Or, how Hockey Canada ignored the most logical path for reasons that aren't really clear.
Hockey Canada has a bit of a problem in that in makes enough money in spite of itself that it rarely actually looks at what it's doing and whether it could be doing it better.
Case in point; their approach to the World Under-17 challenge that will get going next month, and for which Hockey Canada just recently announced its three entrants.
If you're not familiar with the tourney, it's both Hockey Canada's initiation program into its national team program (the first level at which players represent Canada) and also the first real international event of the season on the hockey calendar.