Men’s Olympic Hockey Team Defends Gold Medal
TORONTO – 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:
Goaltenders (3)
Robert Luongo Montreal, Que. Vancouver (NHL)
Carey Price Anahim Lake, B.C. Montreal (NHL)
Mike Smith Kingston, Ont. Phoenix (NHL)
Defencemen (8)
Jay Bouwmeester Edmonton, Alta. St. Louis (NHL)
Drew Doughty London, Ont. Los Angeles (NHL)
Dan Hamhuis Smithers, B.C. Vancouver (NHL)
Duncan Keith Penticton, B.C. Chicago (NHL)
Alex Pietrangelo King City, Ont. St. Louis (NHL)
PK Subban Toronto, Ont, Montreal (NHL)
Marc-Édouard Vlasic Montreal, Que. San Jose (NHL)
Shea Weber Sicamous, B.C. Nashville (NHL)
Forwards (14)
Jamie Benn Victoria, B.C. Dallas (NHL)
Patrice Bergeron Sillery, Que. Boston (NHL)
Jeff Carter London, Ont. Los Angeles (NHL)
Sidney Crosby Cole Harbour, N.S. Pittsburgh (NHL)
Matt Duchene Haliburton, Ont. Colorado (NHL)
Ryan Getzlaf Regina, Sask. Anaheim (NHL)
Chris Kunitz Regina, Sask. Pittsburgh (NHL)
Patrick Marleau Aneroid, Sask. San Jose (NHL)
Rick Nash Brampton, Ont. NY Rangers (NHL)
Corey Perry Peterborough, Ont. Anaheim (NHL)
Patrick Sharp Thunder Bay, Ont. Chicago (NHL)
Steven Stamkos Unionville, Ont. Tampa Bay (NHL)
John Tavares Oakville, Ont. NY Islanders(NHL)
Jonathan Toews Winnipeg, Man. Winnipeg (NHL)
