After a bunch of boring speeches, they just unveiled the members of Team Canada for the Sochi Olympic games. There were some great players named, and some great players left off the team. Here's our Canadian men's hockey team for the Sochi Olympic games.
Forwards
- Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
- Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
- Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
- Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche
- Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
- Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
- Rick Nash, New York Rangers
- Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
- Patrick Sharp, Chicago Blackhawks
- Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
- John Tavares, New York Islanders
- Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
Defensemen
- Jay Bouwmeester, St. Louis Blues
- Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
- Dan Hamhuis, Vancouver Canucks
- Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
- Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues
- P. K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens
- Marc-Édouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
- Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
Goaltenders
- Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks
- Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
- Mike Smith, Phoenix Coyotes
I'm not sure I'd have chosen Marleau and Kunitz, and it's interesting that Claude Giroux didn't make this team, but who am I to argue with Steve Yzerman?
