Doan, Iginla might get Olympic call

Could the next Canadian Olympic men’s hockey team have some star power after all?

Team general manager Sean Burke said Tuesday he’s inquired about the plans and potential availability of longtime NHLers Shane Doan and Jarome Iginla, both free agents.

Burke, who’s building the first Canadian Olympic roster without NHL players since 1994, suggested both former Olympians would have to be playing somewhere if they were to be considered. He reached out to their representatives early Tuesday.

“We want to look at all possibilities, but there has to be a long-term plan because it’s going to very intense (at the Olympics) and it’s going to be great hockey, and guys are going to have to have a plan for the year,” Burke said on a conference call, which also included team head coach Willie Desjardins.

Whether or not the two veterans are interested is another question.

“We really are not dealing with this issue as of now,” Don Meehan, Iginla’s agent, wrote in an email to The Canadian Press.

Canada just completed two tournaments in Russia with 45 players vying for spots on the Olympic squad in PyeongChang. That group included former NHLers Derek Roy, Mason Raymond, Max Talbot and Gilbert Brule.

Doan, 40, recently completed his 21st season with the Arizona Coyotes, who announced earlier this off-season that their longtime captain would not be re-signed. Doan represented Canada at the 2006 Olympics. Iginla, also 40, had 14 goals and 27 points playing for the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings last season. He played for three Canadian Olympic teams, including gold-medal winners in 2002 and 2010.

Burke, who played for Canada at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, said he hoped to have the bones of a roster put into place by November, when Canada takes part in the Karjala Cup in Finland.