Best International Teams of All Time

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If you had to pick the best team that Canada or Russia/Soviet Union could ever place on the ice, who would you select?
How about other international teams like Sweden, Finlad, Czech Rep. etc.
 

Puck Dogg

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To my consideration, best Finnish team so far: The team of Nagano 1998. We've got better overall defenders and goalie now, but the offense has all the greats from modern era of Finnish hockey (Selanne, Koivu, Lehtinen, Helminen, Kurri, Tikkanen).

Defence

Aki-Petteri Berg, Los Angeles
Tuomas Gronman, Pittsburgh
Janne Laukkanen, Ottawa
Jyrki Lumme, Vancouver
Janne Niinimaa, Philadelphia
Kimmo Timonen, IFK Helsinki
Teppo Numminen, Phoenix.

Forwards

Raimo Helminen, Ilves
Sami Kapanen, Carolina
Saku Koivu, Montreal
Jari Kurri, Colorado
Jere Lehtinen, Dallas
Juha Lind, Dallas
Mika Niemenen, Jokerit Helsinki
Ville Peltonen, Frolunda (Sweden)
Kimmo Rintanen, TPS (Finland)
Teemu Selanne, Anaheim
Esa Tikkanen, Florida
Antti Tormanen, Jokerit Helsinki (Finland)
Juha Ylonen, Phoenix

Goalies

Jarmo Myllys, Lulea (Sweden)
Ari Sulander, Jokerit Helsinki (Finland)
Jukka Tammi, Frankfurt (Germany)
 

lfchockey*

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Thanks for your input.
I was actually thinking more along the lines of, pick the best individual Finnish players of all-time to create the best team ever.
 

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Krutov - Larionov - Makarov
Kharlamov - Petrov - Mikhailov
Bobrov - Firsov - Loktev
Alexandrov - Maltsev - Balderis

Fetisov - Kasatonov
Ragulin - Lutchenko
Kuzkin - Davydov

Tretyak
Konovalenko

Just a try, don`t flame me

Firsov and Bobrov on a line, hehe.
 
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Hull - Gretzky - Howe
Lindsay - Lemeiux - Richard
Mahovolich - Beliveau - Lafleur
Messier - Esposito - Bossy
Morenz - Clarke - Mikita

Orr - Harvey
Potvin - Bourque
Shore - Coffey
Robinson - Kelly

Sawchuk
Roy
Hall
 

raleh

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I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing me say it, but I would have Gainey on the team :) I like your team but I would move Morenz up and put Gainey on the Clarke line.

I would also like to see Federov on the Russian team, but I don't know who I would bump. Maybe go to russianhockey.us and ask them there.
 

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1987 Canada vs 1987 USSR. That was classic. And maybe one of the best possible lineups for each team.
 

Sampe

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lfchockey said:
Thanks for your input.
I was actually thinking more along the lines of, pick the best individual Finnish players of all-time to create the best team ever.

We're actually having that exact same debate going on at jatkoaika.com:

http://keskustelu.jatkoaika.com/showthread.php?t=32871

However, the following team I made in that Jatkoaika thread was based on the players' national team careers:

Forwards:
Ville Peltonen
Saku Koivu
Raimo Helminen
Teemu Selänne
Jari Kurri
Lasse Oksanen
Lauri Mononen
Jere Lehtinen
Mika Nieminen
Veli-Pekka Ketola
Mikko Mäkelä
Esa Peltonen

Defensemen:
Kimmo Timonen
Pekka Rautakallio
Reijo Ruotsalainen
Teppo Numminen
Timo Jutila
Pekka Marjamäki
Hannu Virta
Jyrki Lumme

Goaltenders:
Urpo Ylönen
Jarmo Myllys
Jorma Valtonen
 

arrbez

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lfchockey said:
no americans out there?

I've got you covered

Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller
 

Wisent

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arrbez said:
I've got you covered

Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller - Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller
Ryan Miller
That lineup would kick butt.
 

raleh

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For the Americans take the 96 world cup team and add a few players from the 80 Olympics. I don't remember if Pat Lafontaine was on the 96 team, so if he wasn't, add him too.
 

lfchockey*

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USA - Some holes missing

RW Hull Brett
C Lafontaine Pat
LW Tkachuk Keith
RW Mullen Joe
C Modano Mike
LW Stevens Kevin
RW Guerin Bill
C Roenick Jeremy
LW McEachern Shawn
RW Amonte Tony
C
LW
D Chelios Chris
D Leetch Brian
D Housley Phil
D Hatcher Kevin
D Iafrate Al
D Langway Rod
G Barrasso Tom
G
 

arrbez

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lfchockey said:
USA - Some holes missing

RW Hull Brett
C Lafontaine Pat
LW Tkachuk Keith
RW Mullen Joe
C Modano Mike
LW Stevens Kevin
RW Guerin Bill
C Roenick Jeremy
LW McEachern Shawn
RW Amonte Tony
C
LW
D Chelios Chris
D Leetch Brian
D Housley Phil
D Hatcher Kevin
D Iafrate Al
D Langway Rod
G Barrasso Tom
G

I agree with most of your list. I think you forgot a few key guys though.

Tkachuk - Lafontaine - Hull
Leclair - Modano - Mullen
Stevens - Weight - Roenick
N. Broten - Janney - Amonte

Chelios - Leetch
Howe - Langway
Housely - D. Hatcher

Barasso
Richter
Brimsek
 

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Sweden

Mats Naslund - Sundin - Alfredsson
Markus Naslund - Forsberg - Loob
Modin - Nystrom - Sundstrom
T. Steen - Holmstrom - Sedin



Lidstrom - Salming
Nortstrom - Ohlund
T. Jonsson - K. Jonsson

Lindbergh
Salo
Kiprusoff
 

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