Marleau, Thornton and Boyle Selected




Sharks All-Stars Invited To Hockey Canada's National Team Orientation
Camp




Thursday, 07.02.2009 / 10:39 AM

/ News





By San Jose Sharks Staff










Sharks All-Stars Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle
were honored on Thursday morning as all three players were invited to
Hockey Canada's Orientation Camp in preparation for the 2010 Olympics
which will be hosted in Vancouver, BC.



Hockey Canada announced the roster of 46 players that will attend
Canada’s National Men’s Team orientation camp from August 24-27 in
Calgary, AB.



These 46 players have been identified as candidates for upcoming
international events in the 2009-10 season: the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games and 2010 IIHF World Championship.

The camp roster includes five goaltenders, 16 defensemen and 25
forwards. The list of players includes 40 players with senior
international experience, either at the Olympics, IIHF World
Championship or World Cup of Hockey/Canada Cup, while 36 of the 46
players played for either the National Junior Team or National Men’s
Under-18 Team.



Forwards

Jeff Carter (London, Ont./Philadelphia, NHL)

Dan Cleary (Carboneau, N.L./Detroit, NHL)

Sidney Crosby (Cole Harbour, N.S./Pittsburgh, NHL)

Shane Doan (Halkirk, Alta./Phoenix, NHL)

Simon Gagné (Ste-Foy, Que./Philadelphia, NHL)

Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, Sask./Anaheim, NHL)

Dany Heatley (Calgary, Alta./Ottawa, NHL)

Jarome Iginla (St. Albert, Alta./Calgary, NHL)

Vincent Lecavalier (ÃŽle-Bizard, Que./Tampa Bay, NHL)

Milan Lucic (Vancouver, B.C./Boston, NHL)

Patrick Marleau (Aneroid, Sask./San Jose, NHL)

Andy McDonald (Strathroy, Ont./St. Louis, NHL)

Brenden Morrow (Carlyle, Sask./Dallas, NHL)

Rick Nash (Brampton, Ont./Columbus, NHL)

Corey Perry (Peterborough, Ont./Anaheim, NHL)

Michael Richards (Kenora, Ont./Philadelphia, NHL)

Derek Roy (Rockland, Ont./Buffalo, NHL)

Joe Sakic (Burnaby, B.C./Colorado, NHL)

Patrick Sharp (Thunder Bay, Ont./Chicago, NHL)

Ryan Smyth (Banff, Alta./Colorado, NHL)

Martin St-Louis (Laval, Que./Tampa Bay, NHL)

Eric Staal (Thunder Bay, Ont./Carolina, NHL)

Jordan Staal (Thunder Bay, Ont./Pittsburgh, NHL)

Joe Thornton (St. Thomas, Ont./San Jose, NHL)

Jonathan Toews (Winnipeg, Man./Chicago, NHL)



Defensemen

François Beauchemin (Sorel, Que./Anaheim, NHL)

Jay Bouwmeester (Edmonton, Alta./Calgary, NHL)

Dan Boyle (Ottawa, Ont./San Jose, NHL)

Brent Burns (Ajax, Ont./Minnesota, NHL)

Drew Doughty (London, Ont./Los Angeles, NHL)

Mike Green (Calgary, Alta./Washington, NHL)

Dan Hamhuis (Smithers, B.C./Nashville, NHL)

Duncan Keith (Penticton, B.C./Chicago, NHL)

Scott Niedermayer (Cranbrook, B.C./Anaheim, NHL)

Dion Phaneuf (Edmonton, Alta./Calgary, NHL)

Chris Pronger (Dryden, Ont./Philadelphia, NHL)

Robyn Regehr (Rosthern, Sask./Calgary, NHL)

Stéphane Robidas (Sherbrooke, Que./Dallas, NHL)

Brent Seabrook (Tsawwassen, B.C./Chicago, NHL)

Marc Staal (Thunder Bay, Ont./N.Y. Rangers, NHL)

Shea Weber (Sicamous, B.C./Nashville, NHL)



Goaltenders

Martin Brodeur (Montreal, Que./New Jersey, NHL)

Marc-André Fleury (Sorel, Que./Pittsburgh, NHL)

Roberto Luongo (Montreal, Que./Vancouver, NHL)

Steve Mason (Oakville, Ont./Columbus, NHL)

Cam Ward (Sherwood Park, Alta./Carolina, NHL)



The management group, comprised of executive director Steve Yzerman,
Hockey Canada executive vice-president of hockey operations Misley,
Hockey Canada president/CEO Bob Nicholson and associate directors Doug
Armstrong (Sarnia, Ont./St. Louis, NHL), Ken Holland (Vernon,
B.C./Detroit, NHL) and Kevin Lowe (Lachute, Que./Edmonton, NHL),
assembled the list in collaboration with the coaching staff comprised
of Babcock (Saskatoon, Sask./Detroit, NHL) and associate coaches
Jacques Lemaire (LaSalle, Que.), Lindy Ruff (Warburg, Alta./Buffalo,
NHL) and Ken Hitchcock (Edmonton, Alta./Columbus, NHL).



Players not invited to the National Men’s Team orientation camp can
still be considered for both the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and 2010
IIHF World Championship.
 











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