An unexpected thing happened when Team Canada went to Geneva to play a tune-up game prior to this year’s World Championships. They needed a defenceman while they waited for some more NHL players to show up, so they invited the KHL’s leader in points for defenders in the regular season and the playoffs. Chris Lee joined the squad and scored the fist goal in a 4-1 win over Switzerland.
It was a nice gesture for a player who has excelled outside of North America, and also seemed like a good way to start looking at non-NHL players for next year’s Olympic team.