Team USA invites 39 to Olympic camp
Jul 28, 2005 17:24:08 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jul 28, 2005 17:24:08 GMT -5
Team USA invites 39 to Olympic camp
Sports Ticker
7/28/2005 2:16:47 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Ticker) - Free agent Mike Modano, Bill Guerin of the Dallas Stars and Keith Tkachuk and Doug Weight of the St. Louis Blues have a chance to play for the United States Olympic team for the third straight time.
USA Hockey announced on Thursday the list of 39 players that have been invited to its Olympic orientation camp for the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
"The orientation camp will be a terrific opportunity for our staff to come together with the candidates for our Olympic team to assess the potential makeup of our squad," said U.S. Olympic team general manager Don Waddell of the Atlanta Thrashers. "It will not be a tryout camp as the evaluation process will continue through the first part of the NHL season, however it will be an important first step in the process."
The orientation camp will be held from September 5-8 in Colorado Springs.
NHL participation in the Olympics was negotiated as part of the new collective bargaining agreement reached last week.
Modano, Guerin, Tkachuk and Weight played for the U.S. Olympic team in 1998 and 2002.
Four other players invited to the camp - defenseman Brian Rafalski of the New Jersey Devils, Aaron Miller of the Los Angeles Kings and forwards Chris Drury of the Buffalo Sabres and Brian Rolston of the Minnesota Wild - played for the 2002 Olympic team which lost to Canada in the gold medal game.
Other forwards invited are Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta and Zach Parise of the Devils, Jason Blake and Mark Parrish of the New York Islanders, Erik Cole and Matt Cullen of the Carolina Hurricanes, Dustin Brown of the Kings, Jeff Halpern of the Washington Capitals, Chris Higgins of the Montreal Canadiens, Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks, Mike Knuble of the Philadelphia Flyers, Steve Konawalchuk of the Colorado Avalanche, Ryan Malone of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Richard Park of the Wild.
The 14 defensemen invited are free agent Derian Hatcher, Bryan Berard of the Chicago Blackhawks, Mark Eaton of the Nashville Predators, Hal Gill of the Boston Bruins, Tim Gleason of the Kings, Jordan Leopold of the Calgary Flames, John-Michael Liles of the Avalanche, Paul Martin of the Devils, Brian Pothier of the Ottawa Senators, Andy Roach of the Blues, Ryan Suter of the Predators and David Tanabe of the Phoenix Coyotes.
The list of four goaltenders includes three who played in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey - Rick DiPietro of the Islanders, Ty Conklin of the Edmonton Oilers and Robert Esche of the Flyers. The other goaltender is Ryan Miller of the Sabres.
- www.tsn.ca/olympics/news_story.asp?ID=131700&hubName=olympics
Sports Ticker
7/28/2005 2:16:47 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Ticker) - Free agent Mike Modano, Bill Guerin of the Dallas Stars and Keith Tkachuk and Doug Weight of the St. Louis Blues have a chance to play for the United States Olympic team for the third straight time.
USA Hockey announced on Thursday the list of 39 players that have been invited to its Olympic orientation camp for the 2006 Winter Games in Torino, Italy.
"The orientation camp will be a terrific opportunity for our staff to come together with the candidates for our Olympic team to assess the potential makeup of our squad," said U.S. Olympic team general manager Don Waddell of the Atlanta Thrashers. "It will not be a tryout camp as the evaluation process will continue through the first part of the NHL season, however it will be an important first step in the process."
The orientation camp will be held from September 5-8 in Colorado Springs.
NHL participation in the Olympics was negotiated as part of the new collective bargaining agreement reached last week.
Modano, Guerin, Tkachuk and Weight played for the U.S. Olympic team in 1998 and 2002.
Four other players invited to the camp - defenseman Brian Rafalski of the New Jersey Devils, Aaron Miller of the Los Angeles Kings and forwards Chris Drury of the Buffalo Sabres and Brian Rolston of the Minnesota Wild - played for the 2002 Olympic team which lost to Canada in the gold medal game.
Other forwards invited are Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta and Zach Parise of the Devils, Jason Blake and Mark Parrish of the New York Islanders, Erik Cole and Matt Cullen of the Carolina Hurricanes, Dustin Brown of the Kings, Jeff Halpern of the Washington Capitals, Chris Higgins of the Montreal Canadiens, Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks, Mike Knuble of the Philadelphia Flyers, Steve Konawalchuk of the Colorado Avalanche, Ryan Malone of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Richard Park of the Wild.
The 14 defensemen invited are free agent Derian Hatcher, Bryan Berard of the Chicago Blackhawks, Mark Eaton of the Nashville Predators, Hal Gill of the Boston Bruins, Tim Gleason of the Kings, Jordan Leopold of the Calgary Flames, John-Michael Liles of the Avalanche, Paul Martin of the Devils, Brian Pothier of the Ottawa Senators, Andy Roach of the Blues, Ryan Suter of the Predators and David Tanabe of the Phoenix Coyotes.
The list of four goaltenders includes three who played in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey - Rick DiPietro of the Islanders, Ty Conklin of the Edmonton Oilers and Robert Esche of the Flyers. The other goaltender is Ryan Miller of the Sabres.
- www.tsn.ca/olympics/news_story.asp?ID=131700&hubName=olympics
