Crosby Invited, Canada Olympic List Announced

When I saw Hockey Canada’s list of invitees for the 2010 Olympics orientation camp I breathed a sigh of relief.  Unlike the last Olympics where the hottest young players were overlooked, the prospects for the upcoming Vancouver Games are a mixture of youth and experience.  In all,  46 players have been invited to the camp.  The group is comprised of five goaltenders, 16 defencemen and 25 forwards.

Here’s the list (noticeably missing are Steven Stamkos and Chris Osgood).  What do you think?

Goaltenders

• Three-time Olympian Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils)
• 2006 Olympian Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks)
• Stanley Cup champion Marc-André Fleury (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Steve Mason (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Cam Ward (Carolina Hurricanes)

Defencemen

• Jay Bouwmeester (Calgary Flames)
• Dan Boyle (San Jose Sharks)
• Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks)
• Chris Pronger (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Robyn Regehr (Calgary Flames)
• Dion Phaneuf (Calgary Flames)
• Marc Staal (New York Rangers)
• Shea Weber (Nashville Predators)
• François Beauchemin (Anaheim Ducks)
• Brent Burns (Minnesota Wild)
• Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings)
• Stéphane Robidas (Dallas Stars)
• Mike Green (Washington Capitals)
• Dan Hamhuis (Nashville Predators)
• Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Brent Seabrook (Chicago Blackhawks)

Forwards

• Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes)
• Simon Gagné (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Dany Heatley (Ottawa Senators)
• Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames)
• Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)
• Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche)
• Martin St-Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes)
• Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks)
• Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning)
• Ryan Smyth (Colorado Avalanche)
• Jeff Carter (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks)
• Milan Lucic (Boston Bruins)
• Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks)
• Andy McDonald (St. Louis Blues)
• Brenden Morrow (Dallas Stars)
• Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks)
• Michael Richards (Philadelphia Flyers)
• Derek Roy (Buffalo Sabres)
• Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Jordan Staal (Pittsburgh Penguins)
• Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)
• Dan Cleary (Detroit Red Wings)

The camp will run from August 24-27 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary.

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