22 CHL grads to represent Canada at 2014 Olympic Winter Games
TORONTO, Ont. – Hockey Canada, along with executive director Steve Yzerman (Nepean, Ont./Tampa Bay, NHL) and the members of Canada’s National Men’s Team management group, announced Tuesday the 25-player roster nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee to represent Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, which take place Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia.
Canada’s National Men’s Team management group is comprised of Yzerman, Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson, Hockey Canada vice-president of hockey operations and national teams Brad Pascall, Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, Ont./St. Louis, NHL), Peter Chiarelli (Ottawa, Ont./Boston, NHL), Ken Holland (Vernon, B.C./Detroit, NHL) and Kevin Lowe (Lachute, Que./Edmonton, NHL).
The roster nominated for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games includes three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards including 10 former players from the Ontario Hockey League, eight from the Western Hockey League, and four from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
(most recent CHL team and season in brackets)
Goaltenders (3):
Roberto Luongo, Vancouver (Acadie-Bathurst 1999)
Carey Price, Montreal (Tri-City 2007)
Mike Smith, Phoenix (Sudbury 2002)
Defencemen (8):
Jay Bouwmeester, St. Louis (Medicine Hat 2002)
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles (Guelph 2008)
Dan Hamhuis, Vancouver (Prince George 2002)
Duncan Keith, Chicago (Kelowna 2003)
Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis (Barrie 2010)
P.K. Subban, Montreal (Belleville 2009)
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose (Quebec 2006)
Shea Weber, Nashville (Kelowna 2005)
Forwards (14):
Jamie Benn, Dallas (Kelowna 2009)
Patrice Bergeron, Boston (Acadie-Bathurst 2003)
Jeff Carter, Los Angeles (Sault Ste. Marie 2005)
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh (Rimouski 2005)
Matt Duchene, Colorado (Brampton 2009)
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim (Calgary 2005)
Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh
Patrick Marleau, San Jose (Seattle 1997)
Rick Nash, New York Rangers (London 2002)
Corey Perry, Anaheim (London 2005)
Patrick Sharp, Chicago
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay (Sarnia 2008)
John Tavares, New York Islanders (London 2009)
Jonathan Toews, Chicago
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“I would like to congratulate the 25 players nominated today to Canada’s Olympic Team,” said Yzerman. “With the depth of talent in Canada, these players should be very proud of their nomination today and excited about the opportunity that we all have to represent our country in Sochi in February.”
“On behalf of Hockey Canada and its board of directors, I would like to congratulate the players nominated today, as well as all the volunteers, coaches, trainers and officials who helped them get to this level,” said Nicholson. “I would also like to commend Steve and the management group for their work over the past two years and their diligence under great scrutiny from all Canadians. Canadians should be very proud of this group and the work that they have done leading up to this day.”
“There is a tremendous amount of work involved with planning, selecting and preparing a team of this calibre for the Olympic Games. I’d like to thank Hockey Canada for its strong commitment to promoting and preserving our national sport,” added Marcel Aubut, president of the Canadian Olympic Committee. “As Canadians, we have the highest expectations for our hockey teams, on and off the ice, and these great athletes have the potential to be an outstanding team competing for excellence in Sochi.”
The men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 12, with Canada’s first game on Thursday, Feb. 13 against Norway. The tournament culminates with the gold medal game on Feb. 23. In the Olympic preliminary round, Canada also faces off against Austria on Friday, Feb. 14 and Finland on Sunday, Feb. 16. All of these games take place at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi.
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For more information on Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team, please visit www.hockeycanada.ca, or follow along through social media at www.facebook.com/hockeycanada, www.twitter.com/hockeycanada, and www.twitter.com/hc_men.