2010 Winter Olympics - Men's Ice Hockey

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Preliminary Round

Day 1: Tuesday, February 2 - Group A (12:00pm - Game 1) USA vs. SUI
Day 1: Tuesday, February 2 - Group A (4:30pm - Game 2) CAN vs. NOR
Day 1: Tuesday, February 2 - Group B (9:00pm - Game 3) RUS vs. LAT
Day 2: Wednesday, February 17 - Group C (12:00pm - Game 4) FIN vs. BLR
Day 2: Wednesday, February 17 - Group C (4:30pm - Game 5) SWE vs. GER
Day 2: Wednesday, February 17 - Group B (9:00pm - Game 6) CZE vs. SVK
Day 3: Thursday, February 18 - Group A (12:00pm - Game 7) USA vs. NOR
Day 3: Thursday, February 18 - Group A (4:30pm - Game 8) SUI vs. CAN
Day 3: Thursday, February 18 - Group B (9:00pm - Game 9) SVK vs. RUS
Day 4: Friday, February 19 - Group C (12:00pm - Game 10) BLR vs. SWE
Day 4: Friday, February 19 - Group B (4:30pm - Game 11) CZE vs. LAT
Day 4: Friday, February 19 - Group C (9:00pm - Game 12) FIN vs. GER
Day 5: Saturday, February 20 - Group A (12:00pm - Game 13) NOR vs. SUI
Day 5: Saturday, February 20 - Group B (4:30pm - Game 14) LAT vs. SVK
Day 5: Saturday, February 20 - Group C (9:00pm - Game 15) GER vs. BLR
Day 6: Sunday, February 21 - Group B (12:00pm - Game 16) RUS vs. CZE
Day 6: Sunday, February 21 - Group A (4:45pm - Game 17) CAN vs. USA
Day 6: Sunday, February 21 - Group C (9:00pm - Game 18) SWE vs. FIN

Updated News

1. Sweden Expands its Long List

Three weeks after revealing the names of 34 Olympic candidates -- all from the NHL -- the Swedish Ice Hockey Association added to its list of hopefuls to defend its gold medal.

Twenty names -- most familiar to NHL fans -- were added to the candidate pool for Tre Kronor's title defense in Vancouver for the 2010 Games next February.

Late last month, coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, "There is no upper limit. We can nominate how many we want. Sometime in September, we shall submit the entire list."

Fifteen of the additions are currently under contract with teams in Sweden's Elitserien, and the other five come from squads in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. Before the end of August, these players will come together in Stockholm to meet with Swedish officials, try on equipment and uniforms, be photographed and submit their passports.
2. Canada's Hockey Stars Start Arriving in Calgary

CALGARY - Players are slowly drifting into town for the start of Canada's men's Olympic orientation camp.

The Chicago Blackhawks' Duncan Keith was the first to arrive, mainly because a trio of players on the scheduled first flight in - including the St. Louis Blues' Andy McDonald and the Los Angeles Kings' Drew Doughty - were delayed for more than two hours.

About half the players were supposed to arrive today - the rest drifted in over the weekend, some by car because they live or vacation in the area, others to get a jump on their off-ice commitments. Sidney Crosby's been here since Saturday; Chris Pronger came in yesterday afternoon, along with his new Philadelphia Flyers' teammate, Mike Richards.

The first on-ice session is scheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. local time; prior to that, coach Mike Babcock and executive director Steve Yzerman were scheduled to do a kick-off press conference.

About 170 members of the press were accredited for the event, but most of the action is going to happen later in the day. Stay tuned for further updates.

3. Hockey Canada Reveals Red and White Rosters

Hockey Canada released its Red and White rosters Friday, in anticipation for the Canadian Olympic orientation camp, which begins Monday.

The players will practise with their respective teams Monday to Wednesday and will remain on the same teams for the Red and White scimmage Thursday evening.

Behold:

Team Red (Name, Hometown, NHL team)

Goaltenders:

Roberto Luongo, Montreal, Vancouver Canucks
Cam Ward, Sherwood Park, Alta., Carolina Hurricanes

Defense:

Dan Boyle, Ottawa, Ont., San Jose Sharks
Drew Doughty, London, Ont., Los Angeles Kings
Dan Hamhuis, Smithers, B.C., Nashville Predators
Dion Phaneuf, Edmonton, Alta., Calgary Flames
Chris Pronger, Dryden, Ont., Philadelphia Flyers
Robyn Regehr, Rosthern, Sask., Calgary Flames
Stéphane Robidas, Sherbrooke, Que., Dallas Stars
Brent Seabrook, Tsawwassen, B.C., Chicago Blackhawks

Forwards:

Jeff Carter, London, Ont., Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Cleary, Carbonear, Nfld, Detroit Red Wings
Vincent Lecavalier, Ile-Bizard, Que., Tampa Bay Lightning
Milan Lucic, Vancouver, B.C., Boston Bruins
Patrick Marleau, Aneroid, Sask., San Jose Sharks
Corey Perry, Peterborough, Ont., Anaheim Ducks
Derek Roy, Rockland, Ont., Buffalo Sabres
Patrick Sharp, Thunder Bay, Ont., Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Smyth, Banff, Alta., Los Angeles Kings
Jason Spezza, Mississauga, Ont., Ottawa Senators
Eric Staal, Thunder Bay, Ont., Carolina Hurricanes
Joe Thornton, St. Thomas, Ont., San Jose Sharks

Team White

Goaltenders:

Martin Brodeur, Montreal, Que., New Jersey Devils
Marc-André Fleury, Sorel, Que., Pittsburgh Penguins
Steve Mason, Oakville, Ont., Columbus Blue Jackets

Defense:

François Beauchemin, Sorel, Que., Toronto Maple Leafs
Jay Bouwmeester, Edmonton, Alta., Calgary Flames
Brent Burns, Ajax, Ont., Minnesota Wild
Mike Green, Calgary, Alta., Washington Capitals
Duncan Keith, Penticton, B.C., Chicago Blackhawks
Scott Niedermayer, Cranbrook, B.C., Anaheim Ducks
Marc Staal, Thunder Bay, Ont., New York Rangers
Shea Weber, Sicamous, B.C., Nashville Predators

Forward:

Sidney Crosby, Cole Harbour, N.S., Pittsburgh Penguins
Shane Doan, Halkirk, Alta., Phoenix Coyotes
Simon Gagné, Ste-Foy, Que., Philadelphia Flyers
Dany Heatley, Calgary, Alta., Ottawa Senators
Jarome Iginla, St. Albert, Alta., Calgary Flames
Andy McDonald, Strathroy, Ont., St. Louis Blues
Brenden Morrow, Carlyle, Sask., Dallas Stars
Rick Nash, Brampton, Ont., Columbus Blue Jackets
Mike Richards, Kenora, Ont., Philadelphia Flyers
Martin St. Louis, Laval, Que., Tampa Bay Lightning
Jordan Staal, Thunder Bay, Ont., Pittsburgh Penguins
Jonathan Toews, Winnipeg, Man., Chicago Blackhawks

*Note: Anaheim Ducks Ryan Getzlaf will be in attendance but can't take part in on-ice sessions because of injury


Belarus Olympic Candidates

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More info to come.

Canadian Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (25): Jeff Carter, Dan Cleary, Sidney Crosby, Shane Doan, Simon Gagne, Ryan Getzlaf, Dany Heatley, Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalier, Milan Lucic, Patrick Marleau, Andy McDonald, Brenden Morrow, Rick Nash, Corey Perry, Mike Richards, Derek Roy, Patrick Sharp, Ryan Smyth, Jason Spezza, Martin St. Louis, Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Toews

Defensemen (16): Francois Beauchemin, Jay Bouwmeester, Dan Boyle, Brent Burns, Drew Doughty, Mike Green, Dan Hamhuis, Duncan Keith, Scott Niedermayer, Dion Phaneuf, Chris Pronger, Robyn Regehr, Stephane Robidas, Brent Seabrook, Marc Staal, Shea Weber

Goaltenders (5): Martin Brodeur, Marc-Andre Fleury, Roberto Luongo, Steve Mason, Cam Ward

Czech Republic Olympic Candidates

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Finnish Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (25): Sean Bergenheim, Valtteri Filppula, Niklas Hagman, Riku Hahl, Jarkko Immonen, Jussi Jokinen, Olli Jokinen, Niko Kapanen, Sami Kapanen, Mikko Koivu, Saku Koivu, Petri Kontiola, Lauri Korpikoski, Jere Lehtinen, Ville Leino, Antti Miettinen, Petteri Nokelainen, Oskar Osala, Ville Peltonen, Janne Pesonen, Antti Pihlstrom, Mika Pyorala, Jarkko Ruutu, Tuomo Ruutu, Teemu Selanne

Defensemen (17): Teemu Aalto, Topi Jaakola, Mikko Jokela, Lasse Kukkonen, Mikko Lehtonen, Sami Lepisto, Toni Lydman, Olli Malmivaara, Janne Niskala, Petteri Nummelin, Joni Pitkanen, Anssi Salmela, Sami Salo, Markus Seikola, Kimmo Timonen, Ossi Vaananen, Jyrki Valivaara

Goalkeepers (6): Niklas Backstrom, Miikka Kiprusoff, Kari Lehtonen, Antero Niittymaki, Pekka Rinne, Vesa Toskala

German Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (15): Alexander Barta, Constantin Braun, Michael Hackert, Kai Hospelt, Marcus Kink, Manuel Klinge, Frank Mauer, Ulrich Maurer, Marcel Muller, Thomas Oppenheimer, Elia Ostwald, Andre Rankel, Yannic Seidenberg, Alexander Weiss, Michael Wolf

Defensemen (12): Michael Bakos, Jens Baxmann, Nikolai Goc, Frank Hordler, Korbinian Holzer, Justin Krueger, Moritz Muller, Sebastian Osterloh, Andre Reiss, Denis Reul, Benedikt Schopper, Steffen Tolzer

Goaltenders (5): Dennis Endras, Dimitri Patzold, Jochen Reimer, Sebastian Stefaniszin, Youri Ziffzer

Latvian Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (27): Girts Ankipans, Armans Berzins, Viktor Blinov, Edijs Brahmani, Martins Cipulis, Raimond Danilics, Lauris Darzins, Kaspars Daugavins, Andris Dzerins, Guntis Dzerins, Toms Hartmanis, Raitis Ivanans, Roberts Jekimovs, Martins Karsums, Alexander Macijevskis, Vladimir Mamonov, Gints Meija, Alexander Nizivijs, Sergei Pecura, Mikelis Redlihs, Kaspars Saulietis, Alexei Shirokov, Janis Sprukts, Juris Stals, Herbert Vasiljevs, Vladislav Vodolazskis, Elviss Zelubovskis

Defensemen (20):
Janis Andersons, Oskar Bartulis, Oskar Cibulskis, Guntis Galvins, Kriss Grundmanis, Albert Ilisko, Alexander Jerofejevs, Arthur Kuld, Rodrigo Lavins, Sandis Ozolinsh, Georijs Pujacs, Jekabs Redlihs, Krisjanis Redlihs, Arvids Rekis, Agris Saviels, Maksim Shirokov, Karlis Skrastins, Oleg Sorokin, Christopher Sotnieks, Atvars Tribuncovs

Goaltenders (6):
Ugis Avotins, Nauru Enkuzens, Edgar Masalskis, Ervins Mustukovs, Sergei Naumov, Dmitry Zabotinskis

Norwegian Olympic Candidates

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Russian Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (19): Maxim Afinogenov, Evgeny Artyukhin, Pavel Datsyuk, Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Frolov, Konstantin Gorovikov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexei Kovalev, Viktor Kozlov, Nikolai Kulemin, Evgeni Malkin, Alexei Morozov, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Radulov, Oleg Saprykin, Alexander Semin, Alexei Tereschenko, Danis Zaripov, Sergei Zinoviev

Defensemen (15): Vitali Atyushov, Sergei Gonchar, Denis Grebeshkov, Dmitri Kalinin, Maxim Kondratiev, Konstantin Korneyev, Andrei Markov, Ilya Nikulin, Vitali Proshkin, Oleg Tverdovsky, Fedor Tyutin, Vitali Vishnevsky, Anton Volchenkov, Alexei Zhitnik, Sergei Zubov

Goalkeepers (4): Ilya Bryzgalov, Evgeni Nabokov, Simeon Varlamov, Alexander Yeremko

Slovakia Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (21): Lubos Bartecko, Martin Cibak, Pavol Demitra, Marian Gaborik, Michal Handzus, Marcel Hossa, Marian Hossa, Juraj Kolnik, Tomas Kopecky, Juraj Mikus, Ladislav Nagy, Peter Olvecky, Zigmund Palffy, Branko Radivojevic, Stefan Ruzicka, Miroslav Satan, Peter Sejna, Jozef Stumpel, Marek Svatos, Tomas Tatar, Richard Zednik

Defensemen (11): Ivan Baranka, Zdeno Chara, Milan Jurcina, Richard Lintner, Andrej Meszaros, Vladimir Mihalik, Jaroslav Obsut, Andrej Sekera, Peter Smrek, Boris Valabik, Lubomir Visnovsky

Goaltenders (4): Peter Budaj, Jaroslav Halak, Jaroslav Janus, Jan Lasak

Swedish Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (26): Daniel Alfredsson, Johan Andersson, P.J. Axelsson, Fabia Brunnstrom, Johan Davidsson, Loui Eriksson, Johan Harju, Tomas Holmstrom, Kristian Huselius, Patric Hornqvist, Joel Lundqvist, Tony Martensson, Fredrik Modin, Marcus Nilson, Robert Nilsson, Michael Nylander, Linus Omark, Samuel Pahlsson, Niklas Persson, Alexander Steen, Martin Thornberg, Mathias Tjarnqvist, Rickard Wallin, Tom Wandell, Mattias Weinhandl, Henrik Zetterberg

Defensemen (18): Alexander Edler, Tobias Enstrom, Jonathan Ericsson, Jonas Frogren, Nicklas Grossman, Carl Gunnarsson, Niclas Havelid, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Magnus Johansson, Niklas Kronwall, Nicklas Lidstrom, Douglas Murray, Johnny Oduya, Mattias Ohlund, Marcus Ragnarsson, Anton Stralman, Dick Tarnstrom, Mattias Timander

Goaltenders (10): Jhonas Enroth, Erik Ersberg, Jonas Gustavsson, Johan Holmqvist, Daniel Larsson, Stefan Liv, Henrik Lundqvist, Jacob Markstrom, Mattias Modig, Mikael Tellqvist

Swiss Olympic Candidates

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United States Olympic Candidates

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Forwards (19): David Backes, David Booth, Dustin Brown, Dustin Bufuglien, Ryan Callahan, Chris Drury, Scott Gomez, Patrick Kane, Ryan Kesler, Phil Kessel, Jamie Langenbrunner, Ryan Malone, Mike Modano, Kyle Okposo, T.J. Oshie, Zach Parise, Joe Pavelski, Bobby Ryan, Paul Stastny

Defensemen (12): Tom Gilbert, Tim Gleason, Ron Hainsey, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson, Mike Komisarek, Paul Martin, Brooks Orpik, Brian Rafalski, Rob Scuderi, Ryan Suter, Ryan Whitney

Goaltenders (3): Tim Thomas, Ryan Miller, Jonathan Quick