Hockey Canada, along with executive director Steve Yzerman and the members of the Canada National Men’s Ice Hockey Team management group, announced Tuesday the 25-man squad nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee as representatives of Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, which take place Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia.
The Canada National Men’s Ice Hockey Team management group is comprised of Yzerman, Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson, Hockey Canada vice-president of hockey operations and national teams Brad Pascall, Doug Armstrong, Peter Chiarelli, Ken Holland, and Kevin Lowe.
The squad nominated for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games includes three goaltenders, eight defenders and 14 forwards:
| No | Pos | Player | Club | |
| 1 |  |
GK | Roberto Luongo | Vancouver Canucks |
| 2 |  |
DF | Duncan Keith | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 5 | |
DF | Dan Hamhuis | Vancouver Canucks |
| 6 | |
DF | Shea Weber | Nashville Predators |
| 8 |  |
DF | Drew Doughty | Los Angeles Kings |
| 9 | |
FW | Matt Duchene | Colorado Avalanche |
| 10 | |
FW | Patrick Sharp | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 12 |  |
FW | Patrik Marleau | San Jose Sharks |
| 14 | |
FW | Chris Kunitz | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 15 | |
FW | Ryan Getzlaf | Anaheim Ducks |
| 16 |  |
FW | Jonathan Toews | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 19 |  |
DF | Jay Bouwmeester | St. Louis Blues |
| 20 | |
FW | John Tavares | New York Islanders |
| 22 | |
DF | Jamie Benn | Dallas Stars |
| 24 | |
FW | Corey Perry | Anaheim Ducks |
| 27 | |
DF | Alex Pietrangelo | St. Louis Blues |
| 31 | |
GK | Carey Price | Montreal Canadiens |
| 37 | |
FW | Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins |
| 41 | |
GK | Mike Smith | Phoenix Coyotes |
| 44 | |
DF | Marc-Édouard Vlasic | San Jose Sharks |
| 61 | |
FW | Rick Nash | New York Rangers |
| 76 | |
DF | P.K. Subban | Montreal Canadiens |
| 77 | |
FW | Jeff Carter | Los Angeles Kings |
| 87 |  |
FW | Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 91 | |
FW | Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning |
“I would like to congratulate the 25 players nominated today to Canada’s Olympic Team,” said Yzerman. “With the depth of talent in Canada, these players should be very proud of their nomination today and excited about the opportunity that we all have to represent our country in Sochi in February.”
Phoenix Coyotes' Mike Smith in front of 17,711 at the Broward County Civic Arena in Sunrise, Florida on 20 December 2011.
“On behalf of Hockey Canada and its board of directors, I would like to congratulate the players nominated today, as well as all the volunteers, coaches, trainers and officials who helped them get to this level,” said Nicholson. “I would also like to commend Steve and the management group for their work over the past two years and their diligence under great scrutiny. Canadians should be very proud of this group and the work that they have done leading up to this day.”
“There is a tremendous amount of work involved with planning, selecting, and preparing a team of this calibre for the Olympic Games. I’d like to thank Hockey Canada for its strong commitment to promoting and preserving our national sport,” added Marcel Aubut, president of the Canadian Olympic Committee. “As Canadians, we have the highest expectations for our hockey teams, on and off the ice, and these great athletes have the potential to be an outstanding team competing for excellence in Sochi.”
The men’s Olympic hockey tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 12th, with Canada’s first game on Thursday, Feb. 13th against Norway. The tournament culminates with the gold medal game on Feb. 23rd. In the Olympic preliminary round, Canada also faces off against Austria on Friday, Feb. 14th and Finland on Sunday, Feb. 16th. All of these games take place at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi.