Ah, Labour Day – the true Canadian New Year.The sun still burns, the lake’s ideal for swimming, the bugs are finally gone … so let’s turn back to hockey and slam the Zamboni door on summer.It was still August when the utterly forgettable World Cup of Hockey got under way in 2004, and a season-long NHL lockout was announced but two days after Shane Doan scored the last goal of the tournament, giving Canada a 3-2 victory over Finland.
Let us trust in better memories this time.There might never have been another World Cup but for factors that involve greed, control and fading NHL passion for Olympic hockey that will next be played in not-prime-time Pyeongchang, South Korea. If this third World Cup – the first was played in 1996 – goes well, many believe the league won’t be going to South Korea.On Monday, Team Canada held its first …