tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659718855216625223.post8803966892670947835..comments2023-05-30T09:35:06.913-06:00Comments on Dog Blog: Pick of the Day: World Junior Hockey ChampionshipStephen Whitworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594299466827236053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659718855216625223.post-12847917691429920422010-01-06T18:43:38.828-06:002010-01-06T18:43:38.828-06:00That's true Heath, although I wouldn't cal...That's true Heath, although I wouldn't call the 1972 squad a national team. Bobby Hull and other high-profile players like Derek Sanderson, J.C. Tremblay, Gerry Cheevers and Gordie Howe had jumped to the WHA just before that, if you recall, and they were excluded from Team Canada. So it was more an NHL all-star team. For the record, Mikita was born in what was then Czeckoslovakia in 1940, and moved to Canada as a young boyGregory Beattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770763504388479152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659718855216625223.post-38282467111745263942010-01-05T23:33:21.478-06:002010-01-05T23:33:21.478-06:00Stan Mikita did play for a national team in 1972. ...Stan Mikita did play for a national team in 1972. Team Canada.Mugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885656547172260443noreply@blogger.com