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Injuries force Babcock to shuffle lineup deck of Canada's World Cup team
Injuries force Babcock to shuffle lineup deck of Canada's World Cup team
Mike Babcock will have to sift through the pile of lineup cards sitting in his car and come up with something new after two key members of Canada's World Cup team pulled out this week with injury.Duncan Keith and Jamie Benn, influential members of the 2014 Olympic squad, will both sit out next month's tournament with injury, replaced by Jay Bouwmeester and Logan Couture.Babcock, who says he has numerous sheets in his vehicle listing possible lineup combos and defence pairings, will be forced to make immediate alterations.
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Canada picks Crosby as captain for World Cup of Hockey
Canada picks Crosby as captain for World Cup of Hockey
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Jonathan Toews named one of Canada's alternate captains for World Cup
Jonathan Toews named one of Canada's alternate captains for World Cup
Sidney Crosby is the captain for Team Canada with Toews and Shea Weber as the alternates.Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews has been named one of Team Canada's alternate captains for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey.Canada GM Doug Armstrong announced that Toews and Shea Weber will be the alternates while Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be the captain.
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Canada confident in their World Cup injury replacements
Canada confident in their World Cup injury replacements
Team Canada's World Cup of Hockey brain trust is hopeful the team won't be further altered due to player injury heading into the September tournament.On Tuesday, San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture replaced Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn (abdominal surgery) at forward and then on Wednesday, Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith (knee) was replaced by St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester.General manager Doug Armstrong said the team had been in contact with both players during the offseason and was not caught off guard by their decisions to not participate.
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