There will be no gold for Calvin de Haan in 2017 — unless, of course, he does the unthinkable and hoists Lord Stanley’s Cup.
The Carp, Ontario native enjoyed a tremendous tournament, but his team fell short of its ultimate goal when it lost to Sweden in the shootout of the championship game on Sunday evening.
While the merits and failures of the skills competition will be continuously discussed over the coming weeks, there’s something we need to turn our attention to: the looming expansion draft.
As a consequence of the format (teams can either protect seven forwards and three defensemen or eight total skaters), there’s a legitimate chance that the Isles could lose de Haan to Las Vegas if they don’t protect him.