2018 Winter Olympics

Hockey Canada announces 2018 men’s Olympic roster...

FORWARDS
Rene Bourque, Djurgardens IF (SHL)
Gilbert Brule, Kunlun Red Star (KHL)
Andrew Ebbett, SC Bern (NLA)
Quinton Howden, Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
Chris Kelly, Belleville (AHL)
Rob Klinkhammer, Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
Brandon Kozun, Lokomotiv (KHL)
Maxim Lapierre, HC Lugano (NLA)
Eric O’Dell, HC Sochi (KHL)
Mason Raymond, SC Bern (NLA)
Derek Roy, Linkoping HC (SHL)
Christian Thomas, Wilkes-Barre (AHL)
Linden Vey, Barys Astana (KHL)
Wojtek Wolski, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)

DEFENSEMEN
Stefan Elliott, HV71 (SHL)
Chay Genoway, Lada Togliatti (KHL)
Cody Goloubef, Stockton (AHL)
Marc-Andre Gragnani, HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
Chris Lee, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
Maxim Noreau, SC Bern (NLA)
Mat Robinson, CSKA Moscow (KHL)
Karl Stollery, Dinamo Riga (KHL)

GOALTENDERS
Justin Peters, Kolner Hale (DEL)
Kevin Poulin, Medvescak Zagreb (EBEL)
Ben Scrivens, Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)

General manager: Sean Burke
Head coach: Willie Desjardins
Associate coach: Dave King
Assistant coach: Scott Walker
Assistant coach: Craig Woodcroft

 

The 2018 Olympic men’s tournament will not feature NHL players for the first time since the 1994. After participating in five straight Olympics, the league decided in April not to send its players, forcing USA Hockey to seek out those plying their trade in Europe, the American Hockey League and the collegiate ranks.

Here’s what the men’s roster looks like:

GOALTENDERS
Ryan Zapolski (Jokerit, KHL)
Two other goalies will be announced later this month

DEFENSEMEN
Chad Billins (Linkoping HC, SHL)
Jonathon Blum (Admiral Vladivostok, KHL)
Will Borgen (St. Cloud State University, NCAA)
Matt Gilroy (Jokerit, KHL)
Ryan Gunderson (Brynäs IF, SHL)
Bobby Sanguinetti (HC Lugano, NLA)
Noah Welch (Växjö Lakers, SHL)
James Wisniewski (EC Kassel Huskies, DEL2)

FORWARDS
Mark Arcobello (SC Bern, NLA)
Chris Bourque (Hershey Bears, AHL)
Bobby Butler (Milwaukee Admirals, AHL)
Ryan Donato (Harvard University, NCAA)
Brian Gionta (C)
Jordan Greenway (Boston University, NCAA)
Chad Kolarik (Adler Mannheim, DEL)
Broc Little (HC Davos, NLA)
John McCarthy (San Jose, AHL)
Brian O’Neill (Jokerit, KHL)
Garrett Roe (EV Zug, NLA)
Jim Slater (Fribourg-Gotteron, NLA)
Ryan Stoa (Spartak Moskva, KHL)
Troy Terry (University of Denver, NCAA)

Head Coach: Tony Granato
Assistant Coaches: Keith Allain, Chris Chelios, Ron Rolston, Scott Young

 

GOALTENDERS
Ryan Zapolski (Jokerit, KHL)
Two other goalies will be announced later this month


^ this terrifies me

 

Poulin or Scrivens? Hmm. Like usually I bet Canada is going to give both a shot during the round robin. There is Peters too but he is #3 right?

 

Wojtek Wolski, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)

isnt he from the Czech Republic or something? must be dual citizen Petr Nedved kind of a thing.

 

He's polish, he immigrated to toronto when he was 5.

I can't believe some of these guys still play, raymond and Scrivens? Leaf connection.

 

Brian Gionta? He's gotta be 40-ish, right?

 

Yeah, giontas 39.

 

Jagr is 72.

 

USA GM Jim Johannson died unexpectedly. He was a 53 year old husband and father that seemed to be in good health.
Not sure on any other specifics.

 

Wow. That's terrible...RIP

 

A friend of mine died in his sleep at 36 years old, they said he burst a blood vessel in his brain and hemorrhaged.

 

Russia is considered the favourite because it has former NHL players Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk and Andrei Markov.

https://ca.yahoo.com/sports/news/without-nhl-players-olympic-tournament-004209048.html

 

Finland

Goalies:

• Mikko Koskinen
• Karri Rämö
• Juha Metsola

Defensemen:

• Mikko Lehtonen
• Tommi Kivistö
• Lasse Kukkonen
• Sami Lepistö
• Juuso Hietanen
• Miro Heiskanen
• Miika Koivisto
• Atte Ohtamaa

Forwards:

• Marko Anttila
• Julius Junttila
• Eeli Tolvanen
• Joonas Kemppainen
• Jani Lajunen
• Jonas Enlund
• Petri Kontiola
• Mika Pyörälä
• Jarno Koskiranta
• Oskar Osala
• Sakari Manninen
• Teemu Hartikainen
• Jukka Peltola
• Veli-Matti Savinainen

 

That Fin team has some dandy names... I would hate to call that game as a broadcaster.

 

The only names I recognize are Lepisto and Ramo.

 

Miro Heiskanen went #3 to Dallas last year. Eeli Tolvanen was supposed to play at BC but became academically ineligible so he's in the KHL this year tearing it up. He fell to the end of the 1st round where Nashville stole him.
thats about all I got.

 

I'm going to call you, Mr. Hockey!

 

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