Canada names World Cup Roster

**Arashi Kage** · 05-15-2004, 06:34 PM

http://wch2004.com/countries/can/roster051504.html

"All of Canada's 26 players have previous international experience and have won a total of 43 gold medals at World Juniors, Olympics or World Championships. In addition, three players captured the Canada Cup, which preceded the World Cup of Hockey."

"Canada's roster includes 14 players that won a gold medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, six (6) players that played for Team Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, six (6) players that won a gold medal at the 2004 Men's World Hockey Championship in Prague last week, and seven (7) players that won World Championship gold in 2003 in Finland. In total, Canada's roster accounts for 686 international games played in either the World Juniors, the Olympics, the World Championship or the Canada Cup/ World Cup of Hockey."

"Canada's roster also boasts eight current NHL captains (Doan, Iginla, Lemieux, Marleau, Niedermayer, Sakic, Thornton, Yzerman) and a total of seven alternate captains."

Team Canada

Staff/Personnel
President/Pr�sident, Hockey Canada Bob Nicholson Penticton, BC Hockey Canada
Executive Director/Directeur ex�cutif: Wayne Gretzky Brantford, ON PHX (NHL)
Assistant Executive Director/Dir. ex�cutif adjoint: Kevin Lowe Lachute, QC EDM (NHL)
Dir., Player Personnel/Dir., Personnel de joueurs: Steve Tambellini Trail, BC VAN (NHL)
Head Coach/Entra�neur-chef Pat Quinn Hamilton, ON TOR (NHL)
Associate Coach/Entra�neur associ� Ken Hitchcock Edmonton, AB PHI (NHL)
Associate Coach/Entra�neur associ� Jacques Martin St-Pascal, ON OTT (NHL)
Associate Coach/Entra�neur associ� Wayne Fleming Winnipeg, MB PHI (NHL)

Player S/C Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown 2003-04 Team
Joueur L/C T. P. Naissance Ville d'origine �quipe 2003-04
Goaltenders/Gardiens de but
Ed Belfour L/G 5' 11" 202 04/21/65 Carman, MB Toronto Maple Leafs
Martin Brodeur L/G 6' 2" 210 05/06/72 Montreal, QC New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo L/G 6� 3" 205 04/04/79 Montreal, QC Florida Panthers
Defence/D�fense
Rob Blake R/D 6' 4" 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado Avalanche
Eric Brewer L/G 6' 3" 220 04/17/79 Kamloops, BC Edmonton Oilers
Adam Foote R/D 6' 2" 220 07/10/71 Whitby, ON Colorado Avalanche
Ed Jovanovski L/G 6' 2" 210 06/26/76 Windsor, ON Vancouver Canucks
Scott Niedermayer L/G 6' 1" 200 08/31/73 Windsor, ON New Jersey Devils
Chris Pronger L/G 6' 6" 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON St. Louis Blues
Wade Redden L/G 6� 2" 212 06/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa Senators
Robyn Regehr L/G 6� 3" 226 04/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary Flames
Forwards/Avants
Shane Doan R/D 6� 2" 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix Coyotes
Kris Draper L/G 5� 10" 190 05/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit Red Wings
Simon Gagn� L/G 6' 0" 195 02/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia Flyers
Dany Heatley L/G 6� 3" 215 01/21/81 Calgary, AB Atlanta Thrashers
Jarome Iginla R/D 6' 1" 208 07/01/77 Edmonton, AB Calgary Flames
Mario Lemieux R/D 6' 4" 230 10/05/65 Montreal, QC Pittsburgh Penguins
Kirk Maltby R/D 6�0" 200 12/22/72 Guelph, ON Detroit Red Wings
Patrick Marleau L/G 6� 2" 220 09/15/79 Aneroid, SK San Jose Sharks
Brenden Morrow L/G 5� 11" 210 01/16/79 Carlyle, SK Dallas Stars
Brad Richards L/G 6� 1" 198 05/02/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay Lightning
Joe Sakic L/G 5' 11" 195 07/07/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado Avalanche
Ryan Smyth L/G 6' 1" 190 02/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton Oilers
Martin St. Louis L/G 5� 9" 185 06/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay Lightning
Joe Thornton L/G 6� 4" 223 07/02/79 St. Thomas, ON Boston Bruins
Steve Yzerman R/D 5' 11" 185 05/09/65 Nepean, ON Detroit Red Wings

I'm surprised to see my hometown player Kirk Maltby made the team.
Hope that Super Mario will be good to go and lead the team. Overall, the team looks to have a great combination of veteran and youth players, offensive power, and grit with Maltby, Draper, etc.

05-15-2004, 06:34 PM	#1
Arashi Kage Painkiller Posts: 1,124	Canada names World Cup Roster http://wch2004.com/countries/can/roster051504.html "All of Canada's 26 players have previous international experience and have won a total of 43 gold medals at World Juniors, Olympics or World Championships. In addition, three players captured the Canada Cup, which preceded the World Cup of Hockey." "Canada's roster includes 14 players that won a gold medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, six (6) players that played for Team Canada at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, six (6) players that won a gold medal at the 2004 Men's World Hockey Championship in Prague last week, and seven (7) players that won World Championship gold in 2003 in Finland. In total, Canada's roster accounts for 686 international games played in either the World Juniors, the Olympics, the World Championship or the Canada Cup/ World Cup of Hockey." "Canada's roster also boasts eight current NHL captains (Doan, Iginla, Lemieux, Marleau, Niedermayer, Sakic, Thornton, Yzerman) and a total of seven alternate captains." Team Canada Staff/Personnel President/Pr�sident, Hockey Canada Bob Nicholson Penticton, BC Hockey Canada Executive Director/Directeur ex�cutif: Wayne Gretzky Brantford, ON PHX (NHL) Assistant Executive Director/Dir. ex�cutif adjoint: Kevin Lowe Lachute, QC EDM (NHL) Dir., Player Personnel/Dir., Personnel de joueurs: Steve Tambellini Trail, BC VAN (NHL) Head Coach/Entra�neur-chef Pat Quinn Hamilton, ON TOR (NHL) Associate Coach/Entra�neur associ� Ken Hitchcock Edmonton, AB PHI (NHL) Associate Coach/Entra�neur associ� Jacques Martin St-Pascal, ON OTT (NHL) Associate Coach/Entra�neur associ� Wayne Fleming Winnipeg, MB PHI (NHL) Player S/C Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown 2003-04 Team Joueur L/C T. P. Naissance Ville d'origine �quipe 2003-04 Goaltenders/Gardiens de but Ed Belfour L/G 5' 11" 202 04/21/65 Carman, MB Toronto Maple Leafs Martin Brodeur L/G 6' 2" 210 05/06/72 Montreal, QC New Jersey Devils Roberto Luongo L/G 6� 3" 205 04/04/79 Montreal, QC Florida Panthers Defence/D�fense Rob Blake R/D 6' 4" 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado Avalanche Eric Brewer L/G 6' 3" 220 04/17/79 Kamloops, BC Edmonton Oilers Adam Foote R/D 6' 2" 220 07/10/71 Whitby, ON Colorado Avalanche Ed Jovanovski L/G 6' 2" 210 06/26/76 Windsor, ON Vancouver Canucks Scott Niedermayer L/G 6' 1" 200 08/31/73 Windsor, ON New Jersey Devils Chris Pronger L/G 6' 6" 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON St. Louis Blues Wade Redden L/G 6� 2" 212 06/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa Senators Robyn Regehr L/G 6� 3" 226 04/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary Flames Forwards/Avants Shane Doan R/D 6� 2" 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix Coyotes Kris Draper L/G 5� 10" 190 05/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit Red Wings Simon Gagn� L/G 6' 0" 195 02/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia Flyers Dany Heatley L/G 6� 3" 215 01/21/81 Calgary, AB Atlanta Thrashers Jarome Iginla R/D 6' 1" 208 07/01/77 Edmonton, AB Calgary Flames Mario Lemieux R/D 6' 4" 230 10/05/65 Montreal, QC Pittsburgh Penguins Kirk Maltby R/D 6�0" 200 12/22/72 Guelph, ON Detroit Red Wings Patrick Marleau L/G 6� 2" 220 09/15/79 Aneroid, SK San Jose Sharks Brenden Morrow L/G 5� 11" 210 01/16/79 Carlyle, SK Dallas Stars Brad Richards L/G 6� 1" 198 05/02/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay Lightning Joe Sakic L/G 5' 11" 195 07/07/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado Avalanche Ryan Smyth L/G 6' 1" 190 02/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton Oilers Martin St. Louis L/G 5� 9" 185 06/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay Lightning Joe Thornton L/G 6� 4" 223 07/02/79 St. Thomas, ON Boston Bruins Steve Yzerman R/D 5' 11" 185 05/09/65 Nepean, ON Detroit Red Wings I'm surprised to see my hometown player Kirk Maltby made the team. Hope that Super Mario will be good to go and lead the team. Overall, the team looks to have a great combination of veteran and youth players, offensive power, and grit with Maltby, Draper, etc.