Now we break for the Olympics.
This is the best Hockey for mine, no Salary Caps just the best aginst the best.
Team Canada
# Forwards Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
J. Benn DAL 6'2" 210 7/18/1989 Victoria, BC
P. Bergeron BOS 6'2" 194 7/24/1985 Ancienne-Lorette, QC
J. Carter LAK 6'4" 212 1/1/1985 London, ON
S. Crosby PIT 5'11" 200 8/7/1987 Cole Harbour, NS
M. Duchene COL 5'11" 200 1/16/1991 Haliburton, ON
R. Getzlaf ANA 6'4" 221 5/1/1985 Regina, SK
C. Kunitz PIT 6'0" 195 9/16/1979 Regina, SK
P. Marleau SJS 6'2" 220 9/15/1979 Aneroid, SK
R. Nash NYR 6'4" 213 6/16/1984 Brampton, ON
C. Perry ANA 6'3" 212 5/16/1985 Peterborough, ON
P. Sharp CHI 6'1" 199 12/27/1981 Winnipeg, MB
S. Stamkos TBL 6'0" 190 2/7/1990 Markham, ON
J. Tavares NYI 6'1" 205 9/20/1990 Mississauga, ON
J. Toews CHI 6'2" 208 4/29/1988 Winnipeg, MB
# Defense Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
J. Bouwmeester STL 6'4" 212 9/27/1983 Edmonton, AB
D. Doughty LAK 6'1" 213 12/8/1989 London, ON
D. Hamhuis VAN 6'1" 209 12/13/1982 Smithers, BC
D. Keith CHI 6'1" 200 7/16/1983 Winnpeg, MB
A. Pietrangelo STL 6'3" 201 1/18/1990 King City, ON
P. Subban MTL 6'0" 217 5/13/1989 Toronto, ON
M. Vlasic SJS 6'1" 205 5/30/1987 Montreal, QC
S. Weber NSH 6'4" 233 8/14/1985 Sicamous, BC
# Goalies Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
R. Luongo VAN 6'3" 217 4/4/1979 Montreal, QC
C. Price MTL 6'3" 212 8/16/1987 Anahim Lake, BC
M. Smith PHX 6'4" 215 3/22/1982 Kingston, ON
Very heavy on centres with only 4 wingers chosen anyone care to make some lines?
Some pretty damn handy players missed out, being chosen for Canada is an honour in itself.
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Team USA
# Forwards Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
42 D. Backes STL 6'3" 221 5/1/1984 Minneapolis, MN
23 D. Brown LAK 6'0" 212 11/4/1984 Ithaca, NY
24 R. Callahan NYR 5'11" 180 3/21/1985 Rochester, NY
88 P. Kane CHI 5'11" 181 1/19/1988 Buffalo, NY
17 R. Kesler NYR 6'2" 202 8/31/1984 Livonia, MI
81 P. Kessel TOR 6'0" 202 10/2/1987 Madison, WI
74 T.J. Oshie STL 5'11" 189 12/23/1986 Warroad, MN
61 M. Pacioretty MTL 6'2" 219 11/20/1988 New Canaan, CT
9 Z. Parise MIN 5'11" 190 7/28/1984 Minneapolis, MN
8 J. Pavelski SJS 5'11" 190 7/11/1984 Plover, WI
26 P. Stastny COL 6'0" 205 12/27/1985 St. Louis, MO
21 D. Stepan NYR 6'0" 196 6/18/1990 Hastings, MN
21 J. van Riemsdyk TOR 6'3" 200 5/4/1989 Middletown, NJ
26 B. Wheeler WIN 6'5" 205 8/31/1986 Robbinsdale, MN
# Defense Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
74 J. Carlson WSH 6'3" 212 1/10/1990 Colonia, NJ
27 J. Faulk CAR 6'0" 215 3/20/1992 South St. Paul, MN
4 C. Fowler ANA 6'1" 196 3/5/1991 Farmington Hills, MI
7 P. Martin PIT 6'1" 200 3/5/1981 Elk River, MN
27 R. McDonagh NYR 6'1" 213 6/13/1989 St. Paul, MN
44 B. Orpik PIT 6'2" 219 9/26/1980 Amherst, NY
22 K. Shattenkirk STL 5'11" 207 1/29/1989 Greenwich, CT
20 R. Suter MIN 6'1" 198 1/21/1985 Madison, WI
# Goalies Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
35 J. Howard DET 6'0" 218 3/26/1984 Syracuse, NY
30 R. Miller BUF 6'2" 175 7/17/1980 East Lansing, MI
32 J. Quick LAK 6'1" 218 1/21/1986 Milford, CT
Real Strength is the net, very skillful team, will have a point to prove.
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Team Sweden
# Forwards Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
D. Alfredsson DET 5'11" 203 12/11/1972 Gothenburg, SWE
N. Bäckström WSH 6'1" 208 11/23/1987 Gävle, SWE
P. Berglund STL 6'3" 217 6/2/1988 Vesteras, SWE
J. Ericsson 6'2" 212 2/22/1980 Skellefteå, SWE
L. Eriksson BOS 6'2" 196 7/17/1985 Goteborg, SWE
J. Franzén DET 6'3" 223 12/23/1979 Vetlanda, SWE
C. Hagelin NYR 5'11" 186 8/23/1988 Sodertalje, SWE
M. Krüger CHI 6'0" 181 5/27/1990 Stockholm, SWE
G. Landeskog COL 6'1" 204 11/23/1992 Stockholm, SWE
D. Sedin VAN 6'1" 187 9/26/1980 Ornskoldsvik, SWE
H. Sedin VAN 6'2" 188 9/26/1980 Ornskoldsvik, SWE
J. Silfverberg ANA 6'1" 200 10/13/1990 Gävle, SWE
A. Steen STL 5'11" 212 3/1/1984 Winnipeg, MB
H. Zetterberg DET 5'11" 197 10/9/1980 Njurunda, SWE
# Defense Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
A. Edler VAN 6'3" 215 4/21/1986 Ostersund, SWE
O. Ekman-Larsson PHX 6'2" 190 7/17/1991 Karlskrona, SWE
J. Ericsson DET 6'4" 221 3/2/1984 Karlskrona, SWE
N. Hjalmarsson CHI 6'3" 207 6/6/1987 Eksjo, SWE
E. Karlsson OTT 6'0" 180 5/31/1990 Landsbro, SWE
N. Kronwall DET 6'0" 190 1/12/1981 Stockholm, SWE
J. Oduya CHI 6'0" 190 10/1/1981 Stockholm, SWE
H. Tallinder BUF 6'4" 209 1/10/1979 Stockholm, SWE
# Goalies Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
J. Enroth BUF 5'10" 166 6/25/1988 Stockholm, SWE
J. Gustavsson DET 6'3" 192 10/24/1984 Danderyd, SWE
H. Lundqvist NYR 6'1" 188 3/2/1982 Are, SWE
Chock full of NHL stars, will be a true powerhouse in this
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Team Russia
# Forwards Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
A. Anisimov CBJ 6'4" 198 5/24/1988 Yaroslavl, RUS
P. Datsyuk DET 5'11" 198 7/20/1978 Sverdlovsk, RUS
D. Kokarev 5'10" 174 6/17/1985 Tver, RUS
I. Kovalchuk 6'3" 230 4/15/1983 Tver, RUS
N. Kulemin TOR 6'1" 225 7/14/1986 Magnitogorsk, RUS
E. Malkin PIT 6'3" 195 7/31/1986 Magnitogorsk, RUS
V. Nichushkin DAL 6'4" 205 3/4/1995 Chelyabinsk, RUS
A. Ovechkin WSH 6'3" 230 9/17/1985 Moscow, RUS
A. Popov 5'10" 181 8/31/1980 Angarsk, RUS
A. Radulov 6'1" 200 7/5/1986 Nizhny Tagil, RUS
S. Soin 6'0" 185 3/31/1982 Moscow, RUS
V. Tarasenko STL 6'0" 219 12/13/1991 Yaroslavl, RUS
A. Tereschenko 5'11" 176 12/16/1980 Moznajsk, RUS
V. Tikhonov 6'2" 189 5/12/1988 Riga, LAT
# Defense Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
A. Belov EDM 6'4" 218 7/29/1986 Ryazan, RUS
S. Voynov LAK 6'0" 194 1/15/1990 Chelyabinsk, RUS
A. Emelin MTL 6'2" 224" 4/25/1986 Togliatti, RUS
A. Markov MTL 6'0" 201 12/20/1978 Voskresensk, RUS
Y. Medvedev 6'3" 198 8/27/1982 Chelyabinsk, RUS
N. Nikitin CBJ 6'4" 223 6/16/1986 Omsk, RUS
I. Nikulin 6'3" 216 3/12/192 Moscow, RUS
F. Tyutin CBJ 6'2" 212 7/19/1983 Izhevsk, RUS
# Goalies Club HT WT DOB Birthplace
S. Bobrovsky CBJ 6'2" 182 9/20/1988 Novokuznetsk, RUS
S. Varlamov COL 6'2" 209 4/27/1988 Samara, RUS
A. Eremenko 5'10" 165 4/10/1980 Moscow, RUS
Top lines are a match for any team, but lack the depth of the others, look forward to seeing some non NHL ruskkies
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For the other rosters like SLK, FIN look
here, I name the medal contenders, IMO.
Will attempt to make some lines you might see.