Team USA Roster announced

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Coach: Ron Wilson, San Jose Sharks
General Manager: Larry Pleau, St. Louis Blues
Assistant GM: Don Waddell, Atlanta Thrashers

TEAM USA

GOALIES S/C HT WT DOB TEAM
Ty Conklin L 6-0 180 3/4/76 Edmonton Oilers
Rick DiPietro R 6-0 190 9/19/81 New York Islanders
Robert Esche L 6-1 210 1/22/78 Philadelphia Flyers

DEFENSEMEN S/C HT WT DOB TEAM
Chris Chelios R 6-1 190 1/25/62 Detroit Red Wings
Derian Hatcher L 6-5 235 6/4/72 Detroit Red Wings
Ken Klee R 6-0 214 4/23/71 Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Leetch L 6-0 185 3/3/68 Toronto Maple Leafs
Jordan Leopold L 6-0 210 8/3/80 Calgary Flames
Aaron Miller R 6-4 210 8/11/71 Los Angeles Kings
Brian Rafalski R 5-10 190 9/28/73 New Jersey Devils
Mathieu Schneider L 6-0 190 6/12/69 Detroit Red Wings

FORWARDS S/C HT WT DOB TEAM
Tony Amonte L 6-0 200 9/2/70 Philadelphia Flyers
Jason Blake L 5-10 185 9/2/73 New York Islanders
Craig Conroy R 6-2 197 9/4/71 Calgary Flames
Chris Drury R 5-10 202 8/20/76 Buffalo Sabres
Bill Guerin R 6-2 210 11/9/70 Dallas Stars
Jeff Halpern R 6-2 202 5/3/76 Washington Capitals
Brett Hull R 5-11 203 8/9/64 Detroit Red Wings
Steve Konowalchuk L 6-2 204 11/11/72 Colorado Avalanche
Jamie Langenbrunner R 6-1 200 7/24/75 New Jersey Devils
Mike Modano L 6-3 205 6/7/70 Dallas Stars
Jeremy Roenick R 6-1 196 1/17/70 Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Rolston L 6-2 210 2/21/73 Boston Bruins
Bryan Smolinski R 6-1 210 12/27/71 Ottawa Senators
Keith Tkachuk L 6-2 231 1/28/72 St. Louis Blues
Doug Weight L 5-11 201 1/21/71 St. Louis Blues

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[Regency]

Only 4 players under the age of 30 b/w forwards and defensemen.....

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

Only 4 players under the age of 30 b/w forwards and defensemen.....

ouch.

 

[William H Bonney]

Only really surprised by Smolinski and Halpern. Good, diverse team though.

 

[HellsBells]

Conroy & Leopold

 

[Jovavic]

I'd glad DiPietro made it...will he start or will Esche? The local media is going to go nuts when they stick a mic in front of JR's face Can't wait till the training camp starts.

 

[ZadorovNJD*]

No Gomez

Who needs a young player that lead the league in assists, has already recorded 2 70-point seasons, and been to the finals 3 times?

 

[Leo Naphta]

So Gomez didn't crack the team. He probably was unwise in not going to the World Championships.

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

So Gomez didn't crack the team. He probably was unwise in not going to the World Championships.

Gomez > Rolston, Halpren, Langenbrunner.

 

[Burke's Evil Spirit]

Countdown to J-Mac getting in here and *****ing about no Gomez: 3...2...

 

[Toonces]

No Gomez

Who needs a young player that lead the league in assists, has already recorded 2 70-point seasons, and been to the finals 3 times?

Yeah, great logic by team USA.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

No Gomez

Who needs a young player that lead the league in assists, has already recorded 2 70-point seasons, and been to the finals 3 times?

The U.S. has several playmaking centers. Gomez is not a great defensive player, so he wasn't going to have a role on the 3rd or 4th lines. He probably didn't do himself any favors by withdrawing from the WC's either.

 

[sehnsucht]

Gomez and Malone would be nice to see, to add some youth to the team

Hull is just washed up, he proved that in the Detroit/Calgary series

 

[Missionhockey]

So Gomez didn't crack the team. He probably was unwise in not going to the World Championships.

Thats probably it because I can't think of any other reason they would keep him off. Especially with the team aging as it is.

 

[colonel_korn]

First time in a while John Leclair hasn't been on the team, eh?

 

[HellsBells]

No Scott Gomez !!

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Gomez > Rolston, Halpren, Langenbrunner.

Are you the same guys complaining about Maltby and Draper being on Team Canada? Don't you get the point of a well rounded roster? This is a team being set-up to win a tournament, not an all-star team. Guys like Halpern and Rolston are going to great on the PK and in checking the other team's top lines.

 

[PinkFloydLives]

Ya! Haven't we all learned from the great Herb Brooks on how to win a tournament?

It's a Miracle!

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Thats probably it because I can't think of any other reason they would keep him off. Especially with the team aging as it is.

Who cares? This team is built for winning the World Cup THIS YEAR. It's not like this group of players will be together forever.

 

[Toonces]

First time in a while John Leclair hasn't been on the team, eh?

Yeah, but it's not all that suprising.

LeClair forgot where the net was located.

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

Are you the same guys complaining about Maltby and Draper being on Team Canada? Don't you get the point of a well rounded roster? This is a team being set-up to win a tournament, not an all-star team. Guys like Halpern and Rolston are going to great on the PK and in checking the other team's top lines.

I was talking about offensively. not defensively.

Of course you have to have your defensive players.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

No Scott Gomez !!

Who was he going to displace at center? Not Modano, Roenick and Weight. It came down to him and Craig Conroy, and there's no way Conroy was going to be left off the team. Conroy, Halpern, and Rolston will make a killer 4th line.

 

[Habs4Life]

USA is gonna get hammered LMAO

 

[William H Bonney]

Gomez > Rolston, Halpren, Langenbrunner.

The difference is that Gomez is a playmaking center, and while he is a budding superstar, he's not going to play over Modano or Roenick or Weight in that role. No one will argue that Gomez isn't a better playmaker, scorer than Rolston, Halpern, or Langenbruner, but they were chosen to play specific roles. This team was built in the same manner as Team Canada, because there are a buttload of Canadians far more talented then Draper or Maltby.

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

USA is gonna get hammered LMAO

Iginla will have fun playing against Hatcher.