Sochi Olympics 2014

[armche123]

Here is a list of players from the TML that have been invited to the selection camps in Sochi [Edited].

USA
Jake Gardiner (Toronto)
James van Riemsdyk (Toronto)
*Phil Kessel (Toronto)

CANADA
Dion Phaneuf (Toronto)

RUSSIA
Nikolai Kulemin (Toronto)

SWEDEN
Mats Sundin is involved somehow...

FINLAND
*Niklas Hagman (free agent) [always liked his play..]

 

[bustaheims]

None of these players have made rosters yet, they've just been invited to the selection camps. Of the names on the list, the only real lock to be there is Kessel.

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

i don't think i would have expected reimer to make the team..but i'm a little surprised that he wasn't even considered..

 

[armche123]

i don't think i would have expected reimer to make the team..but i'm a little surprised that he wasn't even considered..

I say he has just as good of a chance as Steve Mason does. Good goalie

 

[Redleaf]

Lets hope Bernier is a lock for an invite in 2018. Perhaps Kadri and Rielly as well.

 

[drummond]

None of these players have made rosters yet, they've just been invited to the selection camps. Of the names on the list, the only real lock to be there is Kessel.

You are right, but anyway I find it quite impressive to have that many players in selection process regardless of the fact how many will eventually make it to Sochi.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team USA's preliminary Olympic orientation camp roster:

FORWARDS
Justin Abdelkader (Detroit)
David Backes (St. Louis)
Beau Bennett (Pittsburgh)
Nick Bjugstad  (Florida)
Dustin Brown (Los Angeles)
Ryan Callahan (N.Y. Rangers)
Alex Galchenyuk (Montreal)
Patrick Kane (Chicago)
Ryan Kesler (Vancouver)
Phil Kessel (Toronto)
Trevor Lewis (Los Angeles)
Kyle Okposo (N.Y. Islanders)
T.J. Oshie (St. Louis)
Max Pacioretty (Montreal)
Kyle Palmieri (Anaheim)
Zach Parise (Minnesota)
Joe Pavelski (San Jose)
Bobby Ryan (Ottawa)
Brandon Saad (Chicago)
Craig Smith (Nashville)
Paul Stastny (Colorado)
Derek Stepan (N.Y. Rangers)
James van Riemsdyk (Toronto)
Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg)

DEFENSEMEN
Zach Bogosian (Winnipeg)
Dustin Byfuglien (Winnipeg)
John Carlson (Washington)
Danny DeKeyser (Detroit)
Justin Faulk (Carolina)
Cam Fowler (Anaheim)
Jake Gardiner (Toronto)
Erik Johnson (Colorado)
Jack Johnson (Columbus)
Seth Jones (Nashville)
Nick Leddy (Chicago)
Paul Martin (Pittsburgh)
Ryan McDonagh (N.Y. Rangers)
Brooks Orpik (Pittsburgh)
Kevin Shattenkirk (St. Louis)
Ryan Suter (Minnesota)
Jacob Trouba (Winnipeg)
Keith Yandle (Phoenix)

GOALIES
Craig Anderson (Ottawa)
John Gibson (Anaheim)
Jimmy Howard (Detroit)
Ryan Miller (Buffalo)
Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles)
Cory Schneider (New Jersey)

48 players in all.  16 (highlighted) were part of the silver medal-winning Team USA of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Source:  THN

 

[louisstamos]

Wow...the USA is pretty well stacked in net.

 

[Corn Flake]

The American team will be very strong in goal, defense and on the wings but very weak up the middle at centre.

Kind of funny that the Canadian team forwards will be made up mostly of centres and convert many to wings and the opposite looks to be true for the US.

 

[leafplasma]

www.tmlfans.ca/blogs/9049-team-canada-preliminary-roster-announced-reimer-snubbed

Short little blog discussing how Reimer was snubbed and a listing of the stats of all Cdn goalies invited.  For those who don't visit the main page and just the forums and may have missed this.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team Russia jerseys:

http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2013/08/26/alex-ovechkin-models-team-russias-new-olympic-jerseys-ducks-question-on-russias-gay-propaganda-laws/

 

[hockeyfan1]

Team USA jersdys:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/pass-fail-team-usa-home-away-olympic-jerseys-164049006.html]

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Take away the laces and shiny stars and I really like the US jerseys.

 

[KoHo]

Take away the laces and shiny stars and I really like the US jerseys.

Meh, I'm not a fan of jerseys without waist stripes. We remember how bad those RBK Edge era Leafs jerseys were.

Nike is seriously ruining all the Olympic jerseys. Everyone's going to look terrible.

 

[hockeyfan1]

Alex Ovechkin carries the Olympic torch from Greece...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/alex-ovechkin-begins-olympic-torch-relay-sochi-olympics-190815639--nhl.html