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Michigan defenseman Power named to Canada’s Olympic roster

AP Sports

University of Michigan defenseman Owen Power, the top pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, was among the players named Tuesday to Canada's roster for the Beijing Olympics.

Power is one of four players on the team under the age of 23 along with goaltender Devon Levi and forwards Mason McTavish and Jack McBain. The Wolverines' big defenseman was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres and could be playing for them as soon as later this season.

Longtime NHL forward Eric Staal joins Power on Team Canada..

Staal played almost 1,400 games in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup in 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes.