Take solace Canada, you are still a world power – unquestionably the team to beat at the World Cup. Canada’s men’s and women’s teams have won gold in the past two Olympic Games. Crosby was named most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and goaltender Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goalie, an award that likely would have gone to fellow Canadian Carey Price had he not missed most of the season with an injury. Oh, and Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings won the Norris Trophy as best defenceman.

But hockey is not Canada’s game. It belongs to everybody.

-Mike Brophy of The Hockey News were you can read more on this topic.