CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, along with executive director Steve Yzerman and Canada’s National Men’s Team management group, announced a first group of 22 players to Canada’s roster for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Canada’s roster includes three goaltenders, seven defencemen and twelve forwards. Hockey Canada can name up to 25 players to it’s World Championship roster up until the final day of the event.
Hockey Canada’s National Men’s Team management group is comprised of Yzerman (Nepean, Ont./ Tampa Bay, NHL), along with Doug Armstrong (Sarnia, Ont./St. Louis, NHL), Ken Holland (Vernon, B.C./Detroit, NHL), Kevin Lowe (Lachute, Que./Edmonton, NHL), Bob Nicholson (Penticton, B.C./Hockey Canada) and Brad Pascall (Coquitlam, B.C./Hockey Canada). Peter Chiarelli (Ottawa, Ont./ Boston, NHL) will serve in an advisory capacity.
“We have a received a great response from the players that we have approached, and we are very pleased with the roster that we have assembled to date,” said national men’s team executive director Steve Yzerman. “We look forward to getting together as a team in Stockholm on May 1 and preparing for the world championship.”
The management group is overseeing all operations for Canada’s National Men’s Team at the world championship, including staff selection, player identification and selection as well as team operations. Hockey Canada’s senior director of national teams and hockey operations, Scott Salmond, will continue to oversee team logistics, working closely with the management group.
Canada’s roster includes eleven players with World Championship experience, one Olympian, and 16 of the 22 players have international experience. Six players – T.J. Brodie, Brenden Dillon, Michael Garnett, Matt Read, Justin Schultz, Mike Smith – will be representing Canada in international play for a first time.
GLOSSARY OF INT’L EVENTS
SU18 – Summer Under-18 Team, WU18 – World Under-18 Championship, SS – Super U20 Series (2007); WJC – World Junior Championship; WHC – World Hockey Championship, WCup – World Cup
| P | NAME | HOMETOWN | CLUB TEAM | INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| G | Devan Dubnyk | Calgary, Alta. | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) | WU18, WJC, WHC |
| G | Michael Garnett | Saskatoon, Sask. | Chelyabinsk Traktor (KHL) | - |
| G | Mike Smith | Kingston, Ont. | Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) | - |
| D | T.J. Brodie | Dresden, Ont. | Calgary Flames (NHL) | - |
| D | Brian Campbell | Strathroy, Ont. | Florida Panthers (NHL) | WJC |
| D | Brenden Dillon | New Westminster, B.C. | Dallas Stars (NHL) | - |
| D | Jay Harrison | Whitby, Ont. | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) | SU18, WJC |
| D | Stéphane Robidas | Sherbrooke, Que. | Dallas Stars (NHL) | WHC |
| D | Luke Schenn | Saskatoon, Sask. | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WJC, WHC |
| D | Justin Schultz | Kelowna, B.C. | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) | - |
| F | Matt Duchene | Haliburton, Ont. | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WHC |
| F | Jordan Eberle | Regina, Sask. | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WJC, WHC |
| F | Claude Giroux | Hearst, Ont. | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) | WJC, SS |
| F | Taylor Hall | Kingston, Ont. | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WJC |
| F | Andrew Ladd | Maple Ridge, B.C. | Winnipeg Jets (NHL) | WJC, WHC |
| F | Ryan O’Reilly | Varna, Ont. | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WHC |
| F | Matt Read | Ilderton, Ont. | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) | - |
| F | Wayne Simmonds | Scarborough, Ont. | Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) | WJC |
| F | Jeff Skinner | Markham, Ont. | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) | SU18, WHC |
| F | Eric Staal | Thunder Bay, Ont. | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WHC, Olympics |
| F | Jordan Staal | Thunder Bay, Ont. | Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) | SU18, WHC |
| F | Steven Stamkos | Unionville, Ont. | Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) | SU18, WU18, WJC, WHC |
Head coach Lindy Ruff (Warburg, Alta.) will lead the coaching staff, along with assistant coaches Doug Shedden (Wallaceburg, Ont./ EV Zug, SUI), Dave Tippett (Moosomin, Sask./Phoenix Coyotes, NHL) and Barry Trotz (Dauphin, Man./Nashville Predators, NHL).
The 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship runs from May 3-19 in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden. Canada will be based out of Stockholm for the duration of the event, opening on May 4 against Denmark. All of Canada’s games will be broadcast on TSN/RDS, Hockey Canada’s official broadcaster. Check local listings for game times in your area.
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