Parenteau, Max Talbot to join Canada for Olympic tune-up in Russia

The Canadian national hockey team is adding a few former NHL forwards for its next pre-Olympic tournament.

P.A. Parenteau, Max Talbot, and Matt Frattin were named to Canada's roster for the Channel One Cup in Moscow, Russia - a three-game tourney that will run Dec. 13-17.

Parenteau will make his first appearance for Canada, while Frattin was named to the Karjala Cup roster last month, but wasn't able to participate. Talbot wasn't selected to play in the previous tournament.

All three players are now in the KHL. Parenteau has been playing for Automobilist Yekaterinburg, Talbot is in his second season with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, and Frattin has been plying his trade with Barys Astana.

Mason Raymond was omitted from the Channel One Cup roster despite playing in the Karjala Cup, but general manager Sean Burke implied no official cuts have been made yet.

"Our goal remains to put together the best possible team to compete in Pyeongchang in February, and these 25 players are part of a larger group that remains under consideration," Burke said in a press release Thursday. "We continue to evaluate every Canadian player that's eligible to play at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in order to give ourselves the best possible chance for success in Korea."

The Channel One Cup will be Canada's penultimate tune-up opportunity before the Olympics.

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