Team Canada announces its 2014 Men’s Hockey Olympic roster

(Scroll down to find the full roster)

TORONTO (NEWS1130) – Team Canada has announced its 25-man roster for the Sochi Olympics, and it includes two Vancouver Canucks.

Roberto Luongo, who was in net for the completion of the 2010 tournament, could get another chance next month, as he’s back on the roster following tumultuous times.

Defenseman Dan Hamhuis has also been named to Team Canada, which is built around key contributors from the team that won gold four years ago in Vancouver.

Sidney Crosby, who scored the game-winning goal over the US in overtime, is back and likely will be named captain.

Jonathan Toews, Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Patrice Bergeron are also among the 2010 medallists named to the team.

John Tavares and Carey Price lead the group of newcomers, which also includes the injured Steven Stamkos, who is already skating and would like to return from a broken leg before the start of the Olympics.

Canada beat the United States in overtime to win the gold medal in 2010 when Crosby beat Ryan Miller.

Any surprises with the roster?

Rick Dhaliwal in the News1130 Sports Centre says the selection of Victoria’s Jamie Benn caught some people off-guard.

“He wasn’t at the evaluation camp in the summer but he had a strong start to the season. He was just playing so well they couldn’t keep him off the roster. That’s a huge jump from where he was last summer.”

And there were some omissions of note.

“There are two guys everyone is talking about right now,” explains Dhaliwal.

“Claude Giroux from the Philadelphia Flyers and and Martin St. Louis from Tampa Bay are both having outstanding seasons and they were left off this roster. Giroux had a very slow start, his Flyers had a slow start, but he’s picked it up in the last month and a half. Those are the two names right now that everybody’s talking about who didn’t make the club,” he says.

FULL ROSTER:

Goalies
Roberto Luongo from Montreal, Que. (plays for the Vancouver Canucks)
Carey Price from Anahim Lake, BC (plays for the Montreal Canadiens)
Mike Smith from Kingston, Ont. (plays for the Phoenix Coyotes)

Defensemen
Jay Bouwmeester from Edmonton, Alta (plays for the St. Louis Blues)
Drew Doughty from London, Ont. (plays for the LA Kings)
Duncan Keith from Penticton, BC (plays for the Chicago Blackhawks)
Dan Hamhuis from Smithers, BC (plays for the Vancouver Canucks)
Alex Pietrangelo from King City, Ont. (plays for the St. Louis Blues)
PK Subban from Toronto, Ont. (plays for the Montreal Canadiens)
Marc-Édouard Vlasic from Montreal, Que. (plays for the San Jose Sharks)
Shea Weber from Sicamous, BC (plays for the Nashville Predators)

Forwards
Jamie Benn from Victoria, BC (plays for the Dallas Stars)
Patrice Bergeron from Sillery, Que. (plays for the Boston Bruins)
Jeff Carter from London, Ont. (plays for the LA Kings)
Sidney Crosby from Cole Harbour, N.S. (plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins)
Matt Duchene from Haliburton, Ont. (plays for the Colorado Avalanche)
Ryan Getzlaf from Regina, Sask. (plays for the Anaheim Ducks)
Chris Kunitz from Regina, Sask. (plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins)
Patrick Marleau from Aneroid, Sask (plays for the San Jose Sharks)
Rick Nash from Brampton, Ont. (plays for the NY Rangers)
Corey Perry from Peterborough, Ont. (plays for the Anaheim Ducks)
Patrick Sharp from Thunder Bay, Ont. (plays for the Chicago Blackhawks)
Steven Stamkos from Unionville, Ont. (plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning)
John Tavares from Oakville, Ont. (plays for the NY Islanders)
Jonathan Toews from Winnipeg, Man. (plays for the Chicago Blackhawks)