Team Canada's Director of Player reveals why Kaiden Guhle wasn't chosen for the Olympics

Blair Mackasey, Team Canada's Director of Player Personnel for the next Olympics, spoke with Martin Lemay on the 91.9 Sports talk show this afternoon.

Of course, everyone was wondering why Kaiden Guhle, a prospect for the Montreal Canadiens, was not chosen to compete in the Olympics.

Here is Blair Mackasey's answer:

"We took Owen Power, but otherwise we wanted experienced defensemen. It's nothing against Kaiden Guhle."

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