Canada seeks its sixth straight gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Regina and Saskatoon, Dec. 26 - Jan. 5.
Patrice Cormier is the new Captain Canada.
On Saturday, Team Canada's coaching staff announced the Rimouski Oceanic forward would wear the 'C' at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.
Cormier is the first ever native of New Brunswick to be named team captain.
Team Canada 2010 Roster
Player Age Ht. Wt. 2009-10 team
GOALTENDERS
Jake Allen 19 6'1 180 Montreal (QMJHL)
Martin Jones 19 6'4 193 Calgary (WHL)
DEFENCE
Jared Cowan 18 6'5 220 Spokane (WHL)
Calvin de Haan 18 6'0 184 Oshawa (OHL)
Ryan Ellis* 18 5'9 176 Windsor (OHL)
Travis Hamonic 19 6'0 202 Moose Jaw (WHL)
Alex Pietrangelo* 19 6'2 204 Niagara (OHL)
Marco Scandella 19 6'3 217 Val d'Or (QMJHL)
Colten Teubert* 19 6'3 189 Regina (WHL)
FORWARDS
Luke Adam 19 6'1 210 Cape Breton (QMJHL)
Gabriel Bourque 19 5'9 186 Baie Comeau (QMJHL)
Jordan Caron 19 6'2 206 Rimouski (QMJHL)
Patrice Cormier* 19 6'1 201 Rimouski (QMJHL)
Stefan Della Rovere* 19 5'11 200 Barrie (OHL)
Jordan Eberle* 19 5'10 181 Regina (WHL)
Taylor Hall 18 6'1 185 Windsor (OHL)
Adam Henrique 19 6'0 196 Windsor (OHL)
Nazem Kadri 19 6'0 177 London (OHL)
Brandon Kozun 19 5'7 156 Calgary (WHL)
Brandon McMillan 19 5'11 190 Kelowna (WHL)
Greg Nemisz 19 6'4 200 Windsor (OHL)
Brayden Schenn 18 6'0 192 Brandon (WHL)
*denotes returning player
Broadcast Schedule
December
DATE EVENT TIME ET/PT NETWORK WEB
Sun., December 20 Canada vs. Sweden (Exhibition) 8pm/5pm TSN2 VOD
Tues., December 22 Canada vs. Finland (Exhibition) 9pm/6pm TSN VOD
Wed., December 23 Canada vs. Czech Republic (Exhibition) 7pm/4pm TSN VOD
Sat., December 26 Czech Republic vs. Sweden 2pm/11am TSN2 VOD
Sat., December 26 Canada vs. Latvia 3:30pm/12:30pm TSN Live/VOD
Sat., December 26 USA vs. Slovakia 8pm/5pm TSN VOD
Sun., December 27 Czech Republic vs. Finland 6pm/3pm TSN2 VOD
Mon., December 28 Canada vs. Switzerland 3:30pm/12:30pm TSN Live/VOD
Tues., December 29 Sweden vs. Russia 6pm/3pm TSN2 VOD
Tues., December 29 Canada vs. Slovakia 7:30pm/4:30pm TSN Live/VOD
Thurs., December 31 Sweden vs. Finland 2pm/11am TSN VOD
Thurs., December 31 Russia vs. Czech Republic 6pm/3pm TSN2 VOD
Thurs., December 31 Canada vs. USA 7:30pm/4:30pm TSN Live/VOD
January
DATE EVENT TIME ET/PT NETWORK WEB
Sat., January 2 Quarterfinal (TBA) 4:30pm/1:30pm TSN Live/VOD
Sat., January 2 Quarterfinal (TBA) 9pm/6pm TSN Live/VOD
Sun., January 3 Semifinal (TBA) 4:30pm/1:30pm TSN Live/VOD
Sun., January 3 Semifinal (TBA) 9pm/6pm TSN2 Live/VOD
Tues., January 5 Bronze Medal Game 4pm/1pm TSN Live/VOD
Tues., January 5 Gold Medal Game 7:30pm/4:30pm TSN Live/VOD
Schedule subject to change without notice
A PC picked team as far as splitting 22 spots 3 ways. Hope it works out for them.
I am so looking forward to this tournament, as I do every year, but the possibility for a 6th straight?...Oh yeah!
Team Canada's quest for a sixth straight World Junior Championship gold medal will unofficially get underway tonight when they face Sweden in exhibition action at the Brandt Centre in Regina Saskatchewan. The game can been seen live on TSN2 and TSN2 HD at 8pm et/5pm pt.
That's always a good tournament.
And it's funny also, especially when a bunch of noobs from Sweden invade the thread during the Championship game.
...A Canadian hit a Swede!!!!....What was he thinking, this is hockey not some street brawl.....Those Canadian Brutes!!!
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Where are you getting the game, I can't find it on line anywhere.
I'm watching it on TSN2
3-0 Canada...looks like our boys have rattled the Swede goalie...he can't stop a beach ball now...
Thanks Wil
Man Bob's tie was electric.
Watching Canada play wearing the green sweaters made me feel colour stupid myself...
wow....lighting those Swedes up but good.
Exhibition games really have no meaning, but this is a good game for Canada, great type of game for them to familiarize themselves with each other.
Yeah, they never really said what the deal was will Hall, he sure looked slick in the first period.