GDT: Canada vs Italy 1PM Torino Time, 7 AM EST

[The Legend]

Since the game is only 12 hours away, I figured we should amend the term "Game-Day" just a little. Canada is obviously the huge favourite, but if the Miracle on Ice taught us anything, its that a home underdog can do anything. Here are the rosters, credit to tsn.ca....


Canada

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Goaltenders



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Martin Brodeur L 6'2 210 5/6/72 Montreal, QC New Jersey
Roberto Luongo L 6'3 205 4/4/79 Montreal, QC Florida
Marty Turco L 6'0 171 8/13/75 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas




2006 Men's Olympic Team - Defence



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Rob Blake R 6'4 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado
Jay Bouwmeester L 6'4 220 9/27/83 Edmonton, AB Florida
Adam Foote R 6'2 215 7/10/71 Whitby, ON Columbus
Bryan McCabe L 6'2 220 6/8/75 St. Catharines, ON Toronto
Scott Niedermayer L 6'1 200 8/31/73 Cranbrook, BC Anaheim
Chris Pronger L 6'6 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON Edmonton
Wade Redden L 6'2 205 6/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa
Robyn Regehr L 6'2 226 4/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Forwards

Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Todd Bertuzzi R 6'3 245 2/2/75 Sudbury, ON Vancouver
Shane Doan R 6'2 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix
Kris Draper L 5'11 190 5/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit
Simon Gagne L 6'0 190 2/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia
Dany Heatley L 6'3 215 1/21/81 Calgary, AB Ottawa
Jarome Iginla R 6'1 208 7/1/77 St. Albert, AB Calgary
Vincent Lecavalier L 6'4 207 4/21/80 Ile Bizard, QC Tampa Bay
Rick Nash L 6'3 188 6/16/84 Brampton, ON Columbus
Brad Richards L 6'1 198 5/2/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay
Joe Sakic L 5'11 195 7/7/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado
Ryan Smyth L 6'1 190 2/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton
Martin St-Louis L 5'9 185 6/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay
Joe Thornton L 6'4 220 7/2/79 St. Thomas, ON San Jose

2006 Olympic Team - Reserves
Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Dan Boyle R 5'11 190 7/12/76 Ottawa, ON Tampa Bay
Jason Spezza R 6'3 211 6/13/83 Toronto, ON Ottawa
Eric Staal L 6'4 205 6/29/84 Thunder Bay, ON Carolina


Italy


2006 Men's Olympic Team - Goaltenders


Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Rene Baur L 5'10 150 1/19/85 N/A Valpusteria
Gunther Hell R 5'9 158 8/30/78 Balzano Balzano
Jason Muzzatti L 6'1 190 2/3/70 Toronto, ON Balzano

2006 Men's Olympic Team - Defence



Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Christian Borgatello R 5'8 174 2/10/82 Merano Milano
Armin Helfer L 6'3 194 5/31/80 Brunico Milano
Robert Nardella R 5'9 171 1/30/68 Melrose Park, IL Rockford (UHL)
Florian Ramoser R 6'2 198 10/7/79 N/A Bolzano
Andre Signoretti R 5'5 179 1/16/79 Manotick, ON Cortina
Michele Strazzabosco L 6'3 216 6/2/76 Asiago Milano
Carter Trevisani R 6'1 189 6/6/82 Carlisle, ON Asiago


2006 Men's Olympic Team - Forwards


Player S/C HT WT Birthdate Hometown Team
Luca Ansoldi R 5'10 163 1/5/82 Merano Ritten
Joe Busillo L 6'5 211 5/15/70 Toronto, ON Milano
Mario Chitarroni L 5'8 165 6/7/67 Colbalt, ON Milano
Jason Cirone L 5'10 209 2/21/71 Toronto, ON Asiago
Giorgio De Bettin R 5'9 165 8/7/72 Pieve di Cadore Cortina
Manuel De Toni L 5'11 185 1/10/79 Feltre Alleghe
Anthony Iob R 6'0 202 1/2/71 Renfrew, ON Klagenfurter
Stefano Margoni L 5'11 180 5/12/75 N/A Bolzano
John Parco L 6'0 182 8/25/81 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Asiago
Giulio Scandella R 6'1 174 9/18/83 Montreal, QC Asiago
Lucio Topatigh L 6'1 198 10/19/65 Gallio Asiago
Anthony Tuzzolini R 6'2 202 10/9/75 Buffalo, NY Cortina
Stefan Zisser L 5'6 180 3/26/80 Bolzano Bolzano

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[Briere03]

Canada - 9
Italy - 0

 

[quebec2]

anyone knows and can post previous team vs team matches in official competitions?

 

[Tricolore#20]

Awesome... How many Western Canadians are going to be up for this? I sure am, bright and early at 5 AM. A lot of people I talked to today scoffed at the idea.

I think it will be 7-1 Canada, with Italy scoring first!!! I just get the sense that the Italians will be as prepared as they possibly could be for this game (the schedule has been out for a while), and that will make it an ugly game for Canada to play. Add to that the travel factor, and the general lack of chemistry, and I don't see it being as bad of a blowout as people expect.

 

[hockeyfan125]

I have two mid-term tests tommorow, at 10 am and 12 noon respectively. I will be up and at 'er at 4 am, baby!

 

[mug3n]

Since the game is only 12 hours away, I figured we should amend the term "Game-Day" just a little. Canada is obviously the huge favourite, but if the Miracle on Ice taught us anything, its that a home underdog can do anything. Here are the rosters, credit to tsn.ca....

I don't know, I don't think we'll ever see anything quite like the '80 US team taking down the Soviets.

I wish I can actually stay at home and watch, but school doesn't permit . At least I'll get to watch the 1st period or so before I leave. Fortunately, I'm on EST, so I don't have to wake early like you lucky Westerners .

Italy won't be shutout like their women counterparts, as the men actually have some European pros instead of women who have barely learned how to skate (I hate to say that, but true)... I predict 8-1 in favour of Canada.

It'll be interesting to see if Canada is going to run up the scores in this one. BTW, are all the Canadian goalies using NHL pads or the regular pads?

 

[tinyzombies]

I'll be up at 7am. Good thing Draper is on the first line!

12-0 Canada.

 

[IcedTea]

Awesome... How many Western Canadians are going to be up for this? I sure am, bright and early at 5 AM. A lot of people I talked to today scoffed at the idea.

I'll be up, but I work at 6:30 so I probably won't be able to see it all.

 

[Nazzy-19]

holy **** 4am pt. Well if I did it for the Soccer world cup then i damn well better do it for this. It's reading break anyways, I can always sleep in the afternoon.

 

[Golden Slumbers]

The line combos are somewhat confusing to me, but I still think this game will be a walk.

Could be as high as 15-0 depending on how well the lines gel off the bat.

 

[ABwind]

Awesome... How many Western Canadians are going to be up for this? I sure am, bright and early at 5 AM. A lot of people I talked to today scoffed at the idea.

Hey were Western Canadians, were used to being up at 5 in the morning. I'll be up with a cup of black coffee in my hand and a big smile on my face. For two weeks Oilers, Habs, Flames, Leafs, Sens and Canucks fans can cheer together and drink beer in each others company with no chances of fisticuffs.

GO CANADA GO

 

[Miracle80]

I have set my alarm(Eastcoaster USA) to be up for this game, actually 5:15 eastern to catch the first game. Just curious, and have to see, how all the teams match up given what's been said in the media. I am the luckiest MF on the planet because I work from home and can watch EVERY game.

 

[RCGP]

Hey were Western Canadians, were used to being up at 5 in the morning. I'll be up with a cup of black coffee in my hand and a big smile on my face. For two weeks Oilers, Habs, Flames, Leafs, Sens and Canucks fans can cheer together and drink beer in each others company with no chances of fisticuffs.

GO CANADA GO

Speak for yourself, as a western canadian, i most certainly am not used to getting up at 5AM. However, ill be up on time for puck drop.

 

[ABwind]

Speak for yourself, as a western canadian, i most certainly am not used to getting up at 5AM. However, ill be up on time for puck drop.

Sorry, meant to say rural Western Canadians. Good to here you're getting up to watch the game.

GO CANADA GO

 

[shawn_kemp*]

I honestly don't think it's going to be a big blowout.

The Italians are fresher, they have been practicing together for the past couple of weeks and have beaten Latvia 5-4 in a test match. They also have the home ice advantage, and will probably give 110% against the 2002 Olympic Champion Canada!

On a normal day I'd say 12-0, but this time, 6-2 seems fair.

 

[HfxMoose]

7-1 Canada

 

[PapaBear*]

21-0 canada

too bad ill be at work and cant watch any live feeds online?

 

[God Bless Canada]

I think it'll be a 6-1 or 7-1 type of game. This isn't going to be like the Canada/Italy women's game. The Italian men won't be icing 16-year-olds on their defence. I think the Italians will get some sort of a mental/emotional rush as the host team, especially early on. Eventually, talent, overall ability and experience will take over.

One thing to note is the Canadians have struggled in the past with opening games of international tournaments, especially against the host team. (Anyone remember the 2004 Worlds vs. Austria?)

 

[AfroThunder396]

This WILL be replayed later, right?

 

[Hedberg]

This WILL be replayed later, right?

Yes

 

[PapaBear*]

wait, 7am EST? so thats like 5am here (mountain time). Perfect timing before heading off to work, and if i have to be late then so be it

Also stupid Q here, but if its still tied after the first OT, do they resume OT or go to S.O.?

 

[The_Eck]

Too many high scores here. Italy will play 5 man back on the blue line and frustrate canada's offense.

Canada 4, Italy 0

 

[The Legend]

Ah the joys of university.....I can wake up/stay up lol to catch the game, and be nice and awake for my 12:30 class lol

 

[shawn_kemp*]

Also stupid Q here, but if its still tied after the first OT, do they resume OT or go to S.O.?

as far as I know they still have ties.

remember the 3rd column with a "T"? well, they still have it!

 

[PapaBear*]

Who is broadcasting this/. I cant find it on the cbc site or tsn. And 5am Calgary time?