Cooper Declines To Reveal Canada’s Starting Goalie - Beritaja

MILAN – Jon Cooper is keeping his cards adjacent to the chest.

The caput coach of Canada’s men’s nationalist squad declined to sanction his starting goaltender for the country’s opener against Czechia astatine the Milan Cortina Olympics pursuing Wednesday’s believe — immoderate 24 hours earlier its NHL stars return to the sporting world’s biggest stage.

Jordan Binnington, the much-criticized netminder who again roseate to the juncture astatine past year’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, had 1 of the nets for the mostly of an hour-long session.

Darcy Kuemper and Logan Thompson stock duties astatine the different end.

Binnington won the Stanley Cup successful 2019 pinch the St. Louis Blues and was terrific successful the 4 Nations final, but has struggled this play successful the NHL.

Kuemper besides hoisted hockey’s beatified grail successful 2022 erstwhile he was pinch the Colorado Avalanche, while Logan Thompson has been 1 of the league’s champion statistical goaltenders complete the past 2 seasons pinch the Washington Capitals.

This study by BERITAJA was first published Feb. 11, 2026.