[GDT] Team Canada Olympic Roster Announcment (8am MT)

[sureLoss]

No shortage of platforms to watch/listen the announcment live:

TV: TSN Sportsnet CBC News Net

Radio: TSN Radio Fan 960

Online streams: tsn.ca sportsnet.ca cbcsports.ca


Goaltenders:
Roberto Luongo
Carey Price
Mike Smith

Defencemen:
Jay Bouwmeester
Drew Doughty
Dan Hamhuis
Duncan Keith
Alex Pietroangelo
PK Subban
Marc Edward Vlassic
Shea Weber

Forwards:
Jamie Benn
Patrice Bergeron
Jeff Carter
Sidney Crosby
Matt Duchene
Ryan Getzlaf
Chris Kunitz
Patrick Marleau
Rick Nash
Corey Perry
Steve Stamkos
Patrick Sharp
John Tavares
Jonahtan Toews

[Northendzone]

do you think any of these stations will provide any analysis of the team once the annoucements are done?

is hockey canada annoucing the ladies team as well?

[CofR]

I'm pretty sure the Women's Team has already been announced.

[Coach]

c'mooooon Gio! I believe!

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by MattyC

c'mooooon Gio! I believe!

If we were able to send two teams, I don't think Gio would make either. Just too much depth with Canada.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

If we were able to send two teams, I don't think Gio would make either. Just too much depth with Canada.

Oh. I don't believe anymore.


I think a lot of people are selling him short here for fear of looking like homers. If Vlasic and Hamhuis are in the conversation, I see no reason why Gio hasn't been.

[H2SO4(aq)]

Coverage starts at 8, when is the actual announcement?

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)

Coverage starts at 8, when is the actual announcement?

I believe it is 9am MST

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

do you think any of these stations will provide any analysis of the team once the annoucements are done?

is hockey canada annoucing the ladies team as well?

Hahaha gender equality.


Women's team has been set for some time.

I am taking my daughter and a few of her friends to see them play Jan 14 in Dead Rear.

[chalms04]

1 hour away? boooo

[Flabbibulin]

I remember one of the first TSN projections about 3 years ago. Time flies.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

I remember one of the first TSN projections about 3 years ago. Time flies.

Yeah, and Darren Pang had J. Schultz on the team before even playing an NHL game. LOL.

[Roof-Daddy]

lol TSN

Been speculation for months now, and really amped up speculation for weeks, yet they still have to blab about it for an hour before the actual announcement.

Here I thought the announcement would be right away, but it's not for an hour.......I should have known.

[Caged Great]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Oh. I don't believe anymore.


I think a lot of people are selling him short here for fear of looking like homers. If Vlasic and Hamhuis are in the conversation, I see no reason why Gio hasn't been.

They might be in the hypothetical Canada 2, but I know I would easily take Doughty, Subban, Keith, Seabrook, Weber, Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester, and Boyle all ahead of Gio, Vlasic, and Hamhuis.

It really is disappointing that we can send only one team, because we have the talent where it'd be feasible to win a pair of medals.

[Flaming Choy]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

I remember one of the first TSN projections about 3 years ago. Time flies.

I found tsn's projected roster from 2 years ago. About half correct. Definitely a lot of Oilers Love back then.


http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=57683

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Flaming Choy

I found tay's projected roster from 2 years ago. About half correct. Definitely a lot of Oilers Love back then.


http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=57683

And Tyler Myers air going either. But RNH, Hall and Eberle? Yikes

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

They might be in the hypothetical Canada 2, but I know I would easily take Doughty, Subban, Keith, Seabrook, Weber, Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester, and Boyle all ahead of Gio, Vlasic, and Hamhuis.

It really is disappointing that we can send only one team, because we have the talent where it'd be feasible to win a pair of medals.

I think it's about Vlasic (who seems to be who most think will be on it) vs Hamhuis vs Gio vs Boyle. And I don't think the spread between them is all that big. I personally, truth be told, would take Gio over the others. Not just for TC, as a player in general. I haven't seen much of Vlasic, and I think Hamhuis and Boyle are similar players, Boyles a little up there in age and I've never been a big Hamhuis guy.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

They might be in the hypothetical Canada 2, but I know I would easily take Doughty, Subban, Keith, Seabrook, Weber, Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester, and Boyle all ahead of Gio, Vlasic, and Hamhuis.

It really is disappointing that we can send only one team, because we have the talent where it'd be feasible to win a pair of medals.

I don't know about Seabrook and Boyle. Seabrook is definately in the same ballpark as Gio, Vlasic, and Hamhuis. People always raise his stock because he plays with Kieth but really he is not good enough to be a number 1 pairing Olympic defensemen. And on this team Kieth pairs with Weber or Doughty on the 1st or 2nd pairing so the idea of bringing along a linemate doesnt really make much sense.

As for Boyle I think he is getting old. I also haven't watched him at all this year so I am talking out of my ass.

For sure Gio, Hamhuis and Vlasic make Team Canada 2 though. There aren't 16 better Canadian defensemen then Gio.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

They might be in the hypothetical Canada 2, but I know I would easily take Doughty, Subban, Keith, Seabrook, Weber, Pietrangelo, Bouwmeester, and Boyle all ahead of Gio, Vlasic, and Hamhuis.

It really is disappointing that we can send only one team, because we have the talent where it'd be feasible to win a pair of medals.

Not likely at all that Canada B could compete with Canada A, the US, Russia, Finland, Sweden or (if led by intelligent coaching) the Czech Republic for a medal. They'd be battling Switzerland, Germany and Slovakia.

[jschick88]

@HockeyBroph Hearing Kunitz in; Giroux out