tommy9 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Here is 2006 USA Olympic Roster: Goalies (3) Rick DiPietro R 5' 11" 185 9/19/1981 Winthrop, MA NY Islanders Robert Esche L 6' 1" 210 1/22/1978 Utica, NY Philadelphia John Grahame L 6' 2" 210 8/31/1975 Denver, CO Tampa Bay Defensemen (7) Chris Chelios R 6' 1" 190 1/25/1962 Chicago, IL Detroit Derian Hatcher L 6' 5" 235 6/4/1972 Sterling Heights, MI Philadelphia Jordan Leopold L 6' 1" 205 8/3/1980 Golden Valley, MN Calgary John-Michael Liles L 5' 10" 185 11/25/1980 Zionsville, IN Colorado Aaron Miller R 6' 4" 218 8/11/1971 Buffalo, NY Los Angeles Brian Rafalski R 5' 9" 190 9/28/1973 Dearborn, MI New Jersey Mathieu Schneider L 6' 0" 191 6/12/1969 New York, NY Detroit Forwards (13) Jason Blake L 5' 10" 185 9/2/1973 Moorhead, MN NY Islanders Erik Cole L 6' 2" 200 11/6/1978 Oswego, NY Carolina Craig Conroy R 6' 2" 200 9/4/1971 Potsdam, NY Los Angeles Chris Drury R 5' 10" 180 8/20/1976 Trumbull, CT Buffalo Brian Gionta R 5' 7" 175 1/18/1979 Rochester, NY New Jersey Scott Gomez L 5' 11" 200 12/23/1979 Anchorage, AL New Jersey Bill Guerin R 6' 2" 210 11/9/1970 Wilbraham, MA Dallas Mike Knuble R 6' 3" 228 7/4/1972 Toronto, ON Philadelphia Mike Modano L 6' 3" 205 6/7/1970 Livonia, MI Dallas Mark Parrish R 6' 0" 200 2/2/1977 Minneapolis, MN NY Islanders Brian Rolston L 6' 2" 205 2/21/1973 Flint, MI Minnesota Keith Tkachuk L 6' 2" 225 3/28/1972 Melrose, MA St. Louis Doug Weight L 5' 11" 200 1/21/1971 Warren, MI St. Louis Not so many surprises, I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Keith Tkachuk is out 4-6 weeks. If there are any "surprises" then they are JR getting left off (not much of a surprise) and Ryan Miller being cut. Miller would have made the team had he not been sidelined with an injury and only played 10 games. Doesn't look like such a strong team. Things'll be different in 8 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoRvInA Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 ok for the newbie here explain us why Mike Knuble is in the US team? cause he cant play for the Canadian team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 he must have double citizenship cause on tsn it says he's born in TO:?- [Edited on 2005/12/20 by marky_and_komi] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 i always thought schneider was from st. agathe, but I know he has been playing for USA teams for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalHab Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by Bulis_the_HabbieKeith Tkachuk is out 4-6 weeks. If there are any "surprises" then they are JR getting left off (not much of a surprise) and Ryan Miller being cut. Miller would have made the team had he not been sidelined with an injury and only played 10 games. Doesn't look like such a strong team. Things'll be different in 8 years. I agree, Miller is positionally solid and IMO better than at least 2 of the other 3 goalies; he just stoned Philly tonight (I think it was only his first or second game back), and DiPietro.....just check the boxscore....Leafs just kept hitting the 5-hole against him. I'm Ok with Esche, but Graham....he was only a backup last year in TB and has played like one so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by simonusi always thought schneider was from st. agathe, but I know he has been playing for USA teams for a while... I think his mom is french cause I heard him say that he insisted that his name was pronounced mathieu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 no signs of leetch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by marky_and_komi Originally posted by simonusi always thought schneider was from st. agathe, but I know he has been playing for USA teams for a while... I think his mom is french cause I heard him say that he insisted that his name was pronounced mathieu his name is mathieu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by simonus Originally posted by marky_and_komi Originally posted by simonusi always thought schneider was from st. agathe, but I know he has been playing for USA teams for a while... I think his mom is french cause I heard him say that he insisted that his name was pronounced mathieu his name is mathieu... I know that. my point was that he insisted that the french way not the english way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Leetch over Hatcher anyday, IMO. Chelios was made captain. If you're going to try and bring in some younger guys atleast keep the vets who helped Team USA for their whole careers. Hatcher sucks. Atleast Leetch can play on the PP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33_ Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 They already had enough offensive D-men with Liles, Schneider, and Rafalski. Hatcher is far more valuable than Leetch as a defensive first kind of guy. On teams with so much talent up front, you know that a forward is going to be playing the point on the PP, so really only a couple D-man need to be QB type guys. Btw, Grahame's numbers are equal to Theodore's, who everyone seems upset about not being a likely member of team Canada. If you think Theo should make the Canadian team, which is so deep at goal, then surely Grahame deserves to be on the US team, which has no true, stud goalie. Also, Schneider was born in New York, he is a native of the US. An interesting fact, he may be the only Jewish player in the NHL. [Edited on 12-20-05 by Fanpuck33] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 is he really?? it's true we don't see that everyday in the nhl, or at least they don't talk about it much. maybe some of the russians or poles in the league are. anyway, it doesn't matter, as long as the player's good [Edited on 2005/12/20 by marky_and_komi] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobRock Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 No Frankie "Bam Bam" Bouillon? What a rip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalHab Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 You think Roenick sounds a little pissed for not getting picked? http://tsn.ca/olympics/news_story.asp?id=147642 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casseau Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Can't wait to see the Canadian forwards go wide on Hatcher. He might as well wear orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Scary goaltending and defense. I think the Habs could beat this team.. It's truly ironic that Miller gets snubbed, despite being the best goalie of the group, yet has an outstanding game on Monday and DiPietro is given the #1 job and he couldn't stop a basketball on Monday. No medal this time for the US. [Edited on 2005/12/20 by Leafs Suck] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33_ Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by Leafs SuckNo medal this time for the US. While I don't think this team is as bad as you do, I agree that it will unlikely medal. Personally, I like the D. A good mix of offensive PP guys and defensive guys. The thing that worries me is overall team speed. I don't think this squad will be able to keep up with other teams. As for Miller getting snubbed, can you blame them? He's only played 29 games against the level of talent he'd be facing in the Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Originally posted by Fanpuck33They already had enough offensive D-men with Liles, Schneider, and Rafalski. Hatcher is far more valuable than Leetch as a defensive first kind of guy. On teams with so much talent up front, you know that a forward is going to be playing the point on the PP, so really only a couple D-man need to be QB type guys. Btw, Grahame's numbers are equal to Theodore's, who everyone seems upset about not being a likely member of team Canada. If you think Theo should make the Canadian team, which is so deep at goal, then surely Grahame deserves to be on the US team, which has no true, stud goalie. Also, Schneider was born in New York, he is a native of the US. An interesting fact, he may be the only Jewish player in the NHL. [Edited on 12-20-05 by Fanpuck33] Jeff Halpern is Jewish. I'm sure 100%. He didn't play on Yom Kippur. I also heard something about Igor Ulanov but I really doubt that's true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33_ Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Originally posted by Bulis_the_HabbieJeff Halpern is Jewish. I'm sure 100%. He didn't play on Yom Kippur. I also heard something about Igor Ulanov but I really doubt that's true... Interesting. I was just watching a show on TV, not sure what it was, and they mentioned how few Jewish people are in pro sports. I think the show was about how Jewish people, until recently, felt pressured to hide their faith, especially in Hollywood. It's sad that such things have happened, and unfortunately still happens today probably. The only other athlete whom I know is Jewish is Eric Karros, formerly of the LA Dodgers. I know some other baseball players in the past have been Jewish, as I recall hearing about a pitcher who couldn't pitch a playoff game because it was the Sabbath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohabsgo252006 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Originally posted by Fanpuck33They already had enough offensive D-men with Liles, Schneider, and Rafalski. Hatcher is far more valuable than Leetch as a defensive first kind of guy. On teams with so much talent up front, you know that a forward is going to be playing the point on the PP, so really only a couple D-man need to be QB type guys. Btw, Grahame's numbers are equal to Theodore's, who everyone seems upset about not being a likely member of team Canada. If you think Theo should make the Canadian team, which is so deep at goal, then surely Grahame deserves to be on the US team, which has no true, stud goalie. Also, Schneider was born in New York, he is a native of the US. An interesting fact, he may be the only Jewish player in the NHL. [Edited on 12-20-05 by Fanpuck33] Halpern the captain of the CAPS is also Jewish, there was some stories because he didn't play in a game because of a Jewish Holiday (Yom Kippur) just thought I'd throw that in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gohabsgo252006 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Shawn Green of the Dodgers and formerly of the Jays is also Jewish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Sandy Kofax is the most well-known case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33_ Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Shawn Gree, that's who I meant, not Eric Karros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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