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A look at the 46 players invited to Canadian Olympic team camp

Jul 2, 2009
 
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Milan Lucic, Andy McDonald, Dan Cleary and Stephane Robidas were among the surprise names on the list of 46 players invited to the Canadian Olympic hockey team's summer orientation camp Thursday. Compared to stars like Sidney Crosby and Martin Brodeur, they may be longshots to make the team that will play at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. But executive director Steve Yzerman and his management team wanted a diverse group at the Aug. 24-27 camp in Calgary rather than a collection of all-stars. Yzerman said players not invited to the camp still have a shot at making the squad if they stand out in the first half of next season, but in the past, players who didn't attend the camp have never been selected for the team. The final 23-man roster for the Feb. 12-28 Games will be announced at the end of December. Here's a look at... [read full story]                    

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