2010 Winter Olympics Tracker

Team Finland announced its Roster for the 2010 Olympics on December 30th, goaltending could be strongest in the tournament featuring Mikka Kiprusoff and Niklas Backstrom. Only remaining heavyweight to post their team is USA on Jan 1st.

FINLAND
P	Player	DOB	Club
G	Niklas Bäckström	13.02.1978	Minnesota Wild, NHL
G	Miikka Kiprusoff	26.10.1976	Calgary Flames, NHL
G	Antero Niittymäki	18.06.1980	Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL
D	Lasse Kukkonen	18.09.1981	Avangard Omsk, RUS
D	Sami Lepistö	17.10.1984	Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
D	Toni Lydman	25.09.1977	Buffalo Sabres, NHL
D	Janne Niskala	22.09.1991	Frölunda Gothenburg, SWE
D	Joni Pitkänen	19.09.1983	Carolina Hurricanes, NHL
D	Sami Salo	02.09.1974	Vancouver Canucks, NHL
D	Kimmo Timonen	18.03.1975	Philadelphia Flyers, NHL
F	Valtteri Filppula	20.03.1984	Detroit Red Wings, NHL
F	Niklas Hagman	05.12.1979	Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
F	Jarkko Immonen	19.04.1982	Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
F	Olli Jokinen	05.12.1978	Calgary Flames, NHL
F	Niko Kapanen	29.04.1978	Ak Bars Kazan, RUS
F	Mikko Koivu	12.03.1983	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Saku Koivu	23.11.1974	Anaheim Ducks, NHL
F	Jere Lehtinen	24.06.1973	Dallas Stars, NHL
F	Antti Miettinen	03.07.1980	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Ville Peltonen	24.05.1973	Dynamo Minsk, BLR/KHL
F	Jarkko Ruutu	23.08.1975	Ottawa Senators, NHL
F	Tuomo Ruutu	16.02.1983	Carolina Hurricanes, NHL
F	Teemu Selänne	03.07.1970	Anaheim Ducks, NHL

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jaromir Jagr Team Czech

Jaromir Jagr will be back in North America to play for Team Czech Republic in the 2010 Olympic Men’s Hockey Tournament. Other NHL notables include Kaberle, Kuba, Havlat, Erat, Krejci.

CZECH REPUBLIC
P	Player	DOB	Club
G	Ondrej Pavelec	31.08.1987	Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
G	Jakub Stepanek	20.06.1986	Vitkovice Ostrava
G	Tomas Vokoun	02.07.1976	Florida Panthers, NHL
D	Miroslav Blatak	25.05.1982	Salavat Yulayev Ufa, RUS
D	Jan Hejda	18.06.1978	Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
D	Tomas Kaberle	02.03.1978	Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
D	Filip Kuba	29.12.1976	Ottawa Senators, NHL
D	Pavel Kubina	15.04.1977	Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
D	Zbynek Michalek	23.12.1982	Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
D	Roman Polak	28.04.1986	St. Louis Blues, NHL
D	Marek Zidlicky	03.02.1977	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Petr Cajanek	18.08.1975	SKA Petersburg, RUS
F	Roman Cervenka	10.12.1985	Slavia Prague
F	Patrik Elias	13.04.1976	New Jersey Devils, NHL
F	Martin Erat	29.08.1981	Nashville Predators, NHL
F	Tomas Fleischmann	16.05.1984	Washington Capitals, NHL
F	Martin Havlat	19.04.1981	Minnesota Wild, NHL
F	Jaromir Jagr	15.02.1972	Avangard Omsk, RUS
F	David Krejci	28.04.1986	Boston Bruins, NHL
F	Milan Michalek	07.12.1984	Ottawa Senators, NHL
F	Tomas Plekanec	31.10.1982	Montreal Canadiens, NHL
F	Tomas Rolinek	17.02.1980	Metallurg Magnitogorsk, RUS
F	Josef Vasicek	12.09.1980	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, RUS

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Canada Hockey

December 30th 2009. Saskatoon, SK. Steve Yzerman of Hockey Canada Announced the official roster for the 2010 Winter Olympics Men’s Hockey Tournament in Vancouver.

Interested readers are also checking out the Rosters for Team Russia, Team Sweden, and Team Slovakia, Team USA will announce on January 1st during the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston.

Interested readers are also checking out the Rosters for Team Russia, Team Sweden, and Team Slovakia, Team USA will announce on January 1st during the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in Boston.

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Going for Gold in 2010

Could Slovakia be a darkhorse Olympic medal contender in 2010? 13 NHL’ers make the Team Slovak roster including former standouts Satan, Stumpel, Zednik and Palffy…

SLOVAKIA
P	Player	DOB	Club
G	Peter Budaj	18.09.1982	Colorado Avalanche, NHL
G	Jaroslav Halak	13.05.1985	Montreal Canadiens, NHL
G	Rastislav Stana	10.01.1980	Severstal Cherepovets, RUS
D	Zdeno Chara	18.03.1977	Boston Bruins, NHL
D	Milan Jurcina	07.06.1983	Washington Capitals, NHL
D	Richard Lintner	15.11.1977	Dynamo Minsk, BLR/KHL
D	Andrej Meszaros	13.10.1985	Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL
D	Andrej Sekera	08.06.1986	Buffalo Sabres, NHL
D	Martin Strbak	15.01.1975	MVD Balashikha, RUS
D	Lubomir Visnovsky	11.08.1976	Edmonton Oilers, NHL
F	Lubos Bartecko	14.07.1976	SC Bern, SUI
F	Martin Cibak	17.05.1980	Spartak Moscow, RUS
F	Pavol Demitra	29.11.1974	Vancouver Canucks, NHL
F	Marian Gaborik	14.02.1982	New York Rangers, NHL
F	Michal Handzus	11.03.1977	Los Angeles Kings, NHL
F	Marcel Hossa	12.10.1981	Dinamo Riga, LAT/KHL
F	Marian Hossa	12.01.1979	Chicago Blackhawks, NHL
F	Tomas Kopecky	05.02.1982	Chicago Blackhawks, NHL
F	Zigmund Palffy	05.05.1972	HK 36 Skalica
F	Branko Radivojevic	24.11.1980	Spartak Moscow, RUS
F	Miroslav Satan	22.10.1974	free agent
F	Jozef Stümpel	20.07.1972	Barys Astana, KAZ/KHL
F	Richard Zednik	06.01.1976	Lokomotiv Jaroslavl, RUS

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Gold Medal Sweden

Defending Olympic Gold Medal winner Sweden named its provisional roster for the 2010 Games in Vancouver Sunday afternoon and 13 of the 23 players were part of the Tre Kroner team that defeated arch rival Finland to win the gold medal in 2006.

• SWEDEN
  P	Player	DOB	Club
  G	Jonas Gustavsson	24.10.1984	Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
  G	Stefan Liv	21.12.1980	HV71 Jönköping
  G	Henrik Lundqvist	02.03.1982	New York Rangers, NHL
  D	Tobias Enström	05.11.1984	Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
  D	Magnus Johansson	04.09.1973	Linköpings HC
  D	Niklas Kronwall	12.01.1981	Detroit Red Wings, NHL
  D	Nicklas Lidström	28.04.1970	Detroit Red Wings, NHL
  D	Douglas Murray	12.03.1980	San Jose Sharks, NHL
  D	Johnny Oduya	01.10.1981	New Jersey Devils, NHL
  D	Mattias Öhlund	09.09.1976	Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL
  D	Henrik Tallinder	10.01.1979	Buffalo Sabres, NHL
  F	Daniel Alfredsson	11.12.1972	Ottawa Senators, NHL
  F	Nicklas Bäckström	23.11.1987	Washington Capitals, NHL
  F	Loui Eriksson	17.07.1985	Dallas Stars, NHL
  F	Peter Forsberg	20.07.1973	MODO Örnsköldsvik
  F	Tomas Holmström	23.01.1973	Detroit Red Wings, NHL
  F	Patric Hörnqvist	01.01.1987	Nashville Predators, NHL
  F	Fredrik Modin	08.10.1974	Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
  F	Samuel Påhlsson	17.12.1977	Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
  F	Daniel Sedin	26.09.1980	Vancouver Canucks, NHL
  F	Henrik Sedin	26.09.1980	Vancouver Canucks, NHL
  F	Mattias Weinhandl	01.06.1980	Dynamo Moscow, RUS
  F	Henrik Zetterberg	09.10.1980	Detroit Red Wings, NHL

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Men's Hockey

Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Ilya Kovalchuk will headline Russia’s star-laden, 23-man provisional hockey roster for the Vancouver Olympics unveiled Friday.  Current betting odds for Russia to win gold is +233.

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Fans of the 2010 Winter Games now have even more options through vancouver2010.com/tickets.  Please also visit our “Olympic Tickets” community page where you can post your ticket requests or trade options live online.

1) Fan-to-fan marketplace
The fan-to-fan marketplace is the most secure way to buy tickets from other fans or legitimately sell your Vancouver 2010 tickets.

Sellers:
Step 1) Sign in to your ticketing account
Step 2) Click on the My Tickets tab to view the tickets in your account.
Step 3) Select the seats you want to sell and follow the steps to post your tickets!

Buyers:
Step 1) Register or sign in to your ticketing account
Step 2) Search for the sport or ceremony you want to see.
Step 3) Check out your options! Select the seat locations that suit you and buy your tickets online. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Tickets are posted by other fans, check back often as postings will change and new tickets will be added.
Fan-to-fan marketplace FAQ’s >>

2) Vancouver 2010 Ticket Auction
A limited number of seats offering the best view or experience in the house at high-demand sport and ceremony events are now available to by auction and new packages will be posted every week at vancouver2010.com/tickets.
View live auctions >>

3) Donate your tickets
Account holders who find they can no longer use their tickets are encouraged to consider donating them to the Celebrate 2010 program. Through this program VANOC is working with community partners to distribute donated tickets to families and children with limited means who might not otherwise have the chance to experience the 2010 Winter Games. Tickets can be easily donated through your online ticketing account.

4) Single event luxury suites at Canada Hockey Place
Single event luxury suites at Canada Hockey Place are now available for select ice hockey sessions. Request deadline: December 31, 2009. Click here for more information, or e-mail ticketsales@vancouver2010.com. Any suites remaining after the deadline will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thank you for your support of the 2010 Winter Games.

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Olympic Planning, Tickets

Washington Capitals are in town to face the Canucks on Friday night, very classy move by Alex Ovechkin to build some hype around the upcoming Olympics.

This Thursday, December 17th
The Olympic Superstore at The Bay Downtown, Vancouver
5:00 pm–7:00 pm

Take advantage of this opportunity starting tomorrow, Tuesday, December 15 by visiting The Olympic Superstore at The Bay Downtown to pre-purchase your item to guarantee your chance to meet Ovechkin.

One of the following items must be purchased at The Olympic Superstore at The Bay Downtown in order meet Ovechkin and have it autographed in person:
• 2010 Signature Series hockey poster
• 2010 Signature Series puck
• Signature Series hockey stick
• Team Russia jersey
• Ovechkin Team Russia matted photo

Prices start at $98.

Items available for autographs from Ovechkin are limited to the first 400 Signature Series purchases. Quantities by product are limited.

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Party Palace Under Construction

Construction is fast underway to build the best party tent ever in Vancouver, Molson Hockey House. Here’s how it works so far as we know it. Depending on day of the hockey tournament day passes range from $450 a day up to $950 for the Men’s Gold Medal Game. Price includes unlimited food and beer, plus in and out privileges, concerts, and entertainment. We have heard of an evening only ticket  from 10pm – 2am in the $150 range but have yet to see anything official. Although scarcity of tickets is being marketed by Molson’s, apparently corporate have bought up packages but still many day passes available. We would definitely be open to trading tickets for Hockey House, this place is going to be at the heart of the action during the Olympics and in particular the Hockey….Check out the virtual tour inside Molson Hockey House:

Inside Molson Hockey House

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Now that Olympic tickets are arriving in the mail there is a noticable spike in craigslist postings. From our previous blog post on Sept 14th there were only 46 listings in the last days; compared with one day of postings today, there were over 106 craigslist ads, mostly for Men’s hockey. The market has officially opened up. As expected prices are high this early in the game and people are selling the “Christmas Present Market” as well.

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