Bad news for Team Canada!

Team Canada easily won their exhibit game tonight against the Czech Republic by a score of 8-0, their last game before the official roster announcement.

According to Bob McKenzie, Hockey Canada contacted a few NHL teams today and got formal rejections from Arizona, Toronto, New-York (Islanders) and Philadelphia.

Team CAN "officially" not getting any NHL players. @HockeyCanada contacted NHL teams today, got formal rejections from ARI, NYI, TOR, PHI.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) December 15, 2016

The only eligible players currently playing in the NHL are: Jakob Chychrun, Lawson Crouse, Mitch Marner, Anthony Beauvillier, Travis Konecny and Connor McDavid. Again, according to Bob McKenzie, Hockey Canada didn't even try to reach the Edmonton Oilers for a loan and it's easy to figure out why.

. @HockeyCanada did not put call into EDM for Connor McDavid. So no Crouse/Chychrun (ARI), Beauvillier (NYI), Marner (TOR), Konecny (PHI).
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) December 15, 2016