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Canadian Olympic Men's Hockey Coach Jon Cooper Says His Job Is to Improve a Ferrari

Coach Jon Cooper is selecting 25 players for Canada's Olympic men's hockey team, with NHL athletes returning after 12 years and camps held to refine team performance.

  • On Thursday, Jon Cooper called his coaching task at Hockey Canada's 2025 National Teams three-day orientation camp in Calgary to improve the team, stating, `Our job is to take the Ferrari and make it better`; 42 players were evaluated for Olympic selection.
  • With NHL players back in the Olympics, they will have from October 7th to January 1st to prove themselves before Canada's 25-man roster is named in early January.
  • Among attendees, 23 Four Nations winners joined the camp, only Sidney Crosby and Drew Doughty have prior Olympic experience, and goalies Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill, Sam Montembeault were summoned, with GM Doug Armstrong calling goaltending the most open competition.
  • Canada will name 25 players in early January, with Jon Cooper emphasizing intense nightly competition as players must earn their spots and the roster will focus on winning net-front battles.
  • With the NHL schedule pausing on Feb. 5, Canada opens Feb. 12 against Czechia in Milan, and Cooper joked top players chasing Olympic spots could challenge the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Canadian Olympic men's hockey coach Jon Cooper says his job is to improve a Ferrari

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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