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Ping pong, waffles and unassuming NHLers. An inside look at life in Team Canada's hotel for the world hockey championship

Hockey Players, coaches and GMs at the IIHF men's world hockey championship don't hide. That includes Sidney Crosby, just some dude on a nearby park bench. Updated 2 hrs ago May 12, 2025 5 min read Save By Dave Bidini Special to the Star STOCKHOLM—One of the alluring features of the IIHF men's world hockey championship is that players, coaches and general managers can't, or rather don't, hide. In the hotel where we're staying near the Centrale metro station I ran into Team Canada assistant coach Andrew Brunette, the still-employed and good-natured head coach of the maligned Nashville Predators, near the waffle station at breakfast. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Dave Bidini is the publisher of the West End Phoenix, author of 13 books and the co-founder of Rheostatics Related Stories A visit to Stockholm shows what the world hockey championship is all about Fleury shines, Canada routs Latvia 7-1 at world men's hockey championship 2025 IIHF world men's hockey championship schedule and Canadian roster Report an error Journalistic Standards About The Star More from The Star & partners