The Official 2013/2014 Canucks & NHL Thread

[RiceIntegraRS]

Originally Posted by 68style

^ I thought he wanted to win a cup?

maybe Jagr is just gonna play the season with the Devils and come trade deadline get traded to a contender for a draft pick or 2.
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[jeedee]

Or he doesn't know Parise and Kovalchuk no longer play for the Devils

[jeedee]

Orientation Camp Roster

Name S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Club Team

Goaltenders
Corey Crawford L/G 6'2" 208 12/31/84 Montreal, Que. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Braden Holtby L/G 6'2" 203 09/16/89 Lloydminster, Sask. Washington Capitals (NHL)
*#Roberto Luongo L/G 6'3" 217 04/04/79 Montreal, Que. Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Carey Price L/G 6'3" 209 08/16/87 Anahim Lake, B.C. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Mike Smith L/G 6'4" 215 03/22/82 Kingston, Ont. Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)

Defense
Karl Alzner L/G 6'3" 217 09/24/88 Burnaby, B.C. Washington Capitals (NHL)
#Jay Bouwmeester L/G 6'4" 212 09/27/83 Edmonton, Alta. St. Louis Blues (NHL)
*Dan Boyle R/D 5'11" 190 07/12/76 Ottawa, Ont. San Jose Sharks (NHL)
*Drew Doughty R/D 6'1" 208 12/08/89 London, Ont. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Mike Green R/D 6'1" 207 10/12/85 Calgary, Alta. Washington Capitals (NHL)
Dan Hamhuis L/G 6'1" 209 12/13/82 Smithers, B.C. Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Travis Hamonic R/D 6'1" 206 08/16/90 St. Malo, Man. New York Islanders (NHL)
*Duncan Keith L/G 6'1" 200 07/16/83 Penticton, B.C. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Kristopher Letang R/D 6'0" 201 04/24/87 Ste-Julie, Que. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Marc Methot L/G 6'3" 231 06/21/85 Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa Senators (NHL)
Dion Phaneuf L/G 6'3" 214 04/10/85 Edmonton, Alta. Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Alex Pietrangelo R/D 6'3" 201 01/18/90 King City, Ont. St. Louis Blues (NHL)
*Brent Seabrook R/D 6'3" 221 04/20/85 Tsawwassen, B.C. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Marc Staal L/G 6'4" 207 01/13/87 Thunder Bay, Ont. New York Rangers (NHL)
PK Subban R/D 6'0" 216 05/13/89 Toronto, Ont. Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Marc-Édouard Vlasic L/G 6'1" 205 03/30/87 Montreal, Que. San Jose Sharks (NHL)
*Shea Weber R/D 6'4" 233 08/14/85 Sicamous, B.C. Nashville Predators (NHL)

Forwards
*Patrice Bergeron R/D 6'2" 194 07/24/85 Sillery, Que. Boston Bruins (NHL)
Jeff Carter R/D 6'4" 210 01/01/85 London, Ont. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Logan Couture L/G 6'1" 200 03/28/89 London, Ont. San Jose Sharks (NHL)
*Sidney Crosby L/G 5'11" 200 08/07/87 Cole Harbour, N.S. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
Matt Duchene L/G 5'11" 200 01/16/91 Haliburton, Ont. Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
Jordan Eberle R/D 5'10" 184 05/15/90 Regina, Sask. Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
*Ryan Getzlaf R/D 6'4" 221 05/10/85 Regina, Sask. Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
Claude Giroux R/D 5'11" 172 01/12/88 Ottawa, Ont. Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
Taylor Hall L/G 6'1" 194 11/14/91 Kingston, Ont. Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
Chris Kunitz L/G 6'0" 193 09/26/79 Regina, Sask. Pittsburg Penguins (NHL)
Andrew Ladd L/G 6'2" 205 12/12/85 Maple Ridge, B.C. Winnipeg Jets (NHL)
Milan Lucic L/G 6'4" 220 06/07/88 Vancouver, B.C. Boston Bruins (NHL)
Brad Marchand L/G 5'9" 183 05/11/88 Hammonds Plains, N.S. Boston Bruins (NHL)
*#Rick Nash L/G 6'4" 213 06/16/84 Brampton, Ont. New York Rangers (NHL)
James Neal L/G 6'2" 208 09/03/87 Whitby, Ont. Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
*Corey Perry R/D 6'3" 210 05/16/85 Peterborough, Ont. Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
*Michael Richards L/G 5'11" 200 02/11/85 Kenora, Ont. Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
Patrick Sharp R/D 6'1" 199 12/27/81 Thunder Bay, Ont. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
*#Eric Staal L/G 6'4" 205 10/29/84 Thunder Bay, Ont. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
Jordan Staal L/G 6'4" 220 09/10/88 Thunder Bay, Ont. Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
#Martin St. Louis R/D 5'9" 185 06/18/75 Laval, Que. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
Steven Stamkos R/D 6'0" 190 02/07/90 Unionville, Ont. Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
John Tavares L/G 6'0" 199 09/20/90 Oakville, Ont. New York Islanders (NHL)
*#Joe Thornton L/G 6'4" 225 07/02/79 St. Thomas, Ont. San Jose Sharks (NHL)
*Jonathan Toews L/G 6'2" 210 04/29/88 Winnipeg, Man. Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)

Woot good to see Hammer get an invite. He's a longshot, but I hope he makes the team.

Hamhuis-Weber pairing

[Gumby]

Hmm, no Iginla? Does that mean Crosby is ready to wear the C?

[pastarocket]

I like Team's Canada strength in forwards, defense, and goaltending. We have a strong coaching staff.

Here's Team Russia's preliminary roster. Their defense and goaltending looks weak compared to Canada:

Russia announces preliminary Olympic hockey roster

The Russians will be led by NHL superstars Pavel Datsyuk, Evgeni Malkin, and Alex Ovechkin, along with new KHL star Ilya Kovalchuk.

Nail Yakupov of the Edmonton Oilers was among the invitees at forward. Goalie Ilya Bryzgalov was among the notable omissions from the list.

Goalkeepers: Sergei Bobrovsky, Semyon Varlamov, Vasily Koshechkin, Evgeni Nabokov, Konstantin Barulin.

Defenders: Evgeny Biryukov, Vyacheslav Voinov, Anton Volchenkov, Sergei Gonchar, Denis Denisov, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov, Evgeny Medvedev, Nikita Nikitin, Ilya Nikulin, Eugene Ryasensky, Fedor Tyutin.

Forwards: Artem Anisimov, Michael Varnakov, Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Denis Kokarev, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nikolai Kulemin, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Perezhogin, Alexander Popov, Alexander Radulov, Alexander Semin, Vladimir Tarasenko, Alexei Tereshchenko, Viktor Tikhonov, Vadim Shipachev, Nail Yakupov.

[jeedee]

A shutdown line of Bergeron-Toews-Richards/Nash/Couture...

Good luck scoring against that line

[7seven]

Not really shocked at Iggy not being invited, he's getting up there in age and has definitely lost a step, looked really slow this last season. I'm more surprised that Benn didn't get an invite.

[jeedee]

Originally Posted by 7seven

Not really shocked at Iggy not being invited, he's getting up there in age and has definitely lost a step, looked really slow this last season. I'm more surprised that Benn didn't get an invite.

Agreed on both points.

I was also surprised Spezza didn't get an invite as well. But seeing how he was injured for most of last season is probably the reason.

[jeedee]

Twitter

Interdasting...not 1 NHL game under his belt and gets an invite

Them genetics i tell ya

edit: looks like the US is inviting other prospects as well

Men's National Team Orientation Camp Roster Set | Olympics and Paralympics

John Gibson
Dan DeKeyser
Jacob Trouba
Beau Bennett
Nick Bjugstad

Good for their development surrounded by NHL vets

[murd0c]

It's going to be good for him to see how he compares to the NHL superstars.

[Not really racist!]

Tre Kronor samlas för en OS-träff den 12-14 augusti i Stockholm - Svenska Ishockeyförbundet

Swedish camp

MÅLVAKTER
Jhonas Enroth
Viktor Fasth
Robin Lehner
Henrik Lundqvist

BACKAR
Jonas Brodin
Alexander Edler
Oliver Ekman Larsson
Jonathan Ericsson
Nicklas Grossman
Erik Gustafsson
Victor Hedman
Niklas Hjalmarsson
Erik Karlsson
Niklas Kronwall
Douglas Murray
Johnny Oduya
Henrik Tallinder

FORWARDS
Patrik Berglund
Nicklas Bäckström
Jimmie Ericsson
Loui Eriksson
Johan Franzén
Carl Hagelin
Patric Hörnqvist
Marcus Johansson
Marcus Krüger
Gabriel Landeskog
Oscar Lindberg
Joel Lundqvist
Gustav Nyquist
Niklas Persson
Daniel Sedin
Henrik Sedin
Alexander Steen
Henrik Zetterberg

didn't realize oduya was part swedish

[spideyv2]

Kesler didn't get an invite?

U wot
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[Not really racist!]

Originally Posted by jayare604

Kesler didn't get an invite?

U wot
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go click jeedee's link... he's there

he's americano remember

[spideyv2]

Originally Posted by Not really racist!

go click jeedee's link... he's there

he's americano remember

Must've missed it

I feel like Shawn right now men
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[Selanne_200]

The back end of the swedish team is pretty stacked

[bobbinka]

i dont get why Gibson is being invited to the American camp. He's played 1 AHL game, and 2 seasons in the OHL. clearly, he's not going to be in the top 3 for the US olympic team, especially with Quick, Howard, Anderson, and Miller also at camp.

if the reasoning is for the development of prospects or their learning, it would be highly unfair to all other NHL teams, as he belongs to Anaheim

[murd0c]

Originally Posted by bobbinka

i dont get why Gibson is being invited to the American camp. He's played 1 AHL game, and 2 seasons in the OHL. clearly, he's not going to be in the top 3 for the US olympic team, especially with Quick, Howard, Anderson, and Miller also at camp.

if the reasoning is for the development of prospects or their learning, it would be highly unfair to all other NHL teams, as he belongs to Anaheim

It's great experience for a young player and being the future of American goal tenders it will show him what he will need to do 4 years from now.

[Tim Budong]

Originally Posted by bobbinka

i dont get why Gibson is being invited to the American camp. He's played 1 AHL game, and 2 seasons in the OHL. clearly, he's not going to be in the top 3 for the US olympic team, especially with Quick, Howard, Anderson, and Miller also at camp.

if the reasoning is for the development of prospects or their learning, it would be highly unfair to all other NHL teams, as he belongs to Anaheim

Im sorry, but this is a great step for american prospects.

[bobbinka]

Originally Posted by darthchilli

Im sorry, but this is a great step for american prospects.

I believe so too, I'm not denying that at all

[UFO]

Originally Posted by darthchilli

Im sorry, but this is a great step for american prospects.

I can see why. In a short tourney like this, you don't need 3 elite goalies. Your top guy falters, you bring in #2. There isn't enough time for #3 to get any meaningful ice time in any ways. Why not get some experience and exposure for a young up and comer.

[rsx]

Originally Posted by UFO

I can see why. In a short tourney like this, you don't need 3 elite goalies. Your top guy falters, you bring in #2. There isn't enough time for #3 to get any meaningful ice time in any ways. Why not get some experience and exposure for a young up and comer.

More than likely the propsects will be cut, isn't that how they do it? They probably just want to bring them in to the camp so they know how things work and how elite athletes train.

[UFO]

Originally Posted by rsx

More than likely the propsects will be cut, isn't that how they do it? They probably just want to bring them in to the camp so they know how things work and how elite athletes train.

Originally Posted by dbaz

U.S gm already said john gibson will be on the team, so 2 spots left. probably 1 experienced, 1 young. so slim chance for schnieder

Looks like they want him to get the full ride experience.

It's a 2 day camp I believe, so not really your traditional training camp and not really a tryout perse, and there won't be much training going on. It will be on-ice assessments, see which guys may have some early chemistry with other guys, etc etc.

[stuff99]

Anyone have any questions you want me to ask MG and Torts tonight at the Canucks Summit?

Legit ones....

[7seven]

Originally Posted by bobbinka

i dont get why Gibson is being invited to the American camp. He's played 1 AHL game, and 2 seasons in the OHL. clearly, he's not going to be in the top 3 for the US olympic team, especially with Quick, Howard, Anderson, and Miller also at camp.

if the reasoning is for the development of prospects or their learning, it would be highly unfair to all other NHL teams, as he belongs to Anaheim

Gibson was absolutely amazing playing in the World Championships just a few months ago, he was pretty much the only reason USA got a medal.

[quasi]

So ridiculous, I somehow feel we're getting slightly gouged. If $287.00 a season isn't enticing enough here have a free jersey, we'll take care of parking and you like concerts cause I got something for you there as well.