Olympic Games: Slovakian ice hockey squad for Vancouver – AFP News : Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
BRATISLAVA (AFP) – Slovakian ice-hockey squad for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, announced by head coach Jan Filc on Tuesday:
Goaltenders: Jaroslav Halak (Canadians), Peter Budaj (Colorado Avalanche), Rastislav Stana (Severstal Cherepovets/RUS).
Defenders: Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins), Lubomir Visnovsky (Edmonton Oilers), Andrej Sekera (Buffalo Sabres), Andrej Meszaros (Tampa Bay Lightning), Milan Jurcina (Columbus Blue Jackets), Martin Strbak (HC MVD Balashikha/RUS), Richard Lintner (Dinamo Minsk/UKR).
Forwards: Marian Hossa (Chicago Blackhawks), Marian Gaborik (New York Rangers), Pavol Demitra (Vancouver Canucks), Michal Handzus (Los Angeles Kings), Lubomir Bartecko (SC Berne/SWI), Marcel Hossa (Dinamo Riga/LAT), Martin Cibak (Spartak Moscou/RUS), Tomas Kopecky (Chicago Blackhawks), Zigmund Palffy (HK 36 Skalica/SVK), Branko Radivojevic (Spartak Moscow/RUS), Jozef Stumpel (Barys Astana/KAZ), Miroslav Satan (free agent), Richard Zednik (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl/RUS).
Coach: Jan Filc
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