Canada Invites 46 To Summer Camp

Just one day after I speculated about who would be invited to Team Canada's 2010 Olympic Orientation Camp, Hockey Canada announced the list of invitees. The roster consists of 46 players, including five goaltenders, 16 defencemen and 25 forwards. 40 of the players have senior international experience, either at the Olympics, IIHF World Championship or World Cup of Hockey/Canada Cup. 36 of the 46 players played for either the National Junior Team or National Men's Under-18 Team. It is a bit of an big roster to work with, but hey this is Canada and there are a lot of worthy candidates to consider. The camp will run from August 24-27 at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. Just to be clear, all players in the NHL (and beyond, for that matter) remain eligible for inclusion on the Canadian Olympic team. Just because a player is... [read full story]                    

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