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CALGARY – The oldest player at Hockey Canadas orientation camp doesnt consider himself an underdog to crack the Olympic roster. At 38, Martin St. Louis is the reigning Art Ross Trophy winner, having racked up a league-high 60 points last season and perhaps thats why he bristled when asked whether there was a role for him on Canadas 2014 Olympic Winter Games squad. "Yeah, I would think that," he said with a wry grin. "I thought I had a pretty good year last year so Im pretty sure theres a good role for me." A couple questions later, St. Louis was asked whether he was surprised to lead the league in scoring. "You know, good thing I have a lot of confidence, because a few more days around you guys [and] I might start doubting myself," he quipped before noting that an injury to Sidney Crosby and the fact it was a lockout-shortened campaign likely contributed to his status as NHL points king. In general, St. Louis, at 5-foot-9 the shortest player at camp along with Bostons Brad Marchand, is getting a bit tired of the whole underdog storyline. "I think not being drafted, I was an under-dog, but I think once I got going in my mid-to-late-20s, I overcame the underdog stamp," he said. And it appears hes not an underdog when it comes to the Canadian team this time around as he was a listed as a favourite to make the squad during the NHL on TSN panels breakdown of the depth chart. Team Canada is expected to feature plenty of young talent in Sochi with 23-year-old Steven Stamkos and 22-year-old John Tavares considered virtual locks to make their Olympic debuts. Taylor Hall (21), Matt Duchene (22), Jordan Eberle (23) and Logan Couture (24) are some of the other young guns expected to compete for the available forward spots. And although St. Louis is not lacking in the confidence department, he is well aware of the task facing him. "Theres a lot more youth in the game than in the past and the game is faster and we definitely have to make sure as we get older as players, weve got to focus on speed," he said. St. Louis, who represented Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, takes great pride in being able to keep up and even stay ahead of the curve. Stamkos has had a front-row seat to St. Louis fountain-of-youth routine and jokes that his Tampa Bay teammate could keep playing until the age of 45 if he keeps going at this rate. "Hes not slowing down," said Stamkos. "I think the media kind of portrays him as hes getting older and hes losing a step, but look at the stats, look at what hes done the past five years. Hes been at the top of the league every year and hes getting better, hes improving. "Marty doesnt care what other people think about, heres worried about what he has to do to make this team, because I know he was very disappointed about not making the last Olympic team and he uses that as motivation." St. Louis has been a great mentor to Stamkos and, according to Team Canada assistant coach Claude Julien, theres no reason he cant do the same in Sochi for other up and comers. "Hes always kept himself in real good shape," said Julien, who coaches the Boston Bruins. "Hes always been a serious player. Ive always liked Marty for those reasons. He comes to play every night. When you look at a team like ours, when it comes time to pick, its nice to have skill, its nice to have speed, its nice to have a lot of those things, but you also want to put some experience in there. And I know there are some guys that are young that had the experience at the last Olympics as well, but that veteran leadership cant be underestimated, and thats why youve got guys like him here. Danny Boyle is another one. Been around for a long time, but were not doing anybody favours here. If theyre here, its because they deserve to be here." St. Louis may have one advantage over some of the younger players hes competing with for a spot: the man leading Canadas management team knows him very well. Steve Yzerman is his general manager in Tampa Bay as well as Team Canadas executive director. Although, Yzerman held the same job in 2010 and left St. Louis off the squad. "I dont think he knew me as a player as much as he knows me now," said St. Louis. "Does that mean Im on the team? No, not at all, I have to earn it like everybody else. Im going to get a chance on many nights to [show] the guy whos a big part of whos going to make that team that I can be on the team." "I think it all starts with preparation and I think I prepare myself as well as anyone else and last year, I was fortunate to be successful. "Im a true believer that you get what you put in." 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Representatives from Hockey Canada, the Hockey Canada Foundation and Hockey Quebec were on hand Tuesday night at a meeting of the AHM de Lac-Mégantic to make the announcement and presentation. CLEVELAND -- Brian Hoyers story, seemingly pulled from a Disney movie script, took a cruel turn. The Cleveland quarterbacks season is over. A lifelong Browns fan living out his boyhood dream by starting for his hometown team, Hoyer tore a knee ligament while running for a first down Thursday night against Buffalo and will miss the remainder of this season. Its a devastating blow for Hoyer, who had waited five years -- three as Tom Bradys backup in New England -- to become an NFL starter and led the Browns to wins over Minnesota and Cincinnati while replacing an injured Brandon Weeden. "This is disappointing," Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said Friday on a conference call. "Its an unfortunate thing." Chudzinski said an MRI taken Friday showed Hoyer tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He will undergo surgery, ending his feel-good story after just three starts and with the Browns (3-2) rolling. Chudzinski said there is no other damage in Hoyers knee, which got caught in the turf at FirstEnergy as he slid and was hit by Bills rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso. The usual recovery time is nine months to one year, but for Hoyer the injury stole a chance to prove to Clevelands front office he could be their franchise quarterback. Chudzinski said he spoke with Hoyer after getting the medical results. "Its hard on him," said Chudzinski. "Obviously hes disappointed, but if you know him and you know how positive he is and the type of person he is. Hes already thinking about when hes going to be back. I reassured him that as well. I wanted to let him know how much he meant to us and what he did. But hell be back. Hell make it back. Hes that type of guy. "Hes the kind of guy you dont doubt." Chudzinski said there are no immediate plans to sign another quarterback and Weeden will return as Clevelands starter. Signed by Cleveland as a free agent in May, Hoyer, released by New England, Pittsburgh and Arizona in the past year, began the season as Clevelands No. 3 quarterback. With Weeden out recovering from a sprained thumb, Hoyer made just his second NFL start in Week 3 and led the Browns to consecutive wins, directing clutch fourth-quarter drives and throwing clinching touchdown passes in both games. "He did a great job and he was a big reason why we won those games, but not the only reason," Chudzinski said, professing the "next-man up" mantra all NFL coaches maintain because of injuries.dddddddddddd With the Browns trailing 7-0, Hoyer, flushed from the pocket, took off up field. He had just passed the first-down marker and was sliding when he took a blow near the helmet from Alonso in front of Clevelands sideline. Several Browns coaches and players screamed for a penalty as Hoyer lay face down in the grass. Chudzinski wouldnt say if he thought Alonso should have been given a personal foul. "If it was close," he said, "I dont think there was any intention there." With Hoyer out, Weeden, who returned from injury only to be demoted to a backup role, has his starting job back. Weeden replaced Hoyer against the Bills, and following a slow start -- some Browns fans booed his first few incompletions-- he rallied Cleveland to its third straight win. Weeden threw a 37-yard TD pass to wide receiver Josh Gordon in the third quarter and finished 13 of 24 for 197 yards. "The guys rallied around him," Chudzinski said. "It was a gutsy performance, and it wasnt always pretty. I think he was still a little bit rusty, but he got the job done and he was able to help us win that game. There were some ups and downs, but he was resilient and was able to make some big plays." Weeden was only cleared to play earlier in the week after he threw in Wednesdays practice. Chudzinski decided to have him as the Browns No. 2 quarterback and made Jason Campbell inactive against the Bills. Following the game, Weeden said he never lost faith despite being injured and dropping behind Hoyer on the depth chart. "I knew I couldnt, because regardless if I was the starter or not, eyes are on you," he said. "So I was upbeat the entire time, never let it bother me. It kind of lit a fire in me. I still needed to prepare, still needed to watch tape at night just in case something unfortunate happens." NOTES: Chudzinski said DE Desmond Bryant is "fine" after being kept overnight as a precaution at the Cleveland Clinic. Bryant was removed from the game with shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Chudzinski expects Bryant to play next week against Detroit. Bryant had a similar problem last season with Oakland but played in the next game. ... Chudzinski said FB Chris Ogbonnaya is going through the leagues concussion protocol program after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit. ' ' '