One hockey player’s loss is another hockey player’s gain.

That’s the story for a B.C. hockey player who will find himself skating for Team Canada during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

Vancouverite and former NHL Colorado Avalanche defenceman Stefan Elliott was among the 25 men named to Hockey Canada’s Olympic Roster.

He’ll be joined by several other familiar faces in Vancouver, including former Canucks Maxim Lapierre and Mason Raymond, as well as former Vancouver Giant turned Edmonton Oiler Gilbert Brulé.

The much-anticipated roster was unveiled today following the controversial fallout