28 in Calgary,” the social media update read. Surprisingly, Nazem Kadri wasn’t a name to be found on the men’s invitee list.
The Calgary Flames star was justifiably left long-faced. After all, being a Stanley Cup winner with the Colorado Avalanche, Kadri does hold some authority as an accomplished hockey player. For understandable reasons, he wasn’t on board with Hockey Canada’s decision to leave him off the list. In the comment section of TSN’s IG post, Kadri noted his bamboozled state of mind with a rather straightforward comment: “???”
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