Report: Victor Mete on Canada's Olympic radar, but eligibility uncertain

Hockey Canada is reportedly considering adding Victor Mete for more than just one international tournament, but it remains to be seen if he'll be eligible for the second one.

The Montreal Canadiens defenseman is on Team Canada's radar for the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea, but it's not clear if he'd be allowed to play, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Mete was loaned to Canada's national junior program for its selection camp, which wraps up Friday.

If the Canadiens bring him back to the NHL after the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship, he'll be ineligible for the Olympics, but he might not be permitted to play in Pyeongchang even if he were sent back to the OHL's London Knights after the junior tournament.

Montreal hasn't decided which course of action to take, reports LeBrun, adding it will be up to the CHL to decide whether Mete can play in the Olympics, and that league is slated to discuss junior players' Olympic eligibility with Hockey Canada once the WJHC concludes.

Mete hasn't been stellar in his first NHL season, collecting only four points in 27 games with the Canadiens while averaging less than 15 minutes of ice time. He played the previous three campaigns with the Knights, and was selected by Montreal in the fourth round of the 2016 draft.

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