The NHL lockout rolls on, Million Dollar Baby has Oscar buzz, and Nelly's "Over and Over" sits atop the billboards. Meanwhile, a junior hockey team is about to make history. 

Join us as we travel to Grand Forks, North Dakota circa 2005 to reflect on the greatest junior hockey team ever assembled: Team Canada. Due to a perfect storm of birth year and an NHL lockout, Canada iced a team of future hall of famers — 9 players with at least one Stanley Cup and a representative from this team in every Stanley Cup Final from 2006 to 2020 except for one — that simply steamrolled the competition. 

What were the takes at the time?

What have we learned since?

Which player(s) have the best legacies since that tournament?

Jump aboard for a nostalgic ride to the past and a curious look at what might come next. 

In the final segment the guys challenge each other to trivia about the tournament and its players. Can you do better than they did?

Thanks for listening to the show! We always love to hear from you and find out what you were up to in 2005.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

THN Oral History: the 2005 Canadian world junior team, a.k.a. the greatest of all time, with Ken Campbell and Matt Larkin, The Hockey News, 2014

Canada's 2005 World Junior Roster Trimmed to 23 Players, Hockey Canada, 2004

Where They Are Now: Catching Up with the 2005 Gold Medal Squad, Dhiren Mahiban, Hockey Canada, 2005

Note: Depending on who you ask, Colin Fraser has won either two or three Stanley Cups. In any case, he's been on three cup-winning teams. Not too shabby for a fourth-liner...