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Vancouver, B.C. – Kevin Lowe, Assistant Executive Director and Steve Tambellini, Director, Player Personnel of Canada’s 2006 Men’s Olympic Hockey team, announced today that Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi and defenceman Ed Jovanovski have been named to Team Canada’s roster for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Wayne Gretzky, along with Kevin Lowe, Head Coach Pat Quinn, Director of Player Personnel Steve Tambellini and the Canadian management and coaching staff announced the roster on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at General Motors Place.
Bertuzzi, 30, has recorded 29 points (11-18-29) and 62 penalty minutes through 33 games with the Canucks this season. In 661 career NHL games, Bertuzzi has tallied 209 goals, 278 assists (209-278-487) and 973 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-3, 245 pound native of Sudbury, Ontario has also recorded 14 points (6-8-14) and 82 penalty minutes in 24 career NHL playoff games. Bertuzzi represented Canada at the 1998 World Hockey Championships in Switzerland and the 2000 World Hockey Championships in Russia.
Jovanovski, 29, has played in 33 games with the Canucks this season, recording 22 points (5-17-22) and 39 penalty minutes. In 676 career NHL games, Jovanovski has recorded 83 goals, 223 assists (83-223-306), and 1066 penalty minutes. Jovanovski has also added 18 points (10-18-28) and 92 penalty minutes in 58 career NHL playoff games. The 6-foot-2, 210 pound native of Windsor, Ontario was a member of Canada’s gold medal winning team at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT and has represented his country on a number of occasions. Jovanovski has been a member of Olympic, World Cup, World Championship, and World Junior Teams. He helped lead Canada to the gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Red Deer, Alberta, in 1995.
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