December 16, 2000
NR105.00
CANADA'S NATIONAL MEN'S TEAM
SET FOR SPENGLER CUP IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
CALGARY, AB -Canada's National Men's Team announced on Saturday the
roster that will be participating in the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland
from December 26-31, 2000.
Canada's roster includes NHL free agents Benoit Hogue (Répentigny,
QC), Grant Ledyard (Winnipeg, MB) Michael Peca (Toronto, ON). Also, Calgary
Flames prospects Daniel Tkaczuk (Toronto, ON) and Mike Martin (Stratford,
ON) were loaned to the Canadian team, as was goaltender Marcel Cousineau
(Delson, QC) who is on loan to Team Canada from the Los Angeles Kings.
Head Coach Wayne Fleming will lead Canada behind the bench for the
Spengler Cup, and will be joined by National Men's Team Associate
Coach/General Manager Mike Pelino.
Pelino will assist media with any requests. He can be reached in
Switzerland at
011 41 81 413 8181 for the duration of Canada's stay at the Spengler
Cup.
Canada's National Men's Team, which was once run as a full-time
program from 1963-68 and 1983-2000, is currently operating on a 'part-time
basis'.
Canada won the Deutschland Cup for the first time in November, 2000
and will participate Internationally in four more major competitions in
Europe during the season: The Spengler Cup, Sweden Games, Nagano Cup and
finally the IIHF Men's World Championship in Germany.
Canada will put together separate rosters primarily comprised of
Canadian players that are playing overseas, or other designated
professionals players.
For more information on Canada's National Teams and the Canadian
Hockey Association, visit the CHA's official website at
www.canadianhockey.ca.
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CANADA'S NATIONAL MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM/ÉQUIPE NATIONALE MASCULINE DU CANADA
SPENGLER CUP/COUPE SPENGLER
# Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Age (Birthdate) 2000-2001 Team Hometown
# Joueur Pos. T (cm) P (kg) Âge (naissance) Équipe 2000-2001 Ville d'origine
GOALKEEPERS/GARDIENS DE BUT
1 Jamie Ram G 180 83 29 (01/18/71) Snow Brand (JPN) Scarborough, ON
34 Marcel Cousineau G 177 82 27 (04/30/73) Lowell (AHL) Delson, QC
35 Thierry Noel G 183 83 22 (06/27/78) Ambri (SUI) Pointe-Claire, QC
DEFENCEMEN/DÉFENSEURS
2 Stéphane Julien RD/DD 181 87 26 (04/07/74) Sierre (SUI) Shawinigan, QC
3 Zarley Zalapski LD/DG 185 98 32 (04/22/68) Houston (IHL) Edmonton, AB
4 Chris Belanger RD/DD 185 86 28 (04/04/72) Ajoie (SUI) Welland, ON
6 Mike Martin RD /DD 188 94 24 (10/27/76) Saint John Flames (AHL)
Stratford, ON
12 Grant Ledyard RD/DD 188 91 39 (11/19/61) Winnipeg, MB
32 Dan Ratushny RD/DD 185 90 30 (10/29/70) HPK (FIN) Windsor, ON
61 Allan Measures LD/DG 183 81 35 (05/05/65) Lauka Rauma (FIN) Barhead, AB
72 Serge Poudrier RD/DD 182 82 34 (04/22/66) Lausanne (SUI) Thetford
Mines,
QC
FORWARDS/ATTAQUANTS
7 Craig Ferguson LW/AG 181 87 30 (04/08/70) Fribourg (SUI) Castro
Valley,
CA
10 Daniel Tkaczuk LC/CG 186 89 21 (06/10/79) Saint John
Flames -
AHL Toronto, ON
11 Chris Lindberg LW/AG 182 87 33 (04/16/67) Lugano (SUI) Fort Frances, ON
14 Daniel Marois RW/AD 185 86 32 (10/03/68) Ambri (SUI) Montréal, QC
19 Chris Bright RC/CD 185 85 30 (10/14/70) Seibu (JPN) Calgary, AB
22 Greg Parks RC/CD 173 78 33 (03/25/67) Fribourg (SUI) Edmonton, AB
23 Bill McDougall RC/CD 183 84 34 (08/10/66) Chur (SUI) Mississaugua, ON
27 Michael Peca LC/CG 180 82 26 (03/26/74) Toronto, ON
33 Benoit Hogue LW/AG 181 88 34 (10/28/66) Répentigny, QC
38 Jean-Yves Roy RW/AD 178 83 31 (02/17/69) Fribourg (SUI) Rosemere, QC
39 Frank Banham RW/AD 183 85 25 (04/14/75) Espoo (FIN) Calahoo, AB
55 Paul DiPietro LC/CG 175 83 29 (08/08/70) Zug (SUI) S.S. Marie, ON
96 Christian Dubé RC/CD 188 94 22 (01/16/78) Lugano (SUI) Québec, QC
TEAM STAFF/PERSONNEL D'ÉQUIPE
Wayne Fleming Vice President, Hockey / Head Coach Vice-président,
Hockey/Entraîneur-chef
Mike Pelino Associate Coach / Assistant General Manager Entraîneur
associé/Directeur gérant adjoint
Mark McGregor Guest Coach Entraîneur invité
James Gattinger Athletic Therapist Thérapeute athlétique
Dr. Jim Thorne Team Physician Médecin d'équipe
Robin McDonald Equipment Manager Gérant de l'équipement
Oliver Hitz Equipment Assistant Gérant adjoint de l'équipement
Reto Steinman Team Assistant Adjoint d'équipe
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2000 Spengler Cup Schedule/ Horaire de la Coupe Spengler 2000
Date Game Local time
Date Match Heure locale
12/26/2000 Davos vs Sparta Prag 15:30
Jokerit Helsinki vs Kolner Haie 20:45
12/27/2000 Team Canada vs Jokerit Helsinki 15:30
Kolner Haie vs Davos 20:45
12/28/2000 Kolner Haie vs Team Canada 15:30
Sparta Prag vs Jokerit Helsinki 20:45
12/29/2000 Kolner Haie vs Sparta Prag 15:30
Team Canada vs Davos 20:45
12/30/2000 Davos vs Jokerit Helsinki 15:30
Team Canada vs Sparta Prag 20:45
12/31/2000 Final 12:00
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