News Article: NHL Players are going to the Olympics

[dammit100]

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/National/2013-14/Orientation-Camp/Roster

what does the "S/C" column mean?

 

[Brock Anton]

I don't see Ward making it back into the running.

Faulk I think is a lock. Semin and Tlusty are locks I think also.
Eric and Jordan are both probably locks.
Ruutu if healthy should be.

Skinner is a maybe.

Gleason not a chance.

Sekera maybe.

I'd say Sekera is more than 'maybe'. He's pretty close to a lock.

 

[DaveG]

shoots/catches

 

[Novacane]

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/National/2013-14/Orientation-Camp/Roster

what does the "S/C" column mean?

Shot/Coup(I think)

It's English/French

so R/D is Right/Droite; L/G: Left/Gauche


Or maybe what Dave said.

 

[dammit100]

thanks. the D/G were throwing me off since I don't know French.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Unless Jordan goes completely insane in the first half he has zero chance of making this team. There are at least 3 guys that do his job better than him (Toewes, Bergeron, Richards) and its on the large ice. If Eric has a slow start even he might be on the bubble (though unlikely). Either some here way overrate Jordan or way underestimate how loaded Canada is down the middle.

 

[Joe McGrath]

I hope Cam takes this the way he should and has a chip on his shoulder going into next season. This is one of those cases where I wish he had some of that "crazy arrogant goalie" in him, like Roy.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

I'm actually shocked that Ward wasn't invited. Canada doesn't have great goalie depth, and Ward has put in his time with the team at the WC's.

Are we sure it's not injury related?

 

[garnetpalmetto]

thanks. the D/G were throwing me off since I don't know French.

D = Droit (right)
G = Gauche (left)

Yup. When something is "gauche," as in tactless or crude, you're saying it's left-handed. Not surprisingly, adroit and right-handedness are related. Hooray for righties!

 

[Novacane]

http://olympics.usahockey.com/news_article/show/272491?referrer_id=

Faulk made it. Only Hurricane.

 

[vwg*]

http://olympics.usahockey.com/news_article/show/272491?referrer_id=

Faulk made it. Only Hurricane.

Not that surprising since Dwyer and Gleason are the only other Americans on the team.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Not that surprising since Dwyer and Gleason are the only other Americans on the team.

Mike Komisarek says hello.

 

[vwg*]

Mike Komisarek says hello.

Keep forgetting about this guy, but he might as well be from a Tuvalu or something when it comes to making the U.S. Olympic team, and yes I'm well aware Komisarek was going to the 2010 Olympics before injuring his shoulder. IIRC, that's actually how Gleason made the team.

 

[Oenatzu]

Dan DeKeyser (less than 20 games of professional experience) and Jacob Trouba (yet to make his professional debut) got invited to the camp. They're doing everything they can to keep Gleason away from the roster

 

[DaleCooper]

Peter Laviolette, Todd Richards, and Tony Granato will be Dan Bylsma's assistants for Team USA.

 

[nobuddy]

Bylsma and Laviolette behind the same bench. Heh.

 

[Ole Gil]

The island nation of Tuvalu makes an appearance!!

 

[Unsustainable]

Eric, yes. Not sure about Jordan. Depends who's definition of "lock" we're using though.

He will be there as a backup at the very least.

 

[Joe McGrath]

He will be there as a backup at the very least.

Ahead of who?

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

From the Olympic board:

Conference call tidbits:

@chrismpeters: Poile: Just because a player is not at this camp, doesn't mean he won't make the Olympic Team.

@chrismpeters: Johannson: The Nike Olympic jersey will be unveiled on August 27.

@chrismpeters: Poile on Dustin Byfuglien: He's a bit of a "wild card" due to lack of int'l experience. A great talent and we'll be watching him closely.

@chrismpeters: Poile on Justin Faulk: The fact that he did well in World Championships, his star is rising. Justin has "excellent chance" to be on team.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

I just realized Tim Thomas didn't get an invite.

Which adds another laugh in his strange and hilarious tale.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Why would he? He's been out of the sport for almost 2 years.

 

[Buenos Necas]

And if there's one thing our Olympic team has going for it, it's goaltending.

 

[vwg*]

Why would he? He's been out of the sport for almost 2 years.

Didn't you know Tim Thomas is a true American patriot, up there with the likes of Paul Revere and George Washington? He deserves an invite based on that alone.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Why would he? He's been out of the sport for almost 2 years.

Because, IIRC, he believed that he could return after taking his year-long hiatus and be a starter for the Olympic team.