The Great White North Dream Team

Team Canada is looking to repeat thier Gold Medal performance in Turin in the upcoming Olympics. The 2002 Victory in Salt Lake City over USA was the first on 50 yrs for the country that brought this great game to life. Canada along with the Czech Republic and Russia are the early favorites, but in the Olympics one-game situation a lot of teams have a chance to surprise anybody. (Belarus' stunning win over Sweden in the 2002 Olympic quarterfinals) Canada appears to be the team to beat - and Brodeur is the main reason. Martin Broduer has a long list of accomplishments and a solid record in goal. In addition to the 2002 Olympic win, he also led Canada to the World Cup title a year ago, is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and the winner of the Vezina Trophy the last two seasons as the NHL's best goalie. Canada also has forwards Dany Heatley (Ottawa) and Joe Thornton (San Jose), who are perenial top 5 goal leaders in the NHL this year. The Team Canada Roster and the Great White North version of the "Dream Team" Goaltenders 30 Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils 1 Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers 35 Marty Turco, Dallas Stars Defence 4 Rob Blake, Colorado Avalanche 52 Adam Foote, Columbus Blue Jackets 55 Ed Jovanovski, Vancouver Canucks 24 *Bryan McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs 27 Scott Niedermayer, Mighty Ducks 44 Chris Pronger, Edmonton Oilers 6 Wade Redden, Ottawa Senators 28 Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames Forwards 14 Todd Bertuzzi, Vancouver Canucks 9 Shane Doan, Phoenix Coyotes 33 Kris Draper, Detroit Red Wings 21 Simon Gagn