As I wrote in my last post, I’m making two Canadian Olympic hockey teams, one from the East and one from the West. Team Canada East was made yesterday, so here comes Team Canada West.
Team Canada West
Center: Ryan Getzlaf. Big body presence (as Pierre McGuire would say) and incredible offensive talent from Saskatchewan.
Center: Jonathan Toews. Amazingly consistent crunch time player, and a solid two way center as well.
Center: Travis Zajac. Pretty slim pickings at center for Team West, so Zajac will have to do.
Center: Jarret Stoll: As I said, slim pickings.
Wing: Jarome Iginla. No brainer here, you can’t have Team Canada without Iggy.
Wing: Dany Heatley. He was born in Germany but moved to Calgary, which makes Team West very happy.
Wing: Patrick Marleau. Although he’s dropped off a bit this year, he’s been a consistent scorer most of his career, and gets to play with Dany Heatley/
Wing: Taylor Hall. Incredible young talent, give him a few years and he’ll be a stud. It was very hard to keep his buddy Jordan Eberle off the list
Wing: Milan Lucic: Classic “I hate playing against that guy, love having him on my team” type of guy. Big, nasty power forward, with soft hands and skill to boot.
Wing: Shane Doan. Great international player for Team Canada, and another gritty, skilled forward.
Defence: Shea Weber. All around incredible defenseman. Strong offensively, intimidating defensively, he’d be the key to Team West’s defence corps.
Defence: Duncan Keith. Not having the same Norris Trophy season as last year, but he’s nonetheless one of the best D men in the league, and is a great puck mover.
Defence: Brent Seabrook. Same story as Duncan Keith, but I’d still love to have him on my team
Defence: Mike Green. He’s had his problems defensively, but offensively, he’s probably the most gifted defenseman in the NHL.
Goalie: Carey Price. Having a fantastic bounce back season this year, and has had a lot of success in international competition in his career.
Goalie: Cam Ward. Another clutch goalie, who was born in Saskatchewan and completes Team West.
Just Missed the Cut: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Smyth, Clarke McCarthur, Evander Kane, Kris Versteeg, Jay Boumeester
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