The 2005–06 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy. The ice hockey matches were played in Torino, Italy.
Team Canada, coached by Pat Quinn, placed seventh in the Olympic tournament. It was the lowest position that a Canadian men's Olympic ice hockey team had ever achieved.[1]
2006 Winter Olympics roster
edit- Head coach: Pat Quinn
The following is the Canadian roster for the men's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2]
Head coach: Pat Quinn
Assistant coaches: Wayne Fleming, Marc Habscheid, Ken Hitchcock, Jacques Martin
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
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| 1 | G | Roberto Luongo | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | April 19, 1979 (aged 26) |  Florida Panthers
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| 3 | D | Jay Bouwmeester | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | September 7, 1983 (aged 22) | Florida Panthers
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| 4 | D | Rob Blake (A) | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | December 10, 1969 (aged 36) | Colorado Avalanche
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| 6 | D | Wade Redden | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | June 12, 1977 (aged 28) |  Ottawa Senators
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| 9 | F | Shane Doan | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | October 10, 1976 (aged 29) | Phoenix Coyotes
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| 12 | F | Jarome Iginla (A) | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | July 1, 1977 (aged 28) | Calgary Flames
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| 14 | F | Todd Bertuzzi | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 111 kg (245 lb) | February 2, 1975 (aged 31) | Vancouver Canucks
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| 15 | F | Dany Heatley | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | January 21, 1981 (aged 25) | Ottawa Senators
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| 21 | F | Simon Gagné (A) | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | February 29, 1980 (aged 25) | Philadelphia Flyers
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| 24 | D | Bryan McCabe | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | June 8, 1975 (aged 30) | Toronto Maple Leafs
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| 26 | F | Martin St. Louis | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | June 18, 1975 (aged 30) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 28 | D | Robyn Regehr | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | April 19, 1980 (aged 25) | Calgary Flames
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| 30 | G | Martin Brodeur | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | May 6, 1972 (aged 33) | New Jersey Devils
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| 33 | F | Kris Draper | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | May 24, 1971 (aged 34) | Detroit Red Wings
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| 35 | G | Marty Turco | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | August 13, 1975 (aged 30) | Dallas Stars
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| 39 | F | Brad Richards | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | May 2, 1980 (aged 25) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 40 | F | Vincent Lecavalier | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | April 21, 1980 (aged 25) | Tampa Bay Lightning
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| 44 | D | Chris Pronger (A) | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | October 10, 1974 (aged 31) | Edmonton Oilers
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| 52 | D | Adam Foote | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | July 10, 1971 (aged 34) | Columbus Blue Jackets
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| 61 | F | Rick Nash | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | June 16, 1984 (aged 21) | Columbus Blue Jackets
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| 91 | F | Joe Sakic (C) | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | July 7, 1969 (aged 36) | Colorado Avalanche
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| 94 | F | Ryan Smyth | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | February 21, 1976 (aged 29) | Edmonton Oilers
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| 97 | F | Joe Thornton | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | July 2, 1979 (aged 26) | San Jose Sharks
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Defencemen Scott Niedermayer and Ed Jovanovski were originally selected, but due to injuries were replaced by Jay Bouwmeester and Bryan McCabe, respectively.[5][3] Dan Boyle took McCabe's previous spot as a reserve.[3] Defenceman Dan Boyle and forwards Jason Spezza and Eric Staal were selected as "reserves" in case of injury before the tournament began.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Canadian Olympic Hockey Teams - The Canadian Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Canada at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "2006 Winter Olympics (Men's Roster)". Hockey Canada.
- ^ "Rob Blake, Simon Gagné, Jarome Iginla and Chris Pronger named alternate captains with Canada's men's Olympic hockey team". Turin, Italy: Hockey Canada. 15 February 2006.
- ^ The Associated Press (30 January 2006). "Team Canada defenseman Ed Jovanovski will miss Olympics". Vancouver, BC.