You can’t tell the players without a program! For some countries competing in the Olympic hockey tournament this will quite literally be true. So here it is, your viewing guide to Olympic goalies, 2010 edition. Listed by groups because, let’s face it, once group play is done you won’t hear about some of these teams/players for another four years.
Group A
Canada: It is often said that Canada could send a “B” team to the Olympics and have it compete for a medal. That would certainly be true from a goaltending perspective as the talent pool is deep. Martin Brodeur (New Jersey NHL) is having a record breaking season and has his Devils on top of the standings, so given his past Olympic credentials and success it’s almost impossible to put anyone else in the number one spot. Roberto Luongo (Vancouver NHL) and Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh NHL) should both get a chance to play a round-robin game but one of them would have to steal a win and Brodeur would have to play horribly to see anyone but Marty starting the quarter-final match.
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January 1st, 2010
Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: 2010 Olympics, evgeni nabokov, henrik lundqvist, ilya bryzgalov, jaroslav halak, jonathan quick, marc-andre fleury, martin brodeur, mikka kiprusoff, nicklas backstrom, Olympic goalies, ondrej pavelec, pekka rinne, peter budaj, roberto luongo, ryan miller, semyon varlamov, tomas vokun. Author: Regan. Comments: 0 Comments
Two years ago Canada beat Patrick Kane and the USA in the gold medal game of the IIHF World Junior Championship in a dramatic shootout. The game winning save was made by Carey Price. Three years ago Steve Mason led Canada to the gold. In 1999 Roberto Luogno carried the Canadian team on his back (sign of things to come?) but fell just short of the gold. In 2002 Henrik Lundqvist carried a weak Swedish team. Was there a Luongo, Lundqvist, Price or Mason in this year’s tournament?
Dustin Tokarski and Jacob Markstrom, top two goalies of this year's tournament
The two choices to potentially appear on the distinguished alumni list one day appear to be Canadian Dustin Tovarski and Swede Jacob Markstrom. Tovarski won MVP in the finals and Markstrom won MVG for the tournament.
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January 5th, 2009
Categories: Uncategorized. Tags: al montoya, carey price, craig billington, dustin tovarski, henrik lundqvist, IIHF World Championship, ilya bryzgalov, jacob markstrom, jaroslav halak, jimmy waite, john tavares, jose theodore, justin pogge, kari lehtonen, marc-andre fleury, maxime ouellet, miikka kiprusoff, mike vernon, pascal leclaire, pat quinn, pelle lindbergh, rick dipietro, roberto luongo, sean burke, simeon varlamov, stephane fiset, steve mason, Team Canada, Team Sweden, trevor kidd, tuukka rask, vesa toskala, world championships, world junior championship. Author: Regan. Comments: 0 Comments
