Anyone else pumped for 2010 Olympic hockey?

[Deuce]

I can't wait. I think Canada takes it all. Their roster is unreal.

• Sidney Crosby, 21 (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Rick Nash, 25 (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Jarome Iginla, 32 (Calgary Flames)
• Mike Richards, 25 (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Joe Thornton, 30 (San Jose Sharks)
• Patrick Marleau, 30 (San Jose Sharks)
• Ryan Getzlaf, 24 (Anaheim Ducks)
• Brenden Morrow, 31 (Dallas Stars)
• Corey Perry, 24 (Anaheim Ducks)
• Dany Heatley, 29 (Ottawa Senators)
• Eric Staal, 25 (Carolina Hurricanes)
• Martin St. Louis, 34 (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Jonathan Toews, 21 (Chicago Blackhawks)

• Scott Niedermayer, 36 (Anaheim Ducks)
• Chris Pronger, 35 (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Shea Weber, 24 (Nashville Predators)
• Jay Bouwmeester, 26 (Calgary Flames)
• Duncan Keith 26 (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Dan Boyle, 33 (San Jose Sharks)
• Brent Seabrook, 24 (Chicago Blackhawks)

• Martin Brodeur, 37 (New Jersey Devils)
• Roberto Luongo, 30 (Vancouver Canucks)
• Marc-Andre Fleury, 25 (Pittsburgh Penguins)

[Deuce]

USA

• Zach Parise, 25 (New Jersey Devils)
• Chris Drury, 32 (New York Rangers)
• Dustin Brown, 25 (Los Angeles Kings)
• Jamie Langenbrunner, 34 (New Jersey Devils)
• Paul Stastny, 24 (Colorado Avalanche)
• Scott Gomez, 30 (Montreal Canadiens)
• Patrick Kane, 21 (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Phil Kessel, 22 (Toronto Maple Leafs)
• Ryan Kesler, 25 (Vancouver Canucks)
• Bobby Ryan, 22 (Anaheim Ducks)
• Joe Pavelski, 25 (San Jose Sharks)
• Ryan Malone, 31 (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Mike Knuble, 37 (Washington Capitals)

• Brian Rafalski, 36 (Detroit Red Wings)
• Ryan Suter, 25 (Nashville Predators)
• Paul Martin 28 (New Jersey Devils)
• Ryan Whitney, 27 (Anaheim Ducks)
• Erik Johnson, 21 (St. Louis Blues)
• Brooks Orpik, 29 (Pittsburgh Pittsburgh)
• Zach Bogosian, 19 (Atlanta Thrashers)
• Ron Hainsey, 28 (Atlanta Thrashers)

• Tim Thomas, 35 (Boston Bruins)
• Ryan Miller, 29 (Buffalo Sabres)
• Craig Anderson, 28 (Colorado Avalanche)

[Deuce]

Sweden

Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators
Nicklas Bäckström, Washington Capitals
Markus Näslund, New York Rangers
Mats Sundin, Vancouver Canucks
Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Johan Franzén, Detroit Red Wings
Kristian Huselius, Columbus Blue Jackets
Tomas Holmström, Detroit Red Wings
Mikael Samuelsson, Vancouver Canucks

Samuel Påhlsson, Anaheim Ducks


Nicklas Lidström, Detroit Red Wings
Mattias Öhlund, Vancouver Canucks
Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings
Kenny Jönsson, Rögle BK (SEL)
Henrik Tallinder, Buffalo Sabres
Alexander Edler, Vancouver Canucks
Victor Hedman, MoDo Hockey (SEL)


Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Mikael Tellqvist, Phoenix Coyotes
Jacob Markström, Brynäs IF (SEL)

[bruceBRUCEbruce]

Russia's top 3 scoring lines are sickly.

how great would it be to see the US knock Canada out?

I love Olympic hockey. can't wait.

[Deuce]

Russia

Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers
Alexander Semin, Washington Capitals
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Nikolai Zherdev, New York Rangers
Alexander Frolov, Los Angeles Kings
Alexei Kovalev, Montreal Canadiens
Alexander Radulov, Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL)
Aleksey Morozov, Ak-Bars Kazan (KHL)
Nikita Filatov, Columbus Blue Jackets
Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals
Alexei Yashin, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)


Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
Sergei Gonchar, Pittsburgh Penguins
Anton Volchenkov, Ottawa Senators
Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars
Fedor Tyutin, Columbus Blue Jackets
Denis Grebeshov, Edmonton Oilers
Vitaly Atyushov, Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)


Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
Ilya Bryzgalov, Phoenix Coyotes
Nikolai Khabibulin, Chicago Blackhawks

[DwightShrute]

Good USA team for sure but it's Canada's Gold medal.

Can't wait.

[onthewhat]

Are there lines out for this yet?

[blueghost]

should be the most awesome hockey seen in a long time cant wait!

[betplom]

Are there lines out for this yet?

Of course.

[Chi_archie]

I'll definately be watching

[GRUMPERZ]

I really hope Jagr is playing for the Czechs

[dmtrader]

Canada has to be odds-on favorites.

A European team will sneak into the finals -- Sweden? Czechs?

[Deuce]

I really hope Jagr is playing for the Czechs

He is...

Updated: December 30, 2009, 9:15 AM ET
Elias, Plekanec join Czech roster


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PRAGUE -- Former NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr has been included on the Czech Republic's Olympic squad for February's Vancouver Games.
The 37-year-old right winger is joined by forwards Patrik Elias of the New Jersey Devils and Tomas Plekanec of the Montreal Canadiens on the 23-man squad announced by coach Vladimir Ruzicka on Wednesday.
Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tomas Kaberle also was selected.
Jagr was the NHL's MVP in 1999, when he was with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and led the Czech Republic to the gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
He left the NHL in 2008 to join Avangard Omsk in Russia's Continental Hockey League.
The Czech team defeated Russia to win the bronze medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics. Sweden beat Finland in the gold-medal game.

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