2005–06 Canada men's national ice hockey team

The 2005-06 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy. The ice hockey matches were played in Torino, Italy.

Team Canada, coached by Pat Quinn, placed seventh in the Olympic tournament. It was the lowest position that a Canadian men’s Olympic ice hockey team had ever achieved.[1]

2006 Winter Olympics roster

Head coach: Pat Quinn
No. Pos. Height Weight Birthdate Birthplace 2005–06 team
30 G Brodeur, MartinMartin Brodeur 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb) 01972-05-06 6 May 1972 Montreal, QC New Jersey Devils (NHL)
1 G Luongo, RobertoRoberto Luongo 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01979-04-04 4 April 1979 Montreal, QC Florida Panthers (NHL)
35 G Turco, MartyMarty Turco 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008300000083 kg (180 lb) 01975-08-13 13 August 1975 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas Stars (NHL)
4 D Blake, RobRob BlakeA 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb) 01969-12-10 10 December 1969 Simcoe, ON Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
3 D Bouwmeester, JayJay Bouwmeester 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01983-09-27 27 September 1983 Edmonton, AB Florida Panthers (NHL)
52 D Foote, AdamAdam Foote 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb) 01971-07-10 10 July 1971 Toronto, ON Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
24 D McCabe, BryanBryan McCabe 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &10000000000000100000000100 kg (220 lb) 01975-06-08 8 June 1975 St. Catharines, ON Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
44 D Pronger, ChrisChris ProngerA 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) &10000000000000100000000100 kg (220 lb) 01974-10-10 10 October 1974 Dryden, ON Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
6 D Redden, WadeWade Redden 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb) 01977-06-12 12 June 1977 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa Senators (NHL)
28 D Regehr, RobynRobyn Regehr 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb) 01980-04-19 19 April 1980 Recife, Brazil Calgary Flames (NHL)
14 F Bertuzzi, ToddTodd Bertuzzi 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &10000000000000111000000111 kg (240 lb) 01975-02-02 2 February 1975 Sudbury, ON Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
9 F Doan, ShaneShane Doan 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb) 01976-10-10 10 October 1976 Halkirk, AB Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
33 F Draper, KrisKris Draper 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01971-05-24 24 May 1971 Toronto, ON Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
21 F Gagne, SimonSimon GagnéA 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) &1000000000000008400000084 kg (190 lb) 01980-02-29 29 February 1980 Sainte-Foy, QC Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
15 F Heatley, DanyDany Heatley 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) &1000000000000009800000098 kg (220 lb) 01981-01-21 21 January 1981 Freiburg, West Germany Ottawa Senators (NHL)
12 F Iginla, JaromeJarome IginlaA 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009500000095 kg (210 lb) 01977-07-01 1 July 1977 Edmonton, AB Calgary Flames (NHL)
40 F Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01980-04-21 21 April 1980 L'Île-Bizard, QC Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
61 F Nash, RickRick Nash 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000009300000093 kg (210 lb) 01984-06-16 16 June 1984 Brampton, ON Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
39 F Richards, BradBrad Richards 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000009000000090 kg (200 lb) 01980-05-02 2 May 1980 Murray Harbour, PE Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
91 F Sakic, JoeJoe SakicC 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) &1000000000000008800000088 kg (190 lb) 01969-07-07 7 July 1969 Burnaby, BC Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
94 F Smyth, RyanRyan Smyth 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) &1000000000000008600000086 kg (190 lb) 01976-02-21 21 February 1976 Banff, AB Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
26 F St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) &1000000000000008400000084 kg (190 lb) 01975-06-18 18 June 1975 Laval, QC Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)
97 F Thornton, JoeJoe Thornton 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) &10000000000000102000000102 kg (220 lb) 01979-07-02 2 July 1979 London, ON San Jose Sharks (NHL)

[2][3]

Defencement Scott Niedermayer and Ed Jovanovski were originally selected, but due to injuries were replaced by Jay Bouwmeester and Bryan McCabe, respectively.[4][2] Dan Boyle took McCabe's previous spot as a reserve.[2] Defenceman Dan Boyle and forwards Jason Spezza and Eric Staal were selected as "reserves" in case of injury before the tournament began.[2]

See also

References

Preceded by
2001–02 Canada men's national ice hockey team
Canada men's Olympic ice hockey team
2006
Succeeded by
2009–10 Canada men's national ice hockey team