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No skates needed: Players arrive for Canada’s men’s Olympic off-ice camp
CALGARY – Players have started arriving for the start of Hockey Canada’s Olympic orientation camp, which will be more about explaining logistics than evaluating talent.
A total of 46 players are set to attend the camp, which runs through Tuesday at Canada Olympic Park.
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, Los Angeles Kings forward Jeff Carter and Colorado Avalanche centre Matt Duchene were the first players to land at the airport.
Informing players about drug testing, travel to Sochi and tickets are among the things on the agenda. High insurance costs will keep players off the ice.
Ottawa Senators defenceman Marc Methot said he understood that because the cost was “through the roof” he and the other 45 players won’t be skating.
He said the availability of optional workouts means the week won’t be a total loss physically.
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