13 WHL alumni invited to Canadian camp

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Hockey Canada announced on Thursday the thirty six Canadian National Hockey League players that have been invited to attend Canada’s Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp that will run from August 15-20, 2005 in Vancouver and Kelowna, BC. All 36 players were under NHL contracts for the 2003-04 season.
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rOf the 36 players invited to the camp, 13 are Western Hockey League alumni.
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rThe orientation session will consist of providing the players with detailed information regarding the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, including a review of: Olympic preparations, tournament schedule and format, travel and lodging, doping policies, coaching philosophies, apparel and equipment fitting, and daily on ice sessions.
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rThe thirty six players were selected by Team Canada’s Executive Director, Wayne Gretzky, Assistant Executive Director, Kevin Lowe, Director of Player Personnel, Steve Tambellini, and Director of Player Development, Blair MacKasey in conjunction with the coaching staff. Team Canada’s management and coaching staff will oversee the camp which will start in Vancouver, BC on August 15 and then move to Kelowna, BC for four days concluding on August 20.
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rTeam Canada’s coaching staff will remain the same as the 2002 Olympics and 2004 World Cup of Hockey with the addition of National Team Head Coach Marc Habscheid. Head Coach Pat Quinn (Toronto Maple Leafs) will be assisted by associate coaches Ken Hitchcock (Philadelphia Flyers), Jacques Martin (Florida Panthers), Wayne Fleming (Philadelphia Flyers), and Marc Habscheid (National Men’s Team).
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r“As a coaching staff, we are excited about the opportunity to work with such a great group of athletes again,â€? stated Head Coach, Pat Quinn. “The commitment these players make to represent their country is second to none and that is why Canada has continued to be in the upper echelon of International hockey.â€?
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rOf the thirty six players invited to the Orientation Camp, 19 players took home silver at the 2005 IIHF World Championship, 26 players won the 2004 World Cup of Hockey with Canada, and 14 players were Olympic gold medalists in 2002 in Salt Lake City.
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r”Our management and coaching staff feel that this is a perfect opportunity to bring the players together and start focusing on the upcoming Olympics in Torino,â€? said Executive Director, Wayne Gretzky. “We are very pleased with the depth we have in this country, and there are players outside this group of 36 that we will continue to evaluate as we get closer to the Olympics in February before any final decisions are made.â€?
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rThe full orientation session schedule and further details regarding access to the practice sessions will be released in the near future.
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rTeam Canada Orientation roster:
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rPlayer S/C Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown NHL Team
rJoueur T/A T P Naissance Ville d’origine Équipe LNH
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rGoaltenders/Gardiens de but
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rBrodeur, Martin L/G 6’2 210 5/6/72 Montréal, QC New Jersey Devils
rLuongo, Roberto L/G 6’3 205 4/4/79 Montréal, QC Florida Panthers
rThéodore, Jose R/D 5’11 180 9/13/76 Laval, QC Montreal Canadiens
rTurco, Marty L/G 5’11 183 8/13/75 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas Stars
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rDefence/Défense
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rBlake, Rob R/D 6’4 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado Avalanche
rBouwmeester, Jay (Medicine Hat) L/G 6’4 210 9/27/83 Edmonton, AB Florida Panthers
rBoyle, Dan R/D 5’11 190 7/12/76 Ottawa, ON Tampa Bay Lighting
rBrewer, Eric (Prince George) L/G 6’3 220 4/17/79 Kamloops, BC Edmonton Oilers
rFoote, Adam R/D 6’2 215 7/10/71 Whitby, ON Colorado Avalanche
rHannan, Scott (Kelowna) L/G 6’2 220 1/23/79 Richmond, BC San Jose Sharks
rJovanovski, Ed L/G 6’2 210 6/26/76 Windsor, ON Vancouver Canucks
rNiedermayer, Scott (Kamloops) L/G 6’1 200 8/31/73 Cranbrook, BC New Jersey Devils
rPhillips, Chris (Prince Albert/Lethbridge) L/G 6’3 215 3/9/78 Calgary, AB Ottawa Senators
rPronger, Chris L/G 6’6 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON St. Louis Blues
rRedden, Wade (Brandon) L/G 6’2 208 6/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa Senators
rRegehr, Robyn (Kamloops) L/G 6’3 226 4/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary Flames
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rForwards/Avants
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rDoan, Shane (Kamloops) R/D 6’2 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix Coyotes
rDraper, Kris L/G 5’10 190 5/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit Red Wings
rGagné, Simon L/G 6’0 185 2/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia Flyers
rHeatley, Dany L/G 6’3 215 1/21/81 Calgary, AB Atlanta Thrashers
rIginla, Jarome (Kamloops) R/D 6’1 208 7/1/77 St. Albert, AB Calgary Flames
rLecavalier, Vincent L/G 6’4 207 4/21/80 îÎe Bizard, QC Tampa Bay Lightning
rLemieux, Mario R/D 6’4 225 10/5/65 Montréal, QC Pittsburgh Penguins
rMaltby, Kirk R/D 6’0 190 12/22/72 Guelph, ON Detroit Red Wings
rMarleau, Patrick (Seattle) L/G 6’2 210 9/15/79 Aneroid, SK San Jose Sharks
rMorrow, Brenden (Portland) L/G 5’11 210 1/16/79 Carlyle, SK Dallas Stars
rNash, Rick L/G 6’4 206 6/16/84 Brampton, ON Columbus Blue Jackets
rPeca, Michael R/D 5’11 183 3/26/74 Toronto, ON New York Islanders
rPrimeau, Keith L/G 6’5 220 11/24/71 Toronto, ON Philadelphia Flyers
rRichards, Brad L/G 6’1 198 5/2/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay Lightning
rSakic, Joe (Swift Current) L/G 5’11 195 7/7/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado Avalanche
rSmyth, Ryan (Moose Jaw) L/G 6’1 190 2/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton Oilers
rSt- Louis, Martin L/G 5’9 185 6/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay Lightning
rTanguay, Alex L/G 6’1 190 11/21/79 Ste-Justine, QC Colorado Avalanche
rThornton, Joe L/G 6’4 225 7/2/79 St. Thomas, ON Boston Bruins
rYzerman, Steve R/D 5’11 190 5/9/65 Nepean, ON Detroit Red Wings
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