TEAM CANADA ANNOUNCES THERE HOCKEY CANADA HATTRICK

Yesterday in Vancouver, team Canada announced it's 3 games hockey hattrick. The games are as followed:

GAME #1 - National Men's Team orientation camp - Red vs. White (August 27, 7 p.m. MT) there are more than 40 players taking place in the running for a roster spot for world Cup in the 2009-10 season.


GAME #2 - Women's hockey - Canada vs. United States (December 15, 7:30 p.m. MT) The 4th of 6 games in the series between the top two women's teams in the world.

GAME #3 - World Junior pre-competition - Canada vs. Finland (December 22, 7 p.m. MT) 4 days before Canada's National Junior Team starts there quest for a 6th-straight gold medal champion ship.

"We are very excited to be able to offer hockey fans in Calgary, and across Alberta, the opportunity to see some of the world's best players on both the men's and women's side of the game," said Bob Nicholson, Hockey Canada's president and CEO. "The upcoming season will be one of the most memorable in Hockey Canada's history, and we're pleased we can share that with our fans."The tickets will cost from $40 to $85, which does not include shipping and handling.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

Steve Yzerman ANNOUNCED WHO WILL BE AT THE CANADIAN HOCKEY CAMP

This afternoon,Hockey Canada released a roster of 46 players who have been invited to the camp.The Goalies that they invited are Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils),Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks) and Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury.16 The defencemen invited were Jay Bouwmeester (Calgary Flames), Dan Boyle (San Jose Sharks), Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks), Chris Pronger (Philadelphia Flyers), Robyn Regehr (Calgary Flames),Dion Phaneuf of the (Calgary Flames), Marc Staal (New York Rangers), Shea Weber (Nashville Predators), François Beauchemin (Anaheim Ducks), Brent Burns (Minnesota Wild), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings), Stéphane Robidas (Dallas Stars), Mike Green (Washington Capitals), Dan Hamhuis (Nashville Predators), and Chicago Blackhawks duo Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook.

The forwards are ,Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes), Simon Gagné (Philadelphia Flyers), Dany Heatley (Ottawa Senators), Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames), Rick Nash (Columbusn Blue Jackets), Joe Sakic (Colorado Avalanche), Martin St-Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning), Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes), Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks), Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Ryan Smyth (Colorado Avalanche).

Player under 35 that are getting a chance are: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins),Jeff Carter (Philadelphia Flyers), Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks), Milan Lucic (Boston Bruins), Patrick Marleau (San Jose Sharks), Andy McDonald (St. Louis Blues), Brenden Morrow (Dallas Stars), Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks) Michael Richards (Philadelphia Flyers), Derek Roy (Buffalo Sabres), Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks), Jordan Staal (Thunder Bay, Ont./Pittsburgh, NHL) Jonathan Toews (Winnipeg, Man./Chicago, NHL) and Dan Cleary. Traning Camp should start in either December or January.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo