2004 WJC roster predictions?

Any thoughts?

 

Team USA

The following players have already been named to the team...

Goalies: Jim Howard, Alvaro Montoya

Defense: Ryan Suter, Mark Stuart, James Wisniewski, Matt Carle, Corey Potter, Jeff Likens

Forwards: Dustin Brown, Patrick Eaves, Ryan Kesler, Greg Moore, Patrick O'Sullivan, Zach Parise, Brett Sterling, Steve Werner

Brown and Kesler would have to be released by thier pro teams.

Players who could round out the roster (in no particular order)...

Defense: Brian Lee, Danny Richmond, Jamie Milam, Matt Smaby, Matt Hunwick, Dylan Reese, Jason Dest, Tom Sawatske, Evan Shaw, AJ Thelen, Nate Hagemo, Jim Sharrow etc.

Forwards: Dan Fritsche, Robbie Schremp, Hugh Jessiman, David Booth, Drew Stafford, Ryan Potulny, Tim Wallace, Ryan Callahan, Brian Boyle, Jake Dowell, Robbie Earl, Josh Hennessy, TJ Hensick, Adam Pineault, David Backes, Dan Irmen, Colin McDonald, Nate Thompson, John Vigilante etc.

 

Actually

Actually I meant for team Canada sorry.

 

I don't know what is worse: you assuming everyone here was thinking about team Canada, or the way you ignored cagney's post.

 

Just some names: WITH NO NHL PLAYERS

I'm sure i will forget some big names. But I am goind tthe first in my minds:

Defense: ---> If Ian White is healthy, he will there. For sure...

1- B.Coburn *
2- B.Seabrook *
3- S.Belle
4- D.Phaneuf *
5- K.Klein
6- D.Meech
7- D.OBrien
8- M.Green
9- C.Barker


Forward:
1- Ryan Getzlaf * (West)
2- Eric Fehr (West)
3- Tim Brent (Ont)
4- Jeff Carter * (Ont)
5- Corey Perry * (Ont)
6- Daniel Paille * (Ont)
7- Corey Locke * (Ont)
8- Anthony Stewart * (Ont)
9- Mike Richards * (Ont)
10- Jeff Tambellini * (NCAA ---> Michigan)
11- Sidney Crosby (Qc) *
12- Steve Bernier (Qc) *
13- MA-Pouliot (Qc) *
14- Maxime Talbot (Qc) (I'd like to see him)
15- Brady Murray (NCAA ---> North Dakota)

Goaltenders: ---->

1- J.Deslauriers *
2- Josh Hardings
3- Cam Ward *
4- Corey Crawford

* almost 100% sure....

 

I don't know about their positions, so I'll just post them

FORWARDS:
Ryan Getzlaf
Sidney Crosby
Cory Perry
Eric Fehr
Tim Brent
Corey Locke
Marc-Antoine Pouliot
Jeremy Williams
Anthony Stewart
Mike Richards
Jeff Tambellini
Steve Bernier
Daniel Paille

DEFENSEMEN:
B.Coburn
B.Seabrook
D.Phaneuf
S.Belle
K.Klein
D.Meech
D.OBrien

Ian White if he's healthy.

GOALTENDERS:
I'm almost sure of this order, unlike the others.
Starting: Josh Harding
Backup: Jeff-Drouin Deslauriers
Third: Cam Ward

 

It's Jeff Tambellini, Steve's son lol. And, he isn't in the OHL, he plays in college. Just to let you know.

 

It's true.... Where I had my head?

We have only one difference... You have Williams and I have Carter..

 

Boy a Coburn/Phaneuf pairing would sure be intimidating to play against. And they could pitch in offense to boot.

 

There isn't a third goaltender.

I'd take Harding and Ward if Fleury isn't released by Pittsburgh.

And yes, Shazata, that was pretty weak.

 

Anybody think that Canucks prospects Marc-Andre Bernier and Francois-Pierre Guenette have any shot of making the Canadian squad? Apparently Guenette's having a great season thus far in Halifax, and Bernier(his teammate) is none too shabby either.

~Canucklehead~

 

huh? what was weak?

 

This was...

I agree 100% with icarus.

 

Why is it weak? I made a mistake and forgot to put in for Team Canada. have u ever made a mistake before Van?

 

Brady Murray can be on Team Canada...

There is an article about Murray on TSN..

He is impressive even if he is a freshman...

 

I'd like to see Dany Roussin in this team. So far he is in the top 5 in the Q in scoring, and in addition, he played with Steve Bernier and M-A Pouliot from Atome to Midget AAA so it could be a killer line from team Canada.

 

Mike Green

I think from the whl you can switch Shawn Belle for Mike Green. Green is a solid defender with good puck skills who will likely be given a long look. He has played at all the other levals of Under 17, Under 18, 4 Nations etc.

 

They're actually playing in Cape Breton this season.
Bernier is a pure goal scorer, but I think Guenette, who is a better all round player, has a better shot.

Another Q player people seem to be forgetting about is D Bruno Gervais in Bathurst. He almost made the Islanders this year.