Luongo Gets Olympic Camp Invite
Nucks Misconduct —
Luongo Gets Olympic Camp Invite
He'll be up against Brodeur, Fleury, Mason and Ward to see who's the number one for Canada.
Dany Heatley Invited to Canada's Olympic Camp
Silver Seven —
Dany Heatley Invited to Canada's Olympic Camp
Despite the controversy surrounding him, Dany Heatley was still invited to Team Canada's Olympic hockey orientation camp.
Down Goes Brown's take:
Heatley celebrates Olympic ...
Sakic Listed on Canada's Olympic camp roster!
Mile High Hockey —
... Sabres), Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks), Ryan Smyth (Colorado Avalanche), Jordan Staal (Thunder Bay, Ont./Pittsburgh, NHL) Jonathan Toews (Winnipeg, Man./Chicago, NHL) and Dan Cleary, who has impressed with the Detroit Red Wings. One youngster not included on the list is Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos, who drew attention during his performance at the 2009 world championship.
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=12421.html?cid=rsstsn
An indication that he ...
Team Canada invites Sidney Crosby, Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Staal to summer camp
PensBurgh —
... Among the 46 players named to Team Canada's summer camp for Olympic preparation, it's no surprise that ...
Team Canada’s Camp Roster Unveiled
IllegalCurve.com —
From TSN.ca:
On Thursday, Hockey Canada released a roster of 46 players who have been invited to the camp, including five goaltenders, 16 defencemen and 25 forwards. The camp will run from August 24-27 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary.
Read the full article here.
Despite the fact that the Olympics aren’t until February, there is already a buzz about Team Canada. Some people may be upset that Osgood wasn’t one of the goalies chosen. Who these people are, I’m ...
Intriguing omissions on Team Canada's summer camp roster
Puck Daddy —
... Ottawa Senators: Good lord, how the mighty have fallen. Three world juniors appearances, two world championship appearances and a reserve on the Canadian team in the 2006 Games in Turin. Now, he doesn't even get a skate in the door. Coming up, the full camp roster. Any other omissions catch your eyes? Brian Campbell? Ed Jovanovski? Marty Turco? Zack "Huggy Bear" Stortini (jokes)? The skinny, from CTV: The list of players includes 40 players with senior ...
Dan Cleary lone Red Wing named to Team Canada's Olympic orientation camp roster
Snapshots —
... for its Olympic orientation camp in Calgary, Alberta, and Red Wings forward Dan Cleary garnered an invite to the gathering, which takes place between August 24-27 . Chris Osgood didn't receive a nod from Team Canada executive director/Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman. Update 11:12 AM : As the Free Press's Helene St. James notes, more than a few Red Wings should expect to start training camp a little early this summer: ...
Crosby, Fleury, Staal invited to Canada's Camp - 7-2-09
Empty Netters —
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby (above, in the IIHF 2006 World Championship), Jordan Staal and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been invited to team Canada's Olympic orientation camp Aug. 24-27 in Calgary.
TSN has the complete roster available here.
(Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images) ...
Camp Days
The Goose's Roost —
... and Canada. Each team picked a Sabre, with Team USA going with Ryan Miller and Canada selecting Derek Roy. Interesting that Roy gets the nod over someone like Marc Savard. ...
Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman, coach Mike Babcock get political as they address Team Canada's selection camp roster
Snapshots —
... day, we wanted to bring in different types of players, not necessarily guys who were leading their teams in scoring but guys who can fill different roles ... That's why Marc's not on the list." Again, that doesn't necessarily mean that Savard can't impress Team Canada's brass and make the roster, but that concept serves as a near seismic shift from its unbelievably parochial ways of doing business. The Globe and Mail took note of Sakic's "curious" addition and Stamkos's omission... July 2, Globe and Mail : "[Stamkos] was a guy we debated down to the last minute," said Yzerman, ...
Two Lightning players named to Hockey Canada's Olympic Orientation Camp
Raw Charge —
... ' "[Stamkos] was a guy we debated down to the last minute," said Yzerman [Canada's 2010 Olympic Team GM], noting that the depth at the center position made it tough to narrow the forward group. "He'll still be a player I watch this fall." ' -CTV ...
The Morning Skate for Friday, July 3rd
Four Habs Fans —
... Hockey Canada unveils its invitees to Team Canada training camp for the Olympics. Notably absent are Spezza, Osgood, and Stamkos. Notably present is Lucic; ...
The Notable Exceptions
hockeyheadblog.com —
... The debate is on after Hockey Canada released their list of invites to this summer’s orientation camp for the 2010 Olympic team. With a list that includes the likes of Andy McDonald, Dan Hamhuis, Milan Lucic, and Steve Mason; arguments are ensuing over some players who were left off the list. These are your notable exceptions: ...
