Well, lets get hockey back in the TTP Headlines!Steve Tambellini's recruiting campaign is under way for the 2005 World Hockey Championship, with the first calls going out to players who skated with Canada's World Cup-winning team from last September.
Forward Kris Draper and defencemen Scott Hannan, Ed Jovanovski and Wade Redden have reportedly accepted invitations to Team Canada's training camp to prepare for next month's tournament.
Goaltender Roberto Luongo and defenceman Robin Regehr received their invitations on Tuesday, just one day after Tambellini was named Team Canada's general manager.
New Jersey Devils netminder Martin Brodeur has already been contacted, while Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla is expected to announce his decision as early as Wednesday.
Details regarding a pre-World Championship training camp in Calgary are still being worked out. Hockey Canada is working on locations for potential exhibition games in Canada prior to departing for Europe, with details to be announced soon.
Canada will play two pre-competition games in Europe: April 25 in Riga, Latvia vs. Latvia and April 28 in Prague vs. Czech Republic.
Canada has won gold in each of the last two world championships.
Who should make this years team?
How will Tambellini do without the Great One?
He is also stated that he is looking into getting big Bert onto the team...
Should Todd be able to play? I say yes, and not just because I am a Canucks fan. This has gone on long enough. It is time for hockey to get back on the ice, and out of the courts!The Vancouver Province reports that Team Canada general manager Steve Tambellini will investigate the NHL reinstatement application by Todd Bertuzzi with the hope that he will be able to play in the world championship.
"What I want to do is touch base with Todd's agent (Pat Morris) and confirm with Bill Daly and Gary Bettman the fact that we can hopefully get something done toward reinstatement," Tambellini told the Province.
"That would then allow Todd to become a legitimate candidate for a team like this. Todd should be considered, if he's eligible."