Canada’s Olympic roster was selected by GM Doug Armstrong, Sweeney, and fellow assistant GMs Julien BriseBois and Jim Nill. In addition, director of player personnel Kyle Dubas, player relations adviser Ryan Getzlaf, senior vice president of high performance and hockey operations Scott Salmond, and coach Jon Cooper.

“The Olympic stuff has been a real good exercise,” Sweeney said Wednesday night at Rogers Place, moments before the Bruins overhauled the Oilers to snap a six-game skid, and just a few hours after Team Canada unveiled its roster for the Milan-Cortina Games. “You work with the elite of the National Hockey League in evaluating the elite of the National Hockey League. When you’re in that room, it’s just brutal honesty. So, seeing how guys run their own team and how they see players and how they’re putting together a team is always beneficial. And you want to talk about everything and about what’s best for Canada. That’s a great example. There’s no egos in the room. There were none whatsoever. Those guys are accomplished. It’s been a two-year evaluation in all honesty because part of the 4 Nations was with an eye towards the Olympics, as the group was going to stay together for two complete seasons.”

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Sweeney touched on a number of other subjects in a sit-down with the Globe, including his schedule, the ebbs and flows of this Bruins season, coach Marco Sturm, postgame planning, and the future.

Sweeney has had a jam-packed schedule as he scouted and evaluated players for the Olympics and the Bruins, whether it be someone who could make a sudden impact or developmental players.

“It may sound funny, but it’s the most in-person NHL games of other teams I might have seen in the last two years, which is not a bad thing,” he said. “They joke around, usually on the road, there’s not a night that I’m not trying to find a game. Whether it’s a junior game, a college game, or whatever it is in the city we’re in.”

Sweeney got to experience the highs and lows of the assignment Wednesday, calling some selections, including Capitals forward Tom Wilson, to inform him he secured an Olympic spot.

Sweeney also had to have a chat with the Bruins’ Morgan Geekie, who made a strong case for himself with 50 goals in the 2025 calendar year, but was not selected.

“I’m not going to name names, but we have a pretty good collection of really high-end players that will be replacement players if we have injuries,” said Sweeney. “Obviously, none of them are wishing anything but good health for the 25 players that were named, but we’ve got a lot of hockey to play [before the Olympics].”

Sweeney acknowledged the Bruins season has been a roller-coaster ride, which has included a pair of six-game losing streaks sandwiched around a seven-game winning streak.

“I wish we were a little less peaks and valleys,” he said. “And that’s where we have to do a better job. You can’t afford to really have those stretches of games where you’re not accumulating points. We gave a few away early on in some games. And if you look at the data, we actually have played OK. The homestand hurt us. Sometimes playing at home — four or five in a row at home — right around Christmas is not necessarily the best thing for the players. There can be a lot of families in [and] distractions, they just didn’t do as good a job.”

Sweeney expected some growing pains with a first-year coach but likes what he is seeing from Sturm.

“We knew there were going to be a lot of times where there’s going to be some challenges during the course of the season,” said Sweeney. “A coach that’s going through all these things, he’s been around the league, but managing it all and trying to keep an even keel, is an important part of my job at this point in time to get him to understand there’s a big picture, albeit celebrate the wins and get to work after losses.”

Sweeney feels that Sturm, who has implemented a hybrid man-to-man/zone/1-2-2 system, has good command of his team and the locker room.

“I think the players respect him. I think his message is pretty loud and clear,” said Sweeney. “Can we execute it? Sometimes the system side of things and him trying to find the nuances of that, finding guys playing together who complement each other. So, those are all challenges at the NHL level. Then injuries thrown into it, that certainly messes up the chemistry at times. So, there are some unique challenges. No matter how long you’ve been around the National Hockey League, until you’re behind the bench and running them and working through them, you’re going to have some growing pains, and that’s our team, as well.”

Bruins GM Don Sweeney feels first-year coach Marco Sturm has good command of the team and the locker room.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Sweeney meets with the coaching staff immediately following most games. It’s not so much of a debrief of what just happened but rather a look ahead.

“Over the years, I’ve learned that it’s not the best opportunity to completely rehash,” he said. “Now, you might have some potential injuries, you might have some roster management, you have some things that you absolutely have to discuss in the moment. You get the medical report, but you have to plan. You cannot walk out of the room when you have things that are up in the air. TBD is a tough exercise when you leave the rink … You can’t walk out of the rink and not have, whether it’s Plan A, B, and C, you have to have the discussion that says, ‘OK, what does it look like tomorrow?’ ”

So, what’s next on Sweeney’s itinerary? More hockey, of course. He’s heading to St. Paul to catch some of the World Juniors, where Bruins prospects James Hagens and Will Zellers have been powering Team USA.

Hagens was the seventh overall pick in June, while Zellers, acquired as part of the Charlie Coyle trade, might not be as well-known to Bruins fans.

“I’m headed there [Thursday], so I’ll see them live,” said Sweeney. “Yeah, I think they’ve acquitted themselves really well. Will was a bit of a late addition from the standpoint of coming to the camp. So, good on him. He’s taken advantage of that opportunity and a competent kid that knows what his skill set is, and he’s taken advantage of the role they’ve given him.”

Jim McBride can be reached at james.mcbride@globe.com. Follow him @globejimmcbride.