2009–10 Canada men's national ice hockey team

The Canada men's national ice hockey team will participate in various events during the 2009–10 ice hockey season.

News and notes
  • June 29, 2009: Hockey hall of famer Jean Béliveau was named an honorary Team Canada member and honorary captain of Canada's 2010 Men's Olympic Hockey Team.[1] Béliveau was honoured at a press conference, which was part of a Hockey Canada Foundation fundraiser. Serge Savard and Yvan Cournoyer presented Béliveau with a Team Canada jersey.
  • February 28: After winning the gold medal, Canada has once again earned the number one ranking in the IIHF Women's World Ranking. Canada's men are also ranked first in the IIHF Men's World Ranking.[2]

IIHF World Jr. Championships

Canada hosted the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from December 26, 2009, to January 5, 2010. The Canada roster included 21 NHL draft picks, including 10 first round selections. Of note, Jordan Eberle passed John Tavares as Canada's all-time leading goal scorer in the World Junior Hockey Tournament with 14 goals.[3]

Roster
Pos. No. Player Team NHL Rights
GK 1 Jake Allen Le Club de Hockey Junior de Montréal St. Louis Blues
GK 31 Martin Jones Calgary Hitmen Los Angeles Kings
D 2 Colten Teubert Regina Pats Los Angeles Kings
D 3 Travis Hamonic Moose Jaw Warriors New York Islanders
D 5 Marco Scandella Val-d'Or Foreurs Minnesota Wild
D 6 Ryan Ellis Windsor Spitfires Nashville Predators
D 22 Jared Cowen Spokane Chiefs Ottawa Senators
D 24 Calvin de Haan Oshawa Generals New York Islanders
D 27 Alex Pietrangelo St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
F 4 Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires Undrafted, 2010
F 7 Gabriel Bourque Baie-Comeau Drakkar Nashville Predators
F 9 Nazem Kadri London Knights Toronto Maple Leafs
F 10 Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings Los Angeles Kings
F 12 Adam Henrique Windsor Spitfires New Jersey Devils
F 14 Jordan Eberle Regina Pats Edmonton Oilers
F 15 Brandon McMillan Kelowna Rockets Anaheim Ducks
F 16 Greg Nemisz Windsor Spitfires Calgary Flames
F 17 Brandon Kozun Calgary Hitmen Los Angeles Kings
F 19 Stefan Della Rovere Barrie Colts Washington Capitals
F 20 Luke Adam Cape Breton Screaming Eagles Buffalo Sabres
F 26 Jordan Caron Rimouski Océanic Boston Bruins
F 28 Patrice Cormier (C) Rimouski Océanic New Jersey Devils

Preliminary round
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts Advance to ...
 Canada 4310035611Semifinals
 United States 4301026910Quarterfinals
  Switzerland 4200211156Quarterfinals
 Slovakia 4100314223Relegation round
 Latvia 400049430Relegation round

Medal round
  • Semifinals
January 3, 2010
16:00		Canada 6–1  SwitzerlandCredit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705)
Attendance: 13,427 (91.3%)

Gold medal game
January 5, 2010
19:00		Canada 5 – 6 OT United StatesCredit Union Centre (capacity: 14,705)
Attendance: 15,171 (103.2%)

[4]

2010 Winter Olympics
Main article: Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2009–10 team
30GMartin Brodeur188 cm (6 ft 2 in)98 kg (216 lb)6 May 1972Montreal, QC New Jersey Devils (NHL)
29GMarc-André Fleury188 cm (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)28 November 1984Sorel-Tracy, QC Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
1GRoberto Luongo191 cm (6 ft 3 in)93 kg (205 lb)4 April 1979Montreal, QC Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
22DDan Boyle180 cm (5 ft 11 in)86 kg (190 lb)12 July 1976Ottawa, ON San Jose Sharks (NHL)
8DDrew Doughty185 cm (6 ft 1 in)92 kg (203 lb)8 December 1989London, ON Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
2DDuncan Keith183 cm (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)16 July 1983Winnipeg, MB Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
27DScott Niedermayer – C185 cm (6 ft 1 in)91 kg (201 lb)31 August 1973Cranbrook, BC Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
20DChris Pronger – A198 cm (6 ft 6 in)101 kg (223 lb)10 October 1974Dryden, ON Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
7DBrent Seabrook191 cm (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb)20 April 1985Richmond, BC Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
6DShea Weber193 cm (6 ft 4 in)103 kg (227 lb)14 August 1985Sicamous, BC Nashville Predators (NHL)
37FPatrice Bergeron188 cm (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)24 July 1985L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC Boston Bruins (NHL)
87FSidney Crosby – A180 cm (5 ft 11 in)90 kg (200 lb)7 August 1987Cole Harbour, NS Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
51FRyan Getzlaf193 cm (6 ft 4 in)100 kg (220 lb)10 May 1985Regina, SK Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
15FDany Heatley191 cm (6 ft 3 in)100 kg (220 lb)21 January 1981Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany San Jose Sharks (NHL)
12FJarome Iginla – A185 cm (6 ft 1 in)95 kg (209 lb)1 July 1977Edmonton, AB Calgary Flames (NHL)
11FPatrick Marleau188 cm (6 ft 2 in)100 kg (220 lb)15 September 1979Swift Current, SK San Jose Sharks (NHL)
10FBrenden Morrow180 cm (5 ft 11 in)95 kg (209 lb)16 January 1979Carlyle, SK Dallas Stars (NHL)
61FRick Nash193 cm (6 ft 4 in)99 kg (218 lb)16 June 1984Brampton, ON Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
18FMike Richards180 cm (5 ft 11 in)91 kg (201 lb)11 February 1985Kenora, ON Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
24FCorey Perry191 cm (6 ft 3 in)95 kg (209 lb)16 May 1985Peterborough, ON Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
21FEric Staal193 cm (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)29 October 1984Thunder Bay, ON Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
19FJoe Thornton193 cm (6 ft 4 in)107 kg (236 lb)2 July 1979London, ON San Jose Sharks (NHL)
16FJonathan Toews188 cm (6 ft 2 in)96 kg (212 lb)29 April 1988Winnipeg, MB Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)

Defencemen Jay Bouwmeester and Stéphane Robidas, forwards Jeff Carter, Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis, and goaltender Chris Mason were selected as reserves in case of injury during the tournament.[6][7]

Standings
Team
 GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 33000145+99
 Canada 31101147+75
  Switzerland 30111810−23
 Norway 30012519−141

Gold medal game

Canada faced off against the United States on February 28, 2010. The teams were tied after regulation, with goals scored by Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry for Canada and Ryan Kesler and Zach Parise for USA; Parise scored with 25 seconds remaining in the third period to the game. In overtime, Sidney Crosby scored seven minutes in and won the gold medal for Canada.

The gold medal game was the last event of the Olympics.

Schedule
DateOpponentTimeScoreRecord
Feb. 23Germany4:30 PM (PST)8–2[8]3–1–0
Feb. 24Russia4:30 PM (PST)7–3[9]4–1–0
Feb. 26Slovakia6:30 PM (PST)3–2[10]5–1–0
Feb. 28USA12:15 PM3–2 (OT)[11]6–1–0

[12]

Paralympic Games

Canada will assemble a team to compete in ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Standings
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
 Canada (CAN) 33000191+189
 Norway (NOR) 3110147−35
 Sweden (SWE) 31011312−94
 Italy (ITA) 3000317−60
  Qualified for Medal Tournament
  Qualified for the Classifications Round

All times are local (UTC-8).

Roster
NumberNamePositionHeightWeight
22Benoit St-AmandGoaltender5'10"165
57Paul RosenGoaltender6'0"205
11Adam DixonDefense5'9"168
17Jean LabontéDefense5'11"205
21Raymond GrassiDefense6'3"260
29Graeme MurrayDefense5'5"190
3Hervé LordForward5'5"150
4Derek WhitsonForward6'1"165
7Marc DorionForward5'0"137
8Jeremy BookerForward5'2"125
10Shawn MathesonForward5'8"130
12Greg WestlakeForward6'2"170
18Billy BridgesForward5'8"190
19Todd NicholsonForward6'0"180
27Bradley BowdenForward5'0"154

[13]

Schedule
13 March 2010
10:00		Canada 4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)		 ItalyUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
14 March 2010
13:30		Canada 10–1
(4–1, 4–0, 2–0)		 SwedenUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,504
16 March 2010
20:30		Norway 0–5
(0–2, 0–3, 0–0)		 CanadaUBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Attendance: 5,430

IIHF World Championships

Canada will compete at the 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships to be held in Germany from May 7 to May 23. Canada will be in Group B with Italy, Latvia and Switzerland.

Roster

To be determined

Schedule

To be determined

Awards and honours
  • Jordan Eberle, Most Valuable Player, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament[14]
  • Jordan Eberle, Media All-Star Team, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
  • Alex Pietrangelo, Best Defenseman, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
  • Alex Pietrangelo, Media All-Star Team, 2010 IIHF World Junior Tournament
  • Jonathan Toews, Media All-Star Team, Vancouver 2010 games
  • Jonathan Toews, IIHF Directorate Awards, Best Forward, Vancouver 2010 OIympics
  • Shea Weber, Media All-Star Team, Vancouver 2010 games[15]

See also

References
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  5. "Men's Ice Hockey: Team Canada Tournamement Standings and Statistics". International Olympic Committee.
  6. https://www.tsn.ca/story/?id=310072
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Preceded by
2005–06 Canada men's national ice hockey team		 Canada men's Olympic ice hockey team
2010		 Succeeded by
2013–14 Canada men's national ice hockey team
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