2010 Winter Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey – Rosters, Predictions, Tickets
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009The 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver are around the corner and we at SaveFans! are super excited about one event in particular, Mens Ice Hockey!
Who will win the 2010 Men’s Hockey Gold Medal?
What NHL players will make the final cut for each national team roster by position – forward, defense, and goalie?
When does the 2010 Olympic Men’s Hockey tournament start and where can you buy tickets online for all the games including the qualifying rounds, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the bronze medal game, and the gold medal game at General Motors Place (To be renamed Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics as corporate sponsorship is not allowed for Olympic stadiums)?
Will international rules and the smaller rink dimensions (’10 Olympics will be using the NHL sized ice surface) effect skaters and can it have an impact on the outcome?
The schedule, matchups, and rosters for the 21st Winter Olympics have not yet been announced but we have some predictions and team rankings for our hockey fans. SaveFans! preview…
As much as Ryan Miller and the American goaltending could make things interesting we just don’t see enough firepower in the U.S. lineup to pull off another miracle on ice and play for a medal come February. The Swedes won the gold in 2006 and have a lot of experience and depth on the blueline but aging players such as Peter Forsberg and Niklas Lidstrom will cost them and keep them from medaling in Vancouver. Scrappy Finland led by the Finnish Flash Teemu Selanne could make things interesting… And while the thought of Sid The Kid, Martin Brodeur, and the Canadians celebrating on home ice is very tempting to pick we just can’t ignore the all-star talent on the stacked Russian team. A power play featuring Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Sergei Gonchar, and Andrei Markov… Wow! How can any country beat the Russians?
The champions of XXI Winter Olympic Games Men’s Ice Hockey are…
Gold Medal Winner – Russia
2010 Team Russia Men’s Ice Hockey Roster (Announced)
Forwards: Maxim Afinogenov – Atlanta Thrashers
Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings
Richard Zednik – Florida Panthers
Danis Zaripov – Ak Bars
Sergei Zinovyev – Salavat Yulaev
Ilya Kovalchuk – Atlanta Thrashers
Viktor Kozlov -Salavat Yulaev
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexei Morozov – Ak Bars
Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
Alexander Radulov – Salavat Yulaev
Alexander Semin – Washington Capitals
Sergei Fedorov – Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Defensemen: Anton Volchenkov – Ottawa Senators
Sergei Gonchar – Pittsburgh Penguins
Denis Grebeshkov – Edmonton Oilers
Dmitry Kalinin – Salavat Yulaev
Konstantin Korneyev – CSKA
Andrei Markov – Montreal Canadiens
Ilya Nikulin – Ak Bars
Fedor Tyutin – Columbus Blue Jackets
Goaltenders: Evgeni Nabokov (Starting Goalie) - San Jose Sharks
Ilya Bryzgalov – Phoenix Coyotes
Semyon Varlamov – Washington Capitals
Silver Medal Winner – Canada
2010 Team Canada Men’s Ice Hockey Roster (Predicted)
Forwards: Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins
Rick Nash – Columbus Blue Jackets
Jarome Iginla – Calgary Flames
Mike Richards – Philadelphia Flyers
Jeff Carter – Philadelphia Flyers
Brenden Morrow – Dallas Stars
Martin St. Louis – Tampa Bay Lightning
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks
Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks
Dany Heatley – San Jose Sharks
Patrick Marleau – San Jose Sharks
Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes
Defencemen: Scott Niedermayer – Anaheim Ducks
Chris Pronger – Philadelphia Flyers
Shea Weber – Nashville Predators
Jay Bouwmeester – Calgary Flames
Mike Green – Washington Capitals
Dan Boyle – San Jose Sharks
Dion Phaneuf – Calgary Flames
Goaltenders: Martin Brodeur (Starter) – New Jersey Devils
Roberto Luongo – Vancouver Canucks
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins
Bronze Medal Winner – Finland
2010 Team Finland Men’s Ice Hockey Roster (Predicted)
Forwards: Teemu Selanne – Anaheim Ducks
Olli Jokinen – Calgary Flames
Jussi Jokinen – Carolina Hurricanes
Saku Koivu – Anaheim Ducks
Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild
Jere Lehtinen – Dallas Stars
Niklas Hagman – Toronto Maple Leafs
Valtteri Filppula – Detroit Red Wings
Tuomo Ruutu – Carolina Hurricanes
Jarkko Ruutu – Ottawa Senators
Antti Miettinen – Minnesota Wild
Ville Leino – Detroit Red Wings
Niko Kapanen – Ak Bars Kazan
Defensemen: Sami Salo – Vancouver Canucks
Toni Lydman – Buffalo Sabres
Joni Pitkanen – Carolina Hurricanes
Kimmo Timonen – Philadelphia Flyers
Sami Lepisto – Phoenix Coyotes
Lasse Kukkonen – Avangard Omsk
Ossi Vaananen – Dynamo Minsk
Goaltenders: Miikka Kiprusoff (Starter) – Calgary Flames
Niklas Backstrom – Minnesota Wild
Pekka Rinne – Nashville Predators
4th Place – United States of America
2010 Team USA Men’s Ice Hockey Roster (Predicted)
Forwards: Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils
Chris Drury – New York Rangers
Dustin Brown – Los Angeles Kings
Kyle Okposo – New York Islanders
Jamie Langenbrunner – New Jersey Devils
Paul Stastny – Colorado Avalanche
Scott Gomez – Montreal Canadiens
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks
Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks
Bobby Ryan – Anaheim Ducks
Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks
Ryan Malone – Tampa Bay Lightning
Mike Knuble – Washington Capitals
Defense: Brian Rafalski – Detroit Red Wings
Ryan Suter – Nashville Predators
Jack Johnson – Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Whitney – Anaheim Ducks
Erik Johnson – St. Louis Blues
Brooks Orpik – Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Zach Bogosian – Atlanta Thrashers
Rob Scuderi – Los Angeles Kings
Goaltenders: Ryan Miller (Starter) – Buffalo Sabres
Tim Thomas – Boston Bruins
Craig Anderson – Colorado Avalanche
5th Place – Sweden
2010 Team Sweden Men’s Ice Hockey Roster (Predicted)
Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson – Ottawa Senators
Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals
Loui Eriksson- Dallas Stars
Peter Forsberg – Modo Hockey
Tomas Holmstrom – Detroit Red Wings
Patric Hornqvist – Nashville Predators
Fredrik Modin – Columbus Blue Jackets
Samuel Pahlsson – Columbus Blue Jackets
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin – Columbus Blue Jackets
Mattias Weinhandl – HC Dynamo Moscow
Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings
Tobias Enstrom – Atlanta Thrashers
Magnus Johansson – Linkopings HC
Defence: Niklas Kronwall – Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidstrom – Detroit Red Wings
Douglas Murray – San Jose Sharks
Johnny Oduya – New Jersey Devils
Henrik Tallinder – Buffalo Sabres
Mattias Ohlund – Tampa Bay Lightning
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist (Starting) – New York Rangers
Stefan Liv – HV71
Jonas Gustavsson – Toronto Maple Leafs
6th Place – Czech Republic, 7th Place – Switzerland, 8th Place – Germany, 9th Place - Norway, 10th Place - Slovakia, 11th Place – Belarus, 12th Place Latvia
*****************UPDATE*****************
After an unbelievable run by the Americans it will be USA vs Canada in a stunning gold medal matchup this Sunday. Read the following article to find out if the 2010 Canada USA Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey gold medal game is the biggest sporting event in Canadian History.
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