'Three Canadians?' -- Talk of Capitals' dressing room is the shrinking number of Canadians - The Athletic

WASHINGTON – When Chandler Stephenson was traded away on Dec. 2, it signaled more than just the departure of a teammate and close friend for a handful of Capitals.

It also marked the departure of another Canadian.

As the NHL-leading Caps near the midpoint of the 2019-20 campaign, the team’s roster features only three players born in the Great White North: Braden Holtby, Tom Wilson and Brendan Leipsic. Canada, of course, is the birthplace of hockey, home to seven of the NHL’s 31 franchises and it still sends more players to the league than any other country, though its share has been declining for decades.

Soon after Stephenson said his goodbyes, the dwindling number of Canucks on the Caps’ roster became a topic of conversation in the room following the morning skate in Anaheim.

“We were talking about it, obviously,” Holtby told The Athletic. “We assume it’s the lowest in the league and it could be the...

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