As countries all around the planet name their Olympic teams for Vancouver, we will see surprising picks, no-brainers and shocking snubs. Here are the hockey rosters for all of the countries participating in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Is there anyone that should have made it that wasn’t selected? Anyone that you’re surprised that made it–and deserved it? Let us know in the comments section.
(Updated: February 15)
Team USA
Goaltenders
Ryan Miller – Buffalo Sabres
Jonathan Quick – Los Angeles Kings
Tim Thomas – Boston Bruins
Defensemen
Erik Johnson – St. Louis Blues
Jack Johnson – Los Angeles Kings
Mike Komisarek – Toronto Maple Leafs
(Replacement: Tim Gleason – Carolina Hurricanes)
Paul Martin – New Jersey Devils
(Replacement: Ryan Whitney – Anaheim Ducks)
Brooks Orpik – Pittsburgh Penguins
Brian Rafalski – Detroit Red Wings
Ryan Suter – Nashville Predators
Forwards
David Backes – St. Louis Blues
Dustin Brown – Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Callahan – New York Rangers
Chris Drury – New York Rangers
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Kesler – Vancouver Canucks
Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs
Jamie Langenbrunner – New Jersey Devils
Ryan Malone – Tampa Bay Lightning
Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils
Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks
Bobby Ryan – Anaheim Ducks
Paul Stastny – Colorado Avalanche
Team Canada
Goaltenders
Martin Brodeur – New Jersey Devils
Marc-Andre Fleury – Pittsburgh Penguins
Roberto Luongo – Vancouver Canucks
Defensemen
Dan Boyle – San Jose Sharks
Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings
Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks
Scott Niedermayer (C) – Anaheim Ducks
Chris Pronger (A) – Philadelphia Flyers
Brent Seabrook – Chicago Blackhawks
Shea Weber – Nashville Predators
Forwards
Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins
Sidney Crosby (A) – Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks
Dany Heatley – San Jose Sharks
Jarome Iginla (A) – Calgary Flames
Patrick Marleau – San Jose Sharks
Brenden Morrow – Dallas Stars
Rick Nash – Columbus Blue Jackets
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks
Mike Richards – Philadelphia Flyers
Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes
Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks
Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks
Team Belarus
Goaltenders
Vitali Koval – Dynamo Minsk
Maxim Malyutin- HK Vitebsk
Andrei Mezin- Dynamo Minsk
Defensemen
Andrei Antonov – Shakhter Soligorsk
Andrei Bashko – Shakhter Soligorsk
Vladimir Denisov – Dynamo Minsk
Viktor Kostiuchenok – Amur Khabarovsk
Ruslan Salei – Colorado Avalanche
Nikolai Stasenko – Amur Khabarovsk
Vadim Sushko- Shakhter Soligorsk
Alexander Syrei – Shakhter Soligorsk
Forwards
Oleg Antonenko – Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Sergei Demagin – Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Mikhail Grabovsky – Toronto Maple Leafs
Alexei Kaliuzhny – Dynamo Moscow
Konstantin Koltsov – Salavat Yulayev
Andrei Kostitsyn – Montreal Canadiens
Sergei Kostitsyn – Montreal Canadiens
Alexander Kulakov – Dynamo Minsk
Andrei Mikhalev – Dynamo Minsk
Andrei Stas – Dynamo Minsk
Alexei Ugarov – MVD Balashikha
Sergei Zadelenov- Dynamo Minsk
Team Czech Republic
Goaltenders
Ondrej Pavelec – Atlanta Thrashers
Jakub Stepanek – Vitkovice Ostrava
Tomas Vokoun – Florida Panthers
Defensemen
Miroslav Blatak – Salavat Yulayev
Jan Hejda - Columbus Blue Jackets
Tomas Kaberle -Toronto Maple Leafs
Filip Kuba – Ottawa Senators
Pavel Kubina – Atlanta Thrashers
Zbynek Michalek – Phoenix Coyotes
Roman Polak – St. Louis Blues
Marek Zidlicky – Minnesota Wild
Forwards
Petr Cajanek – SKA Petersburg
Roman Cervenka- Slavia Prague
Patrik Elias – New Jersey Devils
Martin Erat – Nashville Predators
Tomas Fleischmann – Washington Capitals
Martin Havlat – Minnesota Wild
Jaromir Jagr – Avangard Omsk
David Krejci – Boston Bruins
Milan Michalek – Ottawa Senators
Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens
Tomas Rolinek – Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Josef Vasicek – Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
Team Finland
Goaltenders
Niklas Backstrom – Minnesota Wild
Miikka Kiprusoff – Calgary Flames
Antero Niittymaki – Tampa Bay Lightning
Defensemen
Lasse Kukkonen – Avangard Omsk
Sami Lepisto – Phoenix Coyotes
Toni Lydman – Buffalo Sabres
Janne Niskala – Frolunda Gothenburg
Joni Pitkanen – Carolina Hurricanes
Sami Salo – Vancouver Canucks
Kimmo Timonen – Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards
Valtteri Filppula – Detroit Red Wings
Niklas Hagman – Toronto Maple Leafs
Jarkko Immonen – AK Bars Kazan
Olli Jokinen – Calgary Flames
Niko Kapanen – AK Bars Kazan
Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild
Saku Koivu – Anaheim Ducks
Jere Lehtinen – Dallas Stars
Antti Miettinen – Minnesota Wild
Ville Peltonen – Dynamo Minsk
Jarkko Ruutu – Ottawa Senators
Tuomo Ruutu – Carolina Hurricanes
Teemu Selanne – Anaheim Ducks
Team Germany
Goaltenders
Dennis Endras – Augsburger Panther
Thomas Greiss - San Jose Sharks
Dimitri Pätzold – ERC Ingolstadt
Defensemen
Michael Bakos – ERC Ingolstdt
Christian Ehrhoff – Vancouver Canucks
Jakub Ficenec – ERC Ingolstadt
Jason Holland – DEG Metro Stars Dusseldorf
Korbinian Holzer – DEG Metro Stars Dusseldorf
Chris Schmidt – Adler Mannheim
Dennis Seidenberg – Florida Panthers
Alexander Sulzer – Nashville Predators
Forwards
Alexander Barta – Hamburg Freezers
Sven Felski – Eisbaren Berlin
Marcel Goc – Nashville Predators
Philip Gogulla – Portland Pirates
Thomas Greilinger – ERC Ingolstadt
Manuel Klinge – Kassel Huskies
Marcel Muller – Kolner Haie
Travis James Mulock – Eisbaren Berlin
Andre Rankel – Eisbaren Berlin
Marco Sturm – Boston Bruins
John Tripp – Hamburg Freezers
Michael Wolf – Iserlohn Roosters
Team Latvia
Goaltenders
Edgars Masalskis – Dinamo Riga
Ervins Mustukovs – Dinamo Riga
Sergejs Naumovs – Dinamo Riga
Defensemen
Oskars Bartulis – Philadelphia Flyers
Guntis Galvins – Dinamo Riga
Rodrigo Lavins – Dinamo Riga
Georgijs Pujacs - Sibir Novosibirsk
Krisjanis Redlihs – Dinamo Riga
Arvids Rekis – Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
Karlis Skrastins – Dallas Stars
Kristaps Sotnieks – Dinamo Riga
Forwards
Girts Ankipans – Dinamo Riga
Armands Berzins - Dinamo Riga
Martins Cipulis – Dinamo Riga
Lauris Darzins - Dinamo Riga
Kaspars Daugavins – Binghamton Senators
Martins Karsums – Norfolk Admirals
Gints Meija - Dinamo Riga
Aleksandrs Nizivijs – Dinamo Riga
Mikelis Redlihs – Dinamo Riga
Aleksejs Sirokovs – Amur Khabarovsk
Janis Sprukts – Dinamo Riga
Herberts Vasiljevs – Krefeld Pinguine
Team Norway
Goaltenders
Pal Grotnes – Stjernen Frederikstad
Andre Lysenstøen – HeKi Heinola
Ruben Smith – Storhamar Dragons
Defensemen
Alexander Bonsaksen – MODO
Jonas Holos – Farjestad Karlstad
Tommy Jakobsen – Lorenskog IK
Juha Kaunismäki – Stavanger Oilers
Lars Erik Lund – Valerenga Oslo
Ole Kristian Tollefsen – Philadelphia Flyers
Mats Trygg – Kolner Haie
Forwards
Mats Zuccarello Aasen – MODO
Morten Ask – Nuremberg Ice Tigers
Anders Bastiansen – Farjestad Karlstad
Kristian Forsberg – MODO
Mads Hansen – Brynas Gavle
Marius Holtet – Farjestad Karlstad
Mathis Olimb – Frolunda Gothenburg
Martin Røymark – Frolunda Gothenburg
Per-Age Skroder – MODO
Lars Erik Spets – Valerenga Oslo
Patrick Thoresen – Salavat Yulayev Ufa
Tore Vikingstad – Hannover Scorpions
Martin Laumann Ylven – Linkopings HC
Team Russia
Goaltenders
Ilya Bryzgalov – Phoenix Coyotes
Evgeni Nabokov – San Jose Sharks
Semyon Varlamov – Washington Capitals
Defensemen
Sergei Gonchar – Pittsburgh Penguins
Denis Grebeshkov – Edmonton Oilers
Dmitri Kalinin - Salavat Ufa
Konstantin Korneev – CSKA Moscow
Andrei Markov – Montreal Canadiens
Ilja Nikulin – Kazan Ak-Bars
Fedor Tyutin – Columbus Blue Jackets
Anton Volchenkov – Ottawa Senators
Forwards
Maxim Afinogenov – Atlanta Thrashers
Pavel Datsyuk – Detroit Red Wings
Sergei Fedorov – Magnitogorsk Metallurg
Ilya Kovalchuk – Atlanta Thrashers
Viktor Kozlov – Atlanta Thrashers
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins
Aleksey Morozov – Kazan Ak-Bars
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals
Alexander Radulov – Ufa Salavat Yulayev
Alexander Semin – Washington Capitals
Denis Zaripov – Kazan Ak-Bars
Sergei Zinoviev – Salavat Ufa
Team Slovakia
Goaltenders
Peter Budaj – Colorado Avalanche
Jaroslav Halak – Montreal Canadiens
Rastislav Stana – Cherepovets Severstal
Defensemen
Zdeno Chara – Boston Bruins
Milan Jurcina – Columbus Blue Jackets
Richard Lintner – Minsk Dynamo
Andrej Meszaros – Tampa Bay Lightning
Andrej Sekera – Buffalo Sabres
Martin Strbak – Balashikha MVD HC
Lubomir Visnovsky – Edmonton Oilers
Forwards
Lubos Bartecko – Bern
Martin Cibak – Moscow Spartak
Pavol Demitra – Vancouver Canucks
Marian Gaborik – New York Rangers
Michal Handzus – Los Angeles Kings
Marcel Hossa – Riga Dynamo
Marian Hossa – Chicago Blackhawks
Tomas Kopecky – Chicago Blackhawks
Zigmund Palffy – Skalica HK 36
Branko Radivojevic – Moscow Spartak
Miroslav Satan (Not currently on a roster)
Jozef Stumpel – Astana Barys
Richard Zednik – Yaroslavl Lokomotiv
Team Sweden
Goaltenders
Jonas Gustavsson – Toronto Maple Leafs
Stefan Liv – HV71 Jonkoping
Henrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers
Defensemen
Tobias Enstrom – Atlanta Thrashers
Magnus Johansson – Linkoping HC
Niklas Kronwall – Detroit Red Wings
Nicklas Lidstrom – Detroit Red Wings
Douglas Murray – San Jose Sharks
Johnny Oduya – New Jersey Devils
Mattias Ohlund – Tampa Bay Lightning
Henrik Tallinder – Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Daniel Alfredsson – Ottawa Senators
Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals
Loui Eriksson – Dallas Stars
Peter Forsberg – MoDo
Tomas Holmstrom – Detroit Red Wings
(Replacement: Johan Franzen – Detroit Red Wings)
Patric Hornqvist – Nashville Predators
Fredrik Modin – Columbus Blue Jackets
Samuel Pahlsson – Columbus Blue Jackets
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks
Mattias Weinhandl – Moscow Dynamo
Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings
Team Switzerland
Goaltenders
Martin Gerber - Atlant Mytishchi
Jonas Hiller – Anaheim Ducks
Tobias Stephan – Geneva-Servette
Defensemen
Goran Bezina – Geneva-Servette
Severin Blindenbacher – Farjestad Karlstad
Rafael Diaz – EV Zug
Roman Josi - SC Bern
Luca Sbisa – Lethbridge Hurricanes
Mathias Seger – ZSC Lions Zurich
Mark Streit – New York Islanders
Yannick Weber – Hamilton Bulldogs
Forwards
Andres Ambuhl – Hartford Wolf Pack
Thomas Deruns – Geneva-Servette
Hnat Domenichelli - HC Lugano
Sandy Jeannin – HC Fribourg-Gotteron
Thibaut Monnet - ZSC Lions Zurich
Thierry Paterlini – Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Martin Pluss – SC Bern
Kevin Romy – HC Lugano
Ivo Ruthemann - SC Bern
Raffaele Sannitz – HC Lugano
Julien Sprunger – HC Fribourg-Gotteron
Roman Wick – Kloten Flyers
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