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MY TEAM CANADA WITH ... JAYNA HEFFORD
One of Canada’s most prolific goal scorers, Jayna Hefford is just three goals behind Danielle Goyette for
second place among all-time goal scorers for the National Women’s Team, with 112. A three-time Olympian,
Hefford may be best known for scoring one of the biggest goals in Canadian Olympic history. With just one
second to go in the second period of the 2002 gold medal game, Hefford scored what would turn out to be the
game-winner as Canada claimed its first-ever Olympic gold medal with a 3-2 win over the United States.
| Forwards |
Defense |
- Jeff Carter
- Sidney Crosby
- Shane Doan
- Ryan Getzlaf
- Dany Heatley
- Jarome Iginla
- Vincent Lecavalier
- Rick Nash
- Mike Richards
- Martin St-Louis
- Ryan Smyth
- Joe Thornton
- Jonathan Toews
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- Jay Bouwmeester
- Dan Boyle
- Brian Campbell
- Mike Green
- Dion Phaneuf
- Chris Pronger
- Shea Weber
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| Goaltenders |
- Martin Brodeur
- Roberto Luongo
- Steve Mason
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Goaltenders: I chose Brodeur and Luongo since they are both veteran goalies, who are both
still among the best in the league, and Steve Mason since he is young and currently having a great
season.
Defense: I went with fairly offensive defensemen. I like the youth on defense, those
players who have a lot of offensive potential (Boyle, Campbell, Green, Phaneuf and Weber). Bouwmeester and
Pronger provide leadership and experience.
Forwards: There are a number of obvious choices that can't be left off – Crosby, Getzlaf,
Heatley, Iginla, Lecavalier and Thornton. There is also another core group who have competed internationally
for Canada in the past and been successful, players like Carter, Nash, Toews and St. Louis. I was also sure
to include some role players who would make it tough to play against in Doan, Richards and Smyth. I think
overall, there is a lot of leadership, with a good mix of youth and experience.
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