Canada will have to find a new defender for the confrontation of the 4 nations, since Alex Pietrangelo cannot be of the competition.
The Golden Knights of Vegas, his team in the National League, made the announcement on Sunday. The 35 -year -old rear decided to “take care of an injury” and “prepare for the rest of the regular season”.
The Hockey Expert of the Sportsnet Network Ellipotte Friedman said that the Canada staff was still trying to identify a replacement for Pietrangelo.
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The deadline to announce a change in the formation of the unifolié is on February 11, the day before the confrontation between Canada and Sweden. Also according to Friedman, the objective of the Canadian team would be to finalize their choice of replacement before the arrival of the players in Montreal.
-Recall that the name of the Canadian defender Mike Matheson is registered on the reserve list of Canada. Now it remains to be seen if the Quebecer will be the lucky winner to replace the skater of the Golden Knights.
The confrontation of the 4 nations will take place from February 12 to 20 in the Quebec metropolis and in Boston. It will oppose Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. All the matches of this new competition will be presented on TVA Sports.
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