Team Canada announces roster for 2014 Spengler Cup
24 Dec 2014 | Andreas Reiner
With the annual Club tournament approaching fast, here's a look at the roster of Team Canada.
Team Canada
Goalies: Drew MacIntyre (Charlotte Checkers/AHL), Nolan Schaefer (SC Bern).
Defense: Joel Kwaitkowski (Gottéron), Micki Dupont und Jim Vandermeer (Kloten), Derrick Walser (Rapperswil), Marc-Andre Gragnani (Bern), Brendan Mikkelson (Toronto Marlies/AHL), Steve McCarthy (letzter Club Springfield Falcons/AHL), Ryan Parent (St.John’s IceCaps /AHL)
Forwards: Alexandre Giroux (Ambri-Piotta), Jeff Tambellini (Gottéron), Byron Ritchie, Bud Holloway (Bern), Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Gottéron), Brett McLean (Lugano), Colby Genoway (Lausanne), Curtis Hamilton (Oklahoma City Barons/AHL), Chris Didomenico (Langnau), Mike Hedden (Assat, Finnish Liiga), Ben Walter (EC Salzburg), Ryan Martindale (San Antonio Rampage/AHL), Stefano Giliati (Blues), Jerome Samson (Syracuse Crunch/AHL)
Guy Boucher, Coach of the Swiss NLA team SC Bern will act as head Coach for the Canadians while Serge Pelletier takes the role of the Assistant Coach.
Team Canada will play their opening game on Friday against host HC Davos in a special jersey as Hockey Canada is celebrating it's 100 year anniversary.