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Eddie's Olympic Dream...
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"Being selected was a big honor and a dream come true. I've been thinking about it since the last Olympics ended. It
will be great to get a chance to represent my country. I'm looking forward to it." -Eddie
"I've been asked a lot about the Olympics and the selection. It is really pretty simple. I'm proud to be on the team and I'll do whatever it takes to help the team. My goal is to win a gold medal. When they announced the team it was an emotional thing for me. It was a dream come true. To play in the Olympics is something I've always wanted to do. Right now I am the third goalie. My job is to be ready in case the team needs me. If they do, I'll be ready."
Eddie's special edition Olympic mask!
CANADA’S MEN’S OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM ROSTER ANNOUNCED TORONTO, ON - Wayne Gretzky, Executive Director of Canada’s 2002 Men’s Olympic Hockey team, announced on Saturday
the roster that will compete for Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT. Gretzky, along with Assistant Executive Director Kevin Lowe, Head Coach Pat Quinn and the Canadian management and coaching
staff announced 15 players on Saturday, which is in addition to the original eight players that Canada named on March 23rd,
2001. The breakdown of the fifteen players named on Saturday was three goaltenders, four defensemen and eight forwards. The players
named to Canada’s 2002 Men’s Olympic hockey team on Saturday were: Goaltenders: Ed Belfour (Carman, MB), Martin Brodeur (Montreal, QC), Curtis Joseph (Keswick, ON) Defensemen: Eric Brewer (Vernon, BC), Adam Foote (Toronto, ON), Ed Jovanovski (Windsor, ON), Al MacInnis (Inverness,
NS) Forwards: Theoren Fleury (Russell, MB), Simon Gagne (Ste-Foy, QC), Jarome Iginla (Edmonton, AB), Eric Lindros (Toronto,
ON), Joe Nieuwendyk (Oshawa, ON), Michael Peca (Toronto, ON), Brendan Shanahan (Mimico, ON) and Ryan Smyth (Banff, AB) The eight players announced on March 23, 2001 by Gretzky were: "We are extremely excited and proud to name our roster of 23 players that will compete for Canada at the 2002 Olympic Winter
Games in Salt Lake City, " said Wayne Gretzky, Executive Director of Team Canada. "We are very fortunate in Canada to have
the opportunity to choose from a pool of many great Canadian players, which made the decisions a difficult process. We believe
that the group of players we have selected represents one of Canada’s greatest international hockey teams, and we look
forward to competing this February." "We have assembled a team with a mix of experience, youth, speed and talent, " said Kevin Lowe, Assistant Executive Director
of Team Canada. "The players we have named today for our team will represent Canada proudly." Canada’s first game at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games will be February 15 vs. Sweden at the E-Center in Salt Lake
City, UT.
 Canada got the much needed win over Germany, but it was not easy. Canada's only scoring came in the second period with Sakic
(assisted by Gagne) leading the way. Kariya scored Canada's second goal (assisted by Nolan). Foote scored the game winning
goal (assisted by Jovanovski and Nieuwendyk). Germany came back in the third period to score two goals. Brodeur faced 20
shots and made 18 saves. MAYBE EDDIE NEEDS TO STEP IN AND SHOW CUJO AND BRODEUR HOW IT IS DONE! Team Canada played a solid game against the Czech Republic. In the first period, Lemieux scored Canada's first goal of the game (assisted by Niedermayer). In the second period Lemieux scored again to tie the game (assisted by Yzerman). With 3.5 minutes to go in the game, Nieuwendyk scored Canada's third goal to tie the game (assisted by Fleury). Brodeur faced 23 shots and made 20 saves. Another lackluster performance in goal. Mr. Gretzky and Mr. Quinn, maybe EDDIE should give it a try!
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