Canada’s roster for Spengler Cup

09 Dec 2011 | Henrik Lundqvist

Hockey Canada announced Friday the 24 players who will represent Canada at the 2011 Spengler Cup, December 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland.

The roster is comprised of Canadian players currently playing in Europe, as well as players currently playing in the American Hockey League loaned to Hockey Canada by NHL teams.

Besides Team Canada, Spengler Cup will also include HC Vitkovice Steel (Czech Republic), HC Davos (Switzerland), Dinamo Riga (Latvia), EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (Germany) and Kloten Flyers (Switzerland).

Team Canada roster

Goaltenders
1 Nolan Schaefer Ambri-Piotta (SUI)
29 Jake Allen Peoria (AHL)

Defense
3 Mark Hartigan Rapperswil-Jona (SUI)
7 Ryan Parent Chicago (AHL)
8 Joel Kwiatkowski Bern (SUI)
21 Cory Murphy ZSC Zurich Lions (SUI)
26 Maxim Noreau Ambri-Piotta (SUI)
27 Jordan Hendry HC Lugano (SUI)
43 Derrick Walser Rapperswil-Jona (SUI)
44 Shawn Heins Fribourg-Gotteron (SUI)
77 Travis Roche SC Bern (SUI)

Forwards
4 Joël Perrault Ambri-Piotta (SUI)
9 Byron Ritchie SC Bern (SUI)
10 Pascal Pelletier SCL Tigers (SUI)
15 Brett McLean Rockford (AHL)
17 Kurtis McLean SCL Tigers (SUI)
18 Jeremy Williams Salzburg EC (AUT)
19 Stacy Roest Rapperswil-Jona (SUI)
23 Rico Fata HC Geneve Servette (SUI)
24 J.P. Vigier SC Bern (SUI)
38 Éric Beaudoin EHC Biel (SUI)
50 Glen Metropolit EV Zug (SUI)
55 Brandon Reid Rapperswil-Jona (SUI)
61 Blaine Down ZSC Zurich Lions (SUI)

Coaches
Marc Crawford , Head Coach Hockey Canada
Doug Shedden , Assistant Coach Zug (SUI)
Trent Yawney , Assistant Coach Anaheim (NHL)