The Canadian Men's Olympic Hockey Team was finalised this morning with some controversial decisions being made. Some well informed hockey fans were disappointed at some of their favourite talented players being cut from the team.
Even Jay Bouwmeester, a Calgary Flames defenseman, was cut from the squad when most fans believed him to be a definite selection. His Calgary teammate and fellow defenseman, Dion Phaneuf was also cut from the team.
Maybe the most surprising decision of all was that Vincent Lecavalier was also dropped from the team and he has won a stanley cup, uses his size to his advantage and is one of Don Cherry's favourite players.
You can find Team Canada's full roster on their website:
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/69669/la_id/1.htm
Many ice hockey fans believe that Team Canada are going to win the Gold Medal at the Olympics however, Alexander Ovechkin and Iiya Kovalchuk will be playing for the Russian Team who will give them a good run for their money!
As you can see below, Ovechkin is a phenomenal ice hockey player.
