He is once again, Captain Canada

DOAN TO CAPTAIN CANADA AT IIHF WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

DUBENDORF, Switzerland -- Once again, Shane Doan is Captain Canada.

He will lead the Canadian team at the IIHF World Hockey Championship for the third straight year.

This marks the sixth world championship for the 32-year-old Doan, who has captained the Phoenix Coyotes since 2003-04.

Dany Heatley and Chris Phillips of the Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning winger Martin St. Louis and Nashville Predators defenceman Shea Weber were named alternate captains Thursday.

Canada opens the tournament Friday against Belarus.


I for one definitely have no problem with this, Doan is a solid captain for Canada and has proven that at past tournaments, doubt he gets criticized in parliment this time, bunch of no good effers in Ottawa.

Fisher and Spezza are also on Team Canada aren't they? Actually there are 9 Senators in the tournament. Shannon and Foligno for the US, Schubert for Germany, Volchie for Russia and I forget the 9th.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Fisher and Spezza are also on Team Canada aren't they? Actually there are 9 Senators in the tournament. Shannon and Foligno for the US, Schubert for Germany, Volchie for Russia and I forget the 9th.

Is Kuba playing for the czechs? He might be the one you are missing, unless its Ruutu for the Fins?

That's it. Ruutu for the Fins I'm pretty sure.

Alternates for Heatley and Phillips as well huh? Pretty cool. cool)

"Captain Canada" is being spread pretty thin. How many current "Captain Canada"s are there anyway? Twelve?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Fisher and Spezza are also on Team Canada aren't they? Actually there are 9 Senators in the tournament. Shannon and Foligno for the US, Schubert for Germany, Volchie for Russia and I forget the 9th.

Peter Regin for Denmark and Kaspar Daugavins for Latvia as well.

504Heater wrote:Alternates for Heatley and Phillips as well huh? Pretty cool. cool)

That is pretty sweet, Heater would have gotten it no matter, lots of International experience, but am estatic for the big rig to get the honour.

SeawaySensFan wrote:"Captain Canada" is being spread pretty thin. How many current "Captain Canada"s are there anyway? Twelve?

Ryan Smyth is who I think of....wasn't Yzerman Cap C too?

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:"Captain Canada" is being spread pretty thin. How many current "Captain Canada"s are there anyway? Twelve?

Ryan Smyth is who I think of....wasn't Yzerman Cap C too?

Sakic was another one, and of course Lemieux, but lately, at least for this tournament, its been Doan from my most recent memory.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Fisher and Spezza are also on Team Canada aren't they? Actually there are 9 Senators in the tournament. Shannon and Foligno for the US, Schubert for Germany, Volchie for Russia and I forget the 9th.

Another one of our prospects are playing for the swiss Roman wick

Very nice.... Doan is deserving as he has done it before... He know's what it takes.

The Guy With The Mustache wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:"Captain Canada" is being spread pretty thin. How many current "Captain Canada"s are there anyway? Twelve?

Ryan Smyth is who I think of....wasn't Yzerman Cap C too?

Mike Richards may get that title in the future too.

I'm not surprised Heatley got an A, to be honest. This is his tournament.

I wonder if Rick Nash can make it over in time. Nash and Heatley have some killer chemistry