With the news that the NHL and IIHF approving the participation of NHL players in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, hockey fans’ eyes went to their team’s rosters. Who would be the next round of players representing both Team USA and the Blues? Could we look forward to another incredible story like T.J. Oshie’s shootout heroics against Russia, or the David Backes Hates Canada Tour?
Blues fans have been spoiled by the number of Olympians that they have had in 2010 and 2014. In 2010, David Backes, Erik Johnson and Roman Polak skated. In 2014, the Blues’ participation skyrocketed: Backes, T.