Team Canada Maple Leafs?

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In best on best tournaments since 1976, how many players on the Team Canada roster were also at the same time members of the Maple Leafs? 3?

Sittler, McDonald, and Joseph.

Is that the complete list?

Edit: Add Rick Vaive, 1984.

Edit: Bryan McCabe, 2006.

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[Mess]

Bryan McCabe

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

curtis joseph 2002

was back-up to brodeur. also the third string goalie was belfour but he was playing for dallas at the time.

 

[Wendelstache]

dion phaneuf (2014) - in spirit.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

dion phaneuf (2014) - in spirit.

after seeing how well defensively team canada played in the tournament, i can now understand why phaneuf was left off the roster. phaneuf's defensive ability isn't up to par with the 6 dmen who won the gold for us. even if phaneuf was selected, he probably would have been sat out like P.K. Subban.

 

[I Am The Stig]

Jonathan Bernier and Morgan Rielly (2018).

I can see into the future and the NHL does go to S. Korea.

 

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curtis joseph 2002

was back-up to brodeur. also the third string goalie was belfour but he was playing for dallas at the time.

Yes, there have been several that played on Team Canada and then later played for the Leafs, like Maloney, Ramage, Gartner, Gilmour, Anderson, Corson, and Lindros. There are probably a few more you could add to that list.

Edit: Fuhr, Murphy

Edit: Nieuwendyk,

Edit: Courtnall played on the 91 team, but he was with Montreal by then. Cote played on the 96 team and he was with the Leafs for a year or so. Damphousse played on the 96 team, but he too was with Montreal by then.

 

[Cor]

after seeing how well defensively team canada played in the tournament, i can now understand why phaneuf was left off the roster. phaneuf's defensive ability isn't up to par with the 6 dmen who won the gold for us. even if phaneuf was selected, he probably would have been sat out like P.K. Subban.

Phaneuf > Hamhuis

 

[LV*]

Phaneuf > Hamhuis

Phaneuf > Vlasic

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Phaneuf > Hamhuis

i agree with this. didn't like hamhuis and kunitz making the team.

Phaneuf > Vlasic

phaneuf is the better all-around dman, but vlasic's defensive ability is much greater than phaneuf's tbh. vlasic deserved to be on that squad.

 

[false bobo]

Phaneuf > Vlasic

Disagree. If anything they're about equal.

 

[ConnorTO]

pretty sad if Phaneuf isnt better than Vlassic

 

[Phion Keneuf]

pretty sad if Phaneuf isnt better than Vlassic

he is, dont worry

grass is greener on the other side apparently

 

[Leafs87]

pretty sad if Phaneuf isnt better than Vlassic

Phanuef used to be overrated now he's underrated even by some leafs fans

 

[egd27]

Did Wendel ever make a team for a "best on best" tournament?

 

[ACC1224]

Did Wendel ever make a team for a "best on best" tournament?

I recall he did (or played a pre-tournament game), Canada Cup '91 maybe?

 

[egd27]

I recall he did (or played a pre-tournament game), Canada Cup '91 maybe?

No, not on roster list for 91.

All I could find was 85 WJC.

 

[ULF_55]

Phanuef used to be overrated now he's underrated even by some leafs fans

Fans didn't make the selections.

I think the selections worked out Team > Player.

 

[mcleex]

There is absolutely no way Hamhuis is better than Phaneuf, he should have been on team Canada

 

[hoglund]

Paul Henderson when he played for Canada in the Summit series vs Russia. Not only did he play for the team, he was the hero, scoring the winning goal with 34 seconds left in the game.

 

[ULF_55]

There is absolutely no way Hamhuis is better than Phaneuf, he should have been on team Canada

We can moan all we want but it wasn't fans and it wasn't one person's opinion on who made Team Canada.

Don't forget they were trying to put together a team that could play together in short order that would buy into a defensive system.

Ask why Phaneuf might have been eliminated from discussions without thinking as a Leafs' fan.

 

[ACC1224]

No, not on roster list for 91.

All I could find was 85 WJC.

May not have been '91 but I can't be the only one who remembers him in a Canada jersey?
More I think about it, I think it was an exhibition game and he never made the Team.
In fact, I'm pretty sure I was in the building.

 

[robdicks]

I can't believe the lack of forwards we've had on best on best teams.

 

[tape to tape]

Paul Henderson when he played for Canada in the Summit series vs Russia. Not only did he play for the team, he was the hero, scoring the winning goal with 34 seconds left in the game.

Yes, if you want to include the 72 team on the list, Ron Ellis was on that team also.

 

[Mess]

I can't believe the lack of forwards we've had on best on best teams.

You would think Canada's team and Canada supplying the most NHLers to the league that more prominent ones would suit up for the Leafs.

One has to wonder if their is a correlation between the Leafs success and predominant Canadian born players, to get that extra intangible that Don Cherry always mentions.

I certainly wish that when Canada wins Championship that they would include Leafs contributing to that success as it adds to the experience because of the crossover of team support.