It’s been a rough year for hockey in Canada. There was no hockey gold, men’s or women’s, at the Olympics. Canada’s world junior team failed to play for gold for the third straight year.

It’s been a rough year for hockey in Canada. There was no hockey gold, men’s or women’s, at the Olympics. Canada’s world junior team failed to play for gold for the third straight year. And in an NHL season in which just three of Canada’s seven franchises make the playoffs, only one, the Montreal Canadiens, made it out of the first round. And then there’s the alarming trend of star players on Canadian NHL teams looking for a way out. The exodus ought to put the general manager of every Canadian franchise on high alert. Read the column for free with this gift link. You won't hit the paywall. submitted by /u/toronto_star [link] [comments]