WC: USA at the 2010 World Championship

[William H Bonney]

Jack Johnson is officially Captain!

Four rotating alternates: Matt Greene, Kyle Okposo, Nick Foligno and Eric Nystrom.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Jack Johnson is Captain America for us now. Awesome Jack!!!

 

[William H Bonney]

Here's the jersey the team is wearing for its historic opener against Germany:

 

[Cutty Sarkn3ss*]

Awesome to hear, love it. GO USA GO!

 

[DAkings20]

Good for Jack

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Its looking more and more like JVR will be offered a spot on this team

 

[CDeeps]

Its looking more and more like JVR will be offered a spot on this team

Sounds good to me. This tourney would be good for him. US will need plenty of scoring help.

 

[William H Bonney]

Sounds good to me. This tourney would be good for him. US will need plenty of scoring help.

He has looked worn down but I agree, he will be added, unless Burke is holding out hope for a Gionta/Gomez duo if they were to fall down 3-1 tomorrow.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

The gionta/gomez wouls be awesome.. Would help the PP and the PK so much

 

[usahockey22flyers]

And the more i think about it, i think james would have an awesome tourny... If the flyers get eliminated friday ill try to get a hold of him and ask if hes heard anything about being asked

 

[CDeeps]

He has looked worn down but I agree, he will be added, unless Burke is holding out hope for a Gionta/Gomez duo if they were to fall down 3-1 tomorrow.

He definitely has worn down some, which commonly occurs with college players adjusting to a lengthier season. Great talent though. He's still a bit unpolished but has vast pontential.

 

[William H Bonney]

And the more i think about it, i think james would have an awesome tourny... If the flyers get eliminated friday ill try to get a hold of him and ask if hes heard anything about being asked

I thought he looked pretty good today. I haven't seen a lot of Philly this playoffs though. I think it's highly likely he'll be going as long as he says yes. He fits in, obviously, with the whole youth movement Brian Burke is spearheading for USA Hockey. Gionta and Gomez would both be great additions though too but who knows what their thoughts are on even playing, especially after missing out on the Olympic team.

The Chicago/Vancouver series will probably be a long one say Kane/Kesler/Buff won't be available in time most likely, if they even agreed to play.

 

[William H Bonney]

He definitely has worn down some, which commonly occurs with college players adjusting to a lengthier season. Great talent though. He's still a bit unpolished but has vast pontential.

Yeah, that's a good point. This off-season will be huge for him in understanding where he needs to get strength and conditioning wise. He's still growing into his body.

 

[CDeeps]

What do you Americans think about David Moss and Eric Nystrom making the team?

I like both picks. Nystrom was named an alternate captain and should anchor the checking unit for team.

Moss has goal scoring potential and this team needs secondary scoring contributors. The US will contend for a medal if forwards other than Dubinsky, Oshie, and Okposo produce.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

I know i dont know or cant tell but, does anyone know if Kane likes playing for his country as much as other guys? I think it would be really cool if he showed up in germany... I think j-johnson really does it just to play for a nation.. Other olympians should take a
look at him and put on the american sweater... Mr Bonney- should i give up my hopes on Kessel and Drury?

 

[NeverGoingToWin]

Has Kessel officially said no? I hope for my sanity he has.

How do you guys feel about Hansen being on the team? I think he is terrible when he plays for the Leafs.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Has Kessel officially said no? I hope for my sanity he has.

How do you guys feel about Hansen being on the team? I think he is terrible when he plays for the Leafs.

Hanson played fine for the leafs in my opinion.. He was good for the marlies and didnt get alot of ice time for the Leafs.. He definatly played better the last 5-10 games of the year

 

[William H Bonney]

I know i dont know or cant tell but, does anyone know if Kane likes playing for his country as much as other guys? I think it would be really cool if he showed up in germany... I think j-johnson really does it just to play for a nation.. Other olympians should take a
look at him and put on the american sweater... Mr Bonney- should i give up my hopes on Kessel and Drury?

Kane has always answered the call so far in his albeit short time representing USA Hockey. It's hard to compare anyone to Johnson because he's so adamant about always representing his country. I really hope (and I'm sure the big wigs are thinking the same way) that a lot of these other young guys follow Johnson's lead for the next 15 years for USA Hockey. I think Kane would if he had the opportunity to play but I don't think Chicago is going to lose this series.

I'd say yes on both Kessel and Drury. Kessel had an abominal tear that he wasn't sure would allow him to play and I also think Burke (and hopefully Phil himself) want Phil to spend the whole off-season focusing on his strength and conditioning, which would help USA Hockey more long term than Kessel playing in this tournament. Other than after cleaning out his locker where he said he hadn't decided on playing, I've heard nothing about Drury as well.

 

[Cutty Sarkn3ss*]

The media guide says that the game starts at 8:15 German time, I'm just making sure that's correct. If so, the game is at 11:15 PST.

 

[William H Bonney]

The media guide says that the game starts at 8:15 German time, I'm just making sure that's correct. If so, the game is at 11:15 PST.

You're correct. Universal sports broadcast starts at 11:00 AM PST according to their schedule with the game starting at 11:15 PST.

 

[FoxMulder91*]

As a Flames fan its nice to see Nystrom and Moss on the team.
Its nice to see Nystrom get an A on his jersey. I believe the A's are going to be alternated between a some players.

Hopefully Moss can gain some confidence back after being injured this year and not producing as much as expected.

 

[NYR Viper]

Kane has always answered the call so far in his albeit short time representing USA Hockey. It's hard to compare anyone to Johnson because he's so adamant about always representing his country. I really hope (and I'm sure the big wigs are thinking the same way) that a lot of these other young guys follow Johnson's lead for the next 15 years for USA Hockey. I think Kane would if he had the opportunity to play but I don't think Chicago is going to lose this series.

I'd say yes on both Kessel and Drury. Kessel had an abominal tear that he wasn't sure would allow him to play and I also think Burke (and hopefully Phil himself) want Phil to spend the whole off-season focusing on his strength and conditioning, which would help USA Hockey more long term than Kessel playing in this tournament. Other than after cleaning out his locker where he said he hadn't decided on playing, I've heard nothing about Drury as well.

It is just a guess but I would think that with the way Drury plays, after already getting a concussion and coming back early, playing a condensed schedule and in the Olympics, he would most likely need this break to heal and get himself mentally ready for next season. He needs a big rebound year.

 

[William H Bonney]

Has anyone else seen any mention in articles and what not regarding the line combos?

The only thing I can say for certain is that Foligno - Dubinsky - Okposo seem to be the first line based on the exhibition game box score. I also saw that Mike Lundin is paired with Jack Hillen in a TBL article.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Is the list on the OP the official roster?

 

[William H Bonney]

Is the list on the OP the official roster?

Post #1 of this thread? Nope.

Running tally of who is in or who isn't is here: http://hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=25541099&postcount=252

Or the official roster thread here: http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=771814