Olympic Men's Hockey

Hockey and Golf threads have been tried many, many, many times in the past so I don't feel they will fare any better these days. I would love to post in a B1G Hockey Thread (now that we're in the inaugural season) but for years Iceberg and I were the only ones posting in the NCAA Hockey Thread, with an occasional visit from BillD and one or two others. Most forum participants just want to yell SEC and watch a car drive around in circles IMO.

Anyway, I don't have time to post when only one or two individuals are reading my sage words, and unintelligible rants and observations.
 
The Bruins have 5 players from 5 different countries.

Chara (Slovakia)

Bergeron (Canada)

Rask (Finland)

Eriksson (Sweeden)

Krejci (Czech Rep)

Should of had a 6th with Torrey Krug, but he wasn't selected to team US for some unknown reason.
 
Hockey and Golf threads have been tried many, many, many times in the past so I don't feel they will fare any better these days. I would love to post in a B1G Hockey Thread (now that we're in the inaugural season) but for years Iceberg and I were the only ones posting in the NCAA Hockey Thread, with an occasional visit from BillD and one or two others. Most forum participants just want to yell SEC and watch a car drive around in circles IMO.

Anyway, I don't have time to post when only one or two individuals are reading my sage words, and unintelligible rants and observations.

These topics are more than welcomed to be discussed here my friend. We've had some new participants in the sports section this past year but unfortunately none interested in some of these sports. If you know anyone else who would contribute to these threads invite them over. I have tried but have had no success finding new members for these topics riffj. I'm not into hockey but am into Golf and I stopped trying to post in these threads due to low participation. But again, they will not be erased and creating them may attract an outsider. You never know ;)
 
2 Sharks selected for Team Canada, Pickles (Marc-Edward Vlasic) and Patrick Marleau. 3 snubbed, Dan Boyle, Jumbo Joe Thornton, and Logan Coture.

Jumbo has really upped his game the past couple years and added new dimensions to his game so I'm surprised he was left off after being on last 2 Olympic Squads.

Boyle is showing his age, no surprise.

Coture should have been on the team but with the announcement last night that he is undergoing hand surgery tomorrow and is out 3-4 weeks this may be why.

For me, the biggest surprise is Team USA NEVER considered Justin Braun, he has become an amazing shut down defenseman.

With so much talent to choose from its more than a little curious that linemates with intimate knowledge of how each other plays are snubbed in favor
of line pairings where the players aren't familiar with linemates thinking and tendencies.
 
Team Canada

Goalies: Carey Price, Roberto Luongo, Mike Smith

Defence: Shea Weber, Duncan Keith, Dan Hamhuis, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Alex Pietrangelo, Jay Bouwmeester, PK Subban, Drew Doughty

Forwards: Jamie Benn, Patrice Bergeron, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby, Matt Duchene, Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Kunitz, Patrick Marleau, Rick Nash, Corey Perry, Patrick Sharp, Steven Stamkos, John Tavares and Jonathan Toews.

I'll post more rosters this evening.

Cheers, K
 
Team USA
39GMiller, RyanRyan Miller6 ft 2 in (188 cm)7002175000000000000175 lb (79 kg)01980-07-17July 17, 1980East Lansing, MIBuffalo Sabres (NHL)
29GQuick, JonathanJonathan Quick6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002218000000000000218 lb (99 kg)01986-01-21January 21, 1986Hamden, CTLos Angeles Kings (NHL)
35GHoward, JimmyJimmy Howard6 ft 0 in (183 cm)7002218000000000000218 lb (99 kg)01984-03-26March 26, 1984Syracuse, NYDetroit Red Wings (NHL)
DFaulk, JustinJustin Faulk6 ft 0 in (183 cm)7002215000000000000215 lb (98 kg)01992-03-20March 20, 1992S. St. Paul, MNCarolina Hurricanes (NHL)
DCarlson, JohnJohn Carlson6 ft 3 in (191 cm)7002212000000000000212 lb (96 kg)01990-01-10January 10, 1990Colonia, NJWashington Capitals (NHL)
DFowler, CamCam Fowler6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002196000000000000196 lb (89 kg)01991-12-05December 5, 1991Farmington Hills, MIAnaheim Ducks (NHL)
DMartin, PaulPaul Martin6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002200000000000000200 lb (91 kg)01981-03-05March 5, 1981Elk River, MNPittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
DMcDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002213000000000000213 lb (97 kg)01989-06-13June 13, 1989St. Paul, MNNew York Rangers (NHL)
DSuter, RyanRyan Suter6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002198000000000000198 lb (90 kg)01985-01-21January 21, 1985Madison, WIMinnesota Wild (NHL)
DOrpik, BrooksBrooks Orpik6 ft 2 in (188 cm)7002219000000000000219 lb (99 kg)01980-09-26September 26, 1980Amherst, NYPittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
DShattenkirk, KevinKevin Shattenkirk5 ft 11 in (180 cm)7002207000000000000207 lb (94 kg)01989-01-29January 29, 1989Greenwitch, CTSt. Louis Blues (NHL)
FBrown, DustinDustin Brown6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002212000000000000212 lb (96 kg)01984-11-04November 4, 1984Ithaca, NYLos Angeles Kings (NHL)
FBackes, DavidDavid Backes6 ft 3 in (191 cm)7002221000000000000221 lb (100 kg)01984-05-01May 1, 1984Minneapolis, MNSt. Louis Blues (NHL)
FCallahan, RyanRyan Callahan5 ft 11 in (180 cm)7002180000000000000180 lb (82 kg)01985-03-21March 21, 1985Rochester, NYNew York Rangers (NHL)
FKane, PatrickPatrick Kane5 ft 11 in (180 cm)7002181000000000000181 lb (82 kg)01988-11-19November 19, 1988Buffalo, NYChicago Blackhawks (NHL)
FKesler, RyanRyan Kesler6 ft 2 in (188 cm)7002202000000000000202 lb (92 kg)01984-08-31August 31, 1984Livonia, MIVancouver Canucks (NHL)
FKessel, PhilPhil Kessel6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002202000000000000202 lb (92 kg)01987-10-02October 2, 1987Madison, WIToronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
FOshie, T.J.T.J. Oshie5 ft 11 in (180 cm)7002189000000000000189 lb (86 kg)01986-12-23December 23, 1986Warroad, MNSt. Louis Blues (NHL)
FPacioretty, MaxMax Pacioretty6 ft 2 in (188 cm)7002219000000000000219 lb (99 kg)01988-11-20November 20, 1988New Canaan, CTMontreal Canadiens (NHL)
FParise, ZachZach Parise5 ft 11 in (180 cm)7002190000000000000190 lb (86 kg)01984-07-28July 28, 1984Prior Lake, MNMinnesota Wild (NHL)
FPavelski, JoeJoe Pavelski5 ft 11 in (180 cm)7002190000000000000190 lb (86 kg)01984-07-11July 11, 1984Plover, WISan Jose Sharks (NHL)
FStastny, PaulPaul Stastny6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002205000000000000205 lb (93 kg)01985-12-27December 27, 1985Quebec City, QCColorado Avalanche (NHL)
FStepan, DerekDerek Stepan6 ft 1 in (185 cm)7002196000000000000196 lb (89 kg)01990-06-18June 18, 1990Hastings, MNNew York Rangers (NHL)
Fvan Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk6 ft 3 in (191 cm)7002200000000000000200 lb (91 kg)01989-05-04May 4, 1989Middletown, NJToronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
FWheeler, BlakeBlake Wheeler6 ft 5 in (196 cm)7002205000000000000205 lb (93 kg)01986-08-31August 31, 1986Robbinsdale, MNWinnipeg Jets (NHL)
 
Hockey and Golf threads have been tried many, many, many times in the past so I don't feel they will fare any better these days. I would love to post in a B1G Hockey Thread (now that we're in the inaugural season) but for years Iceberg and I were the only ones posting in the NCAA Hockey Thread, with an occasional visit from BillD and one or two others. Most forum participants just want to yell SEC and watch a car drive around in circles IMO.

Anyway, I don't have time to post when only one or two individuals are reading my sage words, and unintelligible rants and observations.

Hey man, am sorry I didnt mean to offend anyone. I just thought Olympic Hockey would be a good topic to discuss, I didnt realize that the majority of our fellow Satguys members had little to no interest in the sport.

My bad, K
 
Team Sweden

G Jhonas Enroth
G Jonas Gustavsson
G Henrik Lundqvist
D Alexander Edler
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson
D Jonathan Ericsson
D Niklas Hjalmarsson
D Erik Karlsson
D Niklas Kronwall
D Johnny Oduya
D Henrik Tallinder
F Daniel Alfredsson
F Nicklas Bäckstrom
F Patrik Berglund
F Jimmie Ericsson
F Loui Eriksson
F Johan Franzen
F Carl Hagelin
F Marcus Krüger
F Gabriel Landeskog
F Daniel Sedin
F Henrik Sedin
F Jakob Silfverberg
F Alexander Steen
F Henrik Zetterberg

Team Russia

G Sergei Bobrovsky
G Semyon Varlamov
G Alexander Eremenko
D Anton Belov
D Alexei Emelin
D Andrei Markov
D Nikita Nikitin
D Fedor Tyutin
D Slava Voynov
D Yevgeny Medvedev
D Ilya Nikulin
F Artem Anisimov
F Pavel Datsyuk
F Nikolai Kulemin
F Evgeni Malkin
F Valeri Nichushkin
F Alex Ovechkin
F Vladimir Tarasenko
F Ilya Kovalchuk
F Alexander Radulov
F Viktor Tikhonov
F Denis Kokarev
F Alexander Popov
F Sergei Soin
F Alexei Tereshchenko

Team Finland

Goalkeepers:

Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (NHL)
Antti Niemi, San Jose Sharks (NHL)
Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins (NHL)

Defencemen:

Lasse Kukkonen, Kärpät Oulu (FIN)
Juuso Hietanen, Torpedo Nizhni Novgorod (RUS)
Sami Lepistö, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (RUS)
Olli Määttä, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Sami Salo, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Ossi Väänänen, Jokerit Helsinki (FIN)
Sami Vatanen, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Forwards:

Juhamatti Aaltonen, Kärpät Oulu (FIN)
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers (NHL)
Valtteri Filppula, Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Jussi Jokinen, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Olli Jokinen, Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild (NHL)
Leo Komarov, Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
Petri Kontiola, Traktor Chelyabinsk (RUS)
Lauri Korpikoski, Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
Jori Lehterä, Sibir Novosibirsk (RUS)
Antti Pihlström,
Salavat Yulayev Ufa (RUS)
Tuomo Ruutu, Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Teemu Selänne, Anaheim Ducks (NHL)

Team Czech Republic

G Ondrej Pavelec
G Jakub Kovar
G Alexander Salak
D Marek Zidlicky
D Ladislav Smid
D Radko Gudas
D Michal Barinka
D Lukas Krajicek
D Michal Rozsival
D Zbynek Michalek
D Tomas Kaberle
F Jaromir Jagr
F Patrik Elias
F Tomas Plekanec
F Ales Hemsky
F Jakub Voracek
F Michael Frolik
F Martin Hanzal
F Vladimir Sobotka
F Ondrej Palat
F Milan Michalek
F David Krejci
F Roman Cervenka
F Petr Nedved
F Jiri Novotny

Team Slovakia

Pos Player
G Peter Budaj
G Jaroslav Halak
G Jan Laco
D Ivan Baranka
D Dominik Baranka
D Zdeno Chara
D Martin Marincin
D Andrej Meszaros
D Andrej Sekera
D Michal Sersen
D Lubomir Visnovsky
F Milan Bartovic
F Marian Gaborik
F Michal Handzus
F Marcel Hossa
F Marian Hossa
F Tomas Jurco
F Tomas Kopecky
F Tomas Marcinko
F Michel Miklik
F Peter Olvecky
F Richard Panik
F Tomas Surovy
F Tomas Tatar
F Tomas Zaborsky

Team Switzerland


Jonas Hiller
G Reto Berra
G Tobias Stephan
D Severin Blindenbacher
D Raphael Diaz
D Philippe Furrer
D Roman Josi
D Mathias Seger
D Mark Streit
D Julien Vauclair
D Yannick Weber
F Andres Ambühl
F Matthias Bieber
F Simon Bodenmann
F Damien Brunner
F Luca Cunti
F Ryan Gardner
F Denis Hollenstein
F Simon Moser
F Nino Niederreiter
F Martin Plüss
F Kevin Romy
F Reto Suri
F Morris Trachsier
F Roman Wick
 
Here's the Men's Groups.

Group A

Russia
Slovakia
United States
Slovenia

Group B

Finland
Canada
Norway
Austria

Group C

Czech Republic
Switzerland
Sweden
Latvia


Group A is the toughest... happy to see Team USA in it!
 
Pens have seven players going, should be eight. Nash over Neil is ridiculous.


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Stevie Y has a great hockey mind, but I can't explain why Nash is on the team. Unless being big and having international experience are the 2 main requirements, he should'nt have even been on Team Canada's radar even before this summer's training camps.

Neil, Couture, Giroux.. heck even Thornton.. Unreal!
 
Since Mike Babcock is coaching team Canada and Yzerman is the team director, if team USA were to get eliminated in the tournament first, then I'll route for team Canada afterward.
 
Habs are sending 6
Subban - Team Canada
Price- Canada
Markov- Russia
Emelin- Russia
Diaz - Switzerland
Paccoriety- USA
 

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