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Complete Olympic Rosters for all 12 teams!

Jan - 04 2010 | 2 comments.


USA
P Player DOB Club
G Ryan Miller 17.07.1980 Buffalo Sabres
G Jonathan Quick 21.01.1986 Los Angeles Kings
G Tim Thomas 15.04.1974 Boston Bruins
D Erik Johnson 21.03.1988 St. Louis Blues
D Jack Johnson 13.01.1987 Los Angeles Kings
D Mike Komisarek 19.01.1982 Toronto Maple Leafs
D Paul Martin 05.03.1981 New Jersey Devils
D Brooks Orpik 26.09.1980 Pittsburgh Penguins
D Brian Rafalski 28.09.1973 Detroit Red Wings
D Ryan Suter 21.01.1985 Nashville Predators
F David Backes 01.05.1984 St. Louis Blues
F Dustin Brown 04.11.1984 Los Angeles Kings
F Ryan Callahan 21.03.1985 New York Rangers
F Chris Drury 20.08.1976 New York Rangers
F Patrick Kane 19.11.1988 Chicago Blackhawks
F Ryan Kesler 31.08.1984 Vancouver Canucks
F Phil Kessel 02.10.1987 Toronto Maple Leafs
F Jamie Langenbrunner 24.07.1975 New Jersey Devils
F Ryan Malone 01.12.1979 Tampa Bay Lightning
F Zach Parise 28.07.1984 New Jersey Devils
F Joe Pavelski 11.07.1984 San Jose Sharks
F Bobby Ryan 17.03.1987 Anaheim Ducks
F Paul Stastny 27.12.1985 Colorado Avalanche
  • The average age of the U.S. roster is 26.5.
  • The team has only three returning Olympians (Drury, Rafalski, Langenbrunner).
  • Defenceman Ryan Suter is the son of Bob Suter who played on the 1980 gold medal team.
  • The team has two #1 NHL Draft selections Patrick Kane (2007), Erik Johnson (2006).
CANADA
P Player DOB Club
G Martin Brodeur 06.05.1972 New Jersey Devils
G Marc-André Fleury 28.11.1984 Pittsburgh Penguins
G Roberto Luongo 04.04.1979 Vancouver Canucks
D Dan Boyle 12.07.1976 San Jose Sharks
D Drew Doughty 08.12.1989 Los Angeles Kings
D Duncan Keith 16.07.1983 Chicago Blackhawks
D Scott Niedermayer 31.08.1973 Anaheim Ducks
D Chris Pronger 10.10.1974 Philadelphia Flyers
D Brent Seabrook 20.04.1985 Chicago Blackhawks
D Shea Weber 14.08.1985 Nashville Predators
F Patrice Bergeron 24.07.1985 Boston Bruins
F Sidney Crosby 07.08.1987 Pittsburgh Penguins
F Ryan Getzlaf 10.05.1985 Anaheim Ducks
F Dany Heatley 21.01.1981 San Jose Sharks
F Jarome Iginla 01.07.1977 Calgary Flames
F Patrick Marleau 15.09.1979 San Jose Sharks
F Brenden Morrow 16.01.1979 Dallas Stars
F Rick Nash 16.06.1984 Columbus Blue Jackets
F Corey Perry 16.05.1985 Anaheim Ducks
F Mike Richards 11.02.1985 Philadelphia Flyers
F Eric Staal 29.10.1984 Carolina Hurricanes
F Joe Thornton 02.07.1979 San Jose Sharks
F Jonathan Toews 29.04.1988 Chicago Blackhawks
  • Team Canada includes 12 players aged 25 or younger, and 15 who are first-time Olympians.
  • Chris Pronger is the lone veteran who played for Canada’s 1998 Olympic team. He will play in his fourth consecutive Olympics. (Martin Brodeur was on the ‘98 roster but didn’t play.)
  • Four members of the 2010 roster helped Canada win its first gold in 50 years at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, USA. They are Martin Brodeur, Jarome Iginla, Scott Niedermayer, and Chris Pronger.
  • Seven players are returnees from the Turin roster. They include: Martin Brodeur, Dany Heatley, Jarome Iginla, Roberto Luongo, Rick Nash, Chris Pronger, and Joe Thornton.
  • All selected players except Patrice Bergeron were on Canada’s summer orientation camp roster.
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
  • The Czech Republic won the historic 1998 Olympic hockey tournament in Nagano. That was the first time the NHL took a break for the biggest winter sport event. Twelve year later, one player from ‘98 remains on the Czech team: Jaromir Jagr.
  • It will be Jagr’s fourth Olympic Games. Tomas Kaberle, Pavel Kubina, Petr Cajanek and Patrik Elias will appear in their third Olympics.
  • Nine returning players were on the team that won bronze in Turin 2006. Twelve represented the Czech Republic in the 2009 World Championship.
  • Most players on the team (16) come from the NHL. Five are from Russia, and two from the Czech Extraliga, including league scoring leader Roman Cervenka.
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 22.09.1981 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
  • Forwards Jere Lehtinen (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) and Teemu Selänne (1992, 1998, 2002, 2006) will play in their fifth Olympic Winter Games. It’ll be the fourth time for Kimmo Timonen, Saku Koivu and Ville Peltonen.
  • Peltonen has played the most international games (243) and scored the most goals (78) for Finland.
  • The team looks quite different from the 2009 IIHF World Championship squad. Only six players on the Vancouver 2010 roster played in that tournament.
  • Fourteen players from Turin 2006 will get another shot at winning the first Olympic gold for Finland. Four  years ago, they settled for silver with a painful loss to Sweden in the final.
  • Finnish coach Jukka Jalonen had plenty of choices for his Olympic roster. He chose to go with 18 NHLers, four players from the Russian KHL, and one from Sweden.
GERMANY
P Player DOB Club
G Dennis Endras 14.07.1985 Augsburger Panther
G Thomas Greiss 29.01.1986 San Jose Sharks, NHL
G Dimitri Pätzold 03.02.1983 ERC Ingolstadt
D Michael Bakos 02.03.1979 ERC Ingolstdt
D Christian Ehrhoff 06.07.1982 Vancouver Canucks, NHL
D Jakub Ficenec 11.02.1977 ERC Ingolstadt
D Jason Holland 30.04.1976 DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf
D Korbinian Holzer 16.02.1988 DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf
D Chris Schmidt 01.03.1976 Adler Mannheim
D Dennis Seidenberg 18.07.1981 Florida Panthers, NHL
D Alexander Sulzer 30.05.1984 Nashville Predators, NHL
F Alexander Barta 02.02.1983 Hamburg Freezers
F Sven Felski 18.11.1974 Eisbären Berlin
F Marcel Goc 24.08.1983 Nashville Predators, NHL
F Philip Gogulla 31.07.1987 Portland Pirates, AHL
F Thomas Greilinger 06.08.1981 ERC Ingolstadt
F Manuel Klinge 05.09.1984 Kassel Huskies
F Marcel Müller 10.07.1988 Kölner Haie
F Travis James Mulock 25.06.1985 Eisbären Berlin
F André Rankel 27.08.1985 Eisbären Berlin
F Marco Sturm 08.09.1978 Boston Bruins, NHL
F John Tripp 04.05.1977 Hamburg Freezers
F Michael Wolf 24.01.1981 Iserlohn Roosters
  • Germany’s roster features seven players from North America (6 NHL, 1 AHL), while the other 16 players come from the German league.
  • Only two NHL players were not included, but are on the reserve list: Jochen Hecht and Christoph Schubert.
  • Sven Felski has the  most international experience with 140 national team games, including the 2006 Olympics and nine World Championships.
  • Seven players on the preliminary roster represented Germany in Turin 2006, while 10 played in the 2009 World Championship.
SWITZERLAND
P Player DOB Club
G Martin Gerber 03.09.1974 Atlant Mytishchi, RUS
G Jonas Hiller 12.02.1982 Anaheim Ducks, NHL
G Tobias Stephan 21.01.1984 Geneva-Servette
D Goran Bezina 21.03.1980 Geneva-Servette
D Severin Blindenbacher 15.03.1983 Färjestad Karlstad, SWE
D Rafael Diaz 09.01.1986 EV Zug
D Roman Josi 01.06.1990 SC Bern
D Luca Sbisa 09.01.1990 Lethbridge Hurricanes, WHL
D Mathias Seger 17.12.1977 ZSC Lions Zurich
D Mark Streit 11.12.1977 New York Islanders, NHL
D Yannick Weber 23.09.1988 Hamilton Bulldogs, AHL
F Andres Ambühl 14.09.1983 Hartford Wolf Pack, AHL
F Thomas Déruns 01.03.1982 Geneva-Servette
F Hnat Domenichelli 17.02.1976 HC Lugano
F Sandy Jeannin 28.02.1976 HC Fribourg-Gottéron
F Thibaut Monnet 02.02.1982 ZSC Lions Zurich
F Thierry Paterlini 27.04.1975 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
F Martin Plüss 05.04.1977 SC Bern
F Kevin Romy 31.01.1985 HC Lugano
F Ivo Rüthemann 12.12.1976 SC Bern
F Raffaele Sannitz 18.05.1983 HC Lugano
F Julien Sprunger 04.01.1986 HC Fribourg-Gottéron
F Roman Wick 30.12.1985 Kloten Flyers
  • Switzerland is relying on a young defence corps. Four defencemen are 24 years of age or younger and have a combined experience of three World Championships.
  • Switzerland is the only country that has players from the 2010 World U20 Championship on its Olympic roster, with blueliners Roman Josi and Luca Sbisa.
  • Sixteen of the 23 players play in the Swiss National League A, followed by the NHL (2), AHL (2), Russia (1), Sweden (1) and the WHL (1).
  • Two Canadian-born players are not part of the team. Paul DiPietro and Ryan Gardner were not included, but there’s a new Canadian-born player. Hnat Domenichelli is the only roster player that is not Swiss-trained.
  • Eighteen players were on the team that represented Switzerland at the 2009 Worlds on home ice in Berne, while 10 players participated in the 2006 Olympics.
LATVIA
P Player DOB Club
G Edgars Masalskis 31.03.1980 Dinamo Riga
G Ervins Mustukovs 07.04.1984 Dinamo Riga
G Sergejs Naumovs 04.04.1969 Dinamo Riga
D Oskars Bartulis 21.01.1987 Philadelphia Flyers, NHL
D Guntis Galvins 25.01.1986 Dinamo Riga
D Rodrigo Lavins 03.08.1974 Dinamo Riga
D Georgijs Pujacs 11.06.1981 Sibir Novosibirsk, RUS
D Krisjanis Redlihs 15.01.1981 Dinamo Riga
D Arvids Rekis 01.01.1979 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg, GER
D Karlis Skrastins 09.07.1974 Dallas Stars, NHL
D Kristaps Sotnieks 29.01.1987 Dinamo Riga
F Girts Ankipans 29.11.1975 Dinamo Riga
F Armands Berzins 27.12.1983 Dinamo Riga
F Martins Cipulis 29.11.1980 Dinamo Riga
F Lauris Darzins 28.01.1985 Dinamo Riga
F Kaspars Daugavins 18.05.1988 Binghamton Senators, AHL
F Martins Karsums 26.02.1986 Norfolk Admirals, AHL
F Gints Meija 04.09.1987 Dinamo Riga
F Aleksandrs Nizivijs 16.09.1976 Dinamo Riga
F Mikelis Redlihs 01.07.1984 Dinamo Riga
F Aleksejs Sirokovs 20.02.1981 Amur Khabarovsk, RUS
F Janis Sprukts 31.01.1982 Dinamo Riga
F Herberts Vasiljevs 27.05.1976 Krefeld Pinguine, GER
  • Fifteen out of 23 players come from Dinamo Riga, the Latvian team in the Russian KHL. The remaining eight players come from teams in the NHL (2), AHL (2), Germany (2), and Russian KHL (2).
  • Head coach Olegs Znaroks, who was the assistant coach in Turin 2006, decided to go without the third Latvian NHL player, Los Angeles Kings winger Raitis Ivanans. He has represented his native country only once (in the 2008 World Championship).
  • Sandis Ozolins has made a comeback at age 37 to play for Dinamo Riga, but he’s not on the roster for a third Olympic appearance. Ozolins is the skater that gets the most ice time with Dinamo, and also the top-scoring defenceman.
  • Apart from 1936, Latvia has only participated twice in the Olympics in the post-Soviet era: in Salt Lake City 2002 and Turin 2006. For five players, it will be their third Olympics: goalkeepers Edgars Masalskis and Sergejs Naumovs; defencemen Karlis Skrastins and Rodrigo Lavins; and forward Aleksandrs Nizivijs. Thirteen players on this team also played in Turin.
  • Nineteen players were on the team that reached the quarterfinals in the 2009 World Championship. Only one player has no World Championship experience: 22-year-old Dinamo forward Gints Meija.
NORWAY
P Player DOB Club
G Pål Grotnes 07.03.1977 Stjernen Frederikstad
G Andre Lysenstøen 27.10.1988 HeKi Heinola, FIN2
G Ruben Smith 15.04.1987 Storhamar Dragons
D Alexander Bonsaksen 24.01.1987 MODO Örnsköldsvik, SWE
D Jonas Holøs 27.08.1987 Färjestad Karlstad, SWE
D Tommy Jakobsen 10.12.1970 Lørenskog IK
D Juha Kaunismäki 06.05.1979 Stavanger Oilers
D Lars Erik Lund 25.07.1974 Vålerenga Oslo
D Ole Kristian Tollefsen 29.03.1984 Philadelphia Flyers, NHL
D Mats Trygg 01.06.1976 Kölner Haie, GER
F Mats Zuccarello Aasen 01.09.1987 MODO Örnsköldsvik, SWE
F Morten Ask 14.05.1980 Nuremberg Ice Tigers, GER
F Anders Bastiansen 31.10.1980 Färjestad Karlstad, SWE
F Kristian Forsberg 05.05.1986 MODO Örnsköldsvik, SWE
F Mads Hansen 16.09.1978 Brynäs Gävle, SWE
F Marius Holtet 31.08.1984 Färjestad Karlstad, SWE
F Mathis Olimb 01.02.1986 Frölunda Gothenburg, SWE
F Martin Røymark 10.11.1986 Frölunda Gothenburg, SWE
F Per-Åge Skrøder 04.08.1978 MODO Örnsköldsvik, SWE
F Lars Erik Spets 02.04.1985 Vålerenga Oslo
F Patrick Thoresen 07.11.1983 Salavat Yulayev Ufa, RUS
F Tore Vikingstad 08.10.1975 Hannover Scorpions, GER
F Martin Laumann Ylven 22.12.1988 Linköpings HC, SWE
  • Defenceman Tommy Jakobsen is the only player with Olympic experience. The 39-year-old played in Norway’s last Olympic hockey tournament on home ice in Lillehammer 1994 as well as in Albertville 1992.
  • Head coach Roy Johansen was also part of the 1992 Olympic team. He also participated in 1984 and 1988.
  • Twenty-one players on this roster were on Norway’s team at the 2009 World Championship. There is one big absentee: veteran defenceman Anders Myrvold. This former NHLer (Colorado, Boston, New York Islanders, and Detroit) was not put on the list for Vancouver 2010.
  • The Swedish Elitserien continues to be the most popular destination for the best Norwegian players. Eleven players come from Swedish top-league teams, followed by the Norwegian league (6) and the German DEL (3). Norway will use one player from each of the following: the NHL, the KHL, and Finland.
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 Columbus Blue Jackets, 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 Boston Bruins, NHL
F Jozef Stümpel 20.07.1972 Barys Astana, KAZ/KHL
F Richard Zednik 06.01.1976 Lokomotiv Jaroslavl, RUS
  • 21 players come from two leagues: 13 from the NHL and 8 from the KHL. One player comes from a Swiss club. Zigmund Palffy is the only player from the Slovak Extraliga.
  • Only two NHL players were not added to the roster: Marek Svatos and Boris Valabik.
  • Miroslav Satan and Lubomir Visnovsky will play their fourth Olympic Games in Vancouver. For Lubos Bartecko, Pavol Demitra, Marian Hossa and Jozef Stümpel, it will be the third Olympics.
  • Defenceman Martin Strbak has played the most games for the national team (146), while Miroslav Satan has scored the most goals (70).
  • Chicago forward Tomas Kopecky has never played for the men’s national team before. The last time he represented Slovakia was in the 2002 World U20 Championship.
  • Eight players on the roster won the 2002 World Championship in Sweden: Rastislav Stana,  Richard Lintner, Martin Strbak, Lubomir Visnovsky, Lubos Bartecko, Zigmund Palffy, and Josef Stümpel.
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
  • Nicklas Lidström and Daniel Alfredsson are on the roster to play their fourth Olympic Winter Games.
  • Sweden is the nation with most European players in the NHL. 19 players from the preliminary rosters come from the NHL, three from the Swedish Elitserien, one from the Russian KHL.
  • When Sweden announced the roster on December 27, four of the key players were injured: Kronwall, Alfredsson, Forsberg and Zetterberg.
  • 13 players from the provisional roster won the gold in Turin 2006.
RUSSIA
P Player DOB Club
G Ilya Bryzgalov 22.06.1980 Phoenix Coyotes, NHL
G Evgeni Nabokov 25.07.1975 San Jose Sharks, NHL
G Semyon Varlamov 27.04.1988 Washington Capitals, NHL
D Sergei Gonchar 13.04.1974 Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL
D Denis Grebeshkov 11.10.1983 Edmonton Oilers, NHL
D Dmitri Kalinin 22.07.1980 Salavat Yulayev Ufa
D Konstantin Korneyev 05.06.1984 CSKA Moscow
D Andrei Markov 20.12.1978 Montreal Canadiens, NHL
D Ilya Nikulin 12.03.1982 Ak Bars Kazan
D Fedor Tyutin 19.07.1983 Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL
D Anton Volchenkov 25.02.1982 Ottawa Senators, NHL
F Maxim Afinogenov 04.09.1979 Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
F Pavel Datsyuk 20.07.1978 Detroit Red Wings, NHL
F Sergei Fedorov 13.12.1969 Metallurg Magnitogorsk
F Ilya Kovalchuk 15.04.1983 Atlanta Thrashers, NHL
F Viktor Kozlov 14.02.1975 Salavat Yulayev Ufa
F Evgeni Malkin 31.07.1986 Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL
F Alexei Morozov 16.02.1977 Ak Bars Kazan
F Alexander Ovechkin 17.09.1985 Washington Capitals, NHL
F Alexander Radulov 05.07.1986 Salavat Yulayev Ufa
F Alexander Semin 03.03.1984 Washington Capitals, NHL
F Danis Zaripov 26.03.1981 Ak Bars Kazan
F Sergei Zinoviev 04.03.1980 Salavat Yulayev Ufa
  • All players are picked from the two arguably best leagues in the world with 14 NHL players and 9 KHL players.
  • Sergei Gonchar will play his fourth Olympics. It will be the third Olympic Games for three six players (Bryzgalov, Markov, Afinogenov, Datsyuk, Fedorov, Kovalchuk).
  • Salavat Yulayev Ufa has most players on the team with Dmitri Kalinin, Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Radulov and Sergei Zinoviev. Also the coaching tandem, Vyacheslav Bykov and Igor Zakharkin, comes from Salavat.
  • Eight players have won both the 2008 and 2009 World Championships: Grebeshkov, Kalinin, Korneyev, Nikulin, Kovalchuk, Morozov, Radulov, Zinoviev.
BELARUS
P Player DOB Club
G Vitali Koval 31.03.1980 Dynamo Minsk
G Maxim Malyutin 16.09.1988 HK Vitebsk
G Andrei Mezin 08.07.1974 Dynamo Minsk
D Andrei Antonov 27.04.1985 Shakhter Soligorsk
D Andrei Bashko 23.05.1982 Shakhter Soligorsk
D Vladimir Denisov 29.06.1984 Dynamo Minsk
D Viktor Kostiuchenok 07.06.1979 Amur Khabarovsk, RUS
D Ruslan Salei 02.11.1974 Colorado Avalanche, NHL
D Nikolai Stasenko 15.02.1987 Amur Khabarovsk, RUS
D Vadim Sushko 27.04.1986 Shakhter Soligorsk
D Alexander Syrei 26.08.1988 Shakhter Soligorsk
F Oleg Antonenko 01.07.1971 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, RUS
F Sergei Demagin 19.07.1986 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk, RUS
F Mikhail Grabovsky 31.01.1984 Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
F Alexei Kaliuzhny 13.06.1977 Dynamo Moscow, RUS
F Konstantin Koltsov 17.04.1981 Salavat Yulayev Ufa, RUS
F Andrei Kostitsyn 03.02.1985 Montreal Canadiens, NHL
F Sergei Kostitsyn 20.03.1987 Montreal Canadiens, NHL
F Alexander Kulakov 15.05.1983 Dynamo Minsk
F Andrei Mikhalev 23.02.1978 Dynamo Minsk
F Andrei Stas 18.10.1988 Dynamo Minsk
F Alexei Ugarov 02.01.1985 MVD Balashikha, RUS
F Sergei Zadelenov 27.02.1976 Dynamo Minsk
  • Mikhail Zakharov is the newest coach from all Olympic hockey teams. He was hired in November to succeed Glen Hanlon, and had his first exhibition games with Belarus in mid-December.
  • Belarus will be one of the few teams to have brothers on the team with Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn, who also play together at the Montreal Canadiens.
  • Veterans Andrei Mezin and Ruslan Salei are the only players to represent Belarus in all three Olympic Winter Games participations (1998, 2002, 2010).
  • Seven players come from the same club, Dynamo Minsk, the Belarusian entry in the Russian Kontinental Hockey League.
Posted on: 2010 Winter Classic, Team Belarus, Team Canada, Team Czech Republic, Team Finland, Team Germany, Team Latvia, Team Norway, Team Russia, Team Slovakia, Team Sweden, Team Switzerland, Team USA

2 Responses to “Complete Olympic Rosters for all 12 teams!”

  1. filip says:
    January 5, 2010 at 3:14 am

    wow, nice summary! It’ll be a great tournament… Does anyone knows about tournament system… I mean how are teams qualified for 4finals and so on… because there are 3 groups of 4… I don’t have a clue :/

  2. Sunny says:
    January 5, 2010 at 8:49 am

    Thanks so much for providing these lists!! Really very much appreciated. Purely FYI Danny Boyle & Eric Staal were on Canada’s taxi squad in ‘06. Thx again!

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