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The author criticizes Hockey Canada for its backward-thinking culture, exemplified by the World Junior team staff refusing to vote for top scorer Michael Hage as one of Canada’s best players. The author contends this was likely because Hage plays in the NCAA rather than major junior hockey. This snub is seen as evidence that Hockey Canada still wrongly believes junior hockey is the only path to the NHL, potentially discouraging players from taking the better option of a paid NCAA education.
This commentary was part of a larger post that also praised Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj for establishing himself as a formidable physical player. The post includes unrelated lists of “Heroes” (including hockey players and Martin St. Louis) and “Zeros” (including hockey figures like Dale Hunter and Wayne Gretzky).
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