Post by Gary Jones on Aug 21, 2005 21:13:54 GMT -5
Winning the backup job to Martin Brodeur on Canada's Olympic hockey team means more than just opening the door for teammates during games.
Given that Canada will play six games in eight days to start the Olympic tournament, the backup goalie will start at least one game in Turin, Italy.
"That's huge," Roberto Luongo said Thursday after practice at the orientation camp.
Luongo, Jose Theodore and Marty Turco are all looking to move next to Brodeur on the Canadian depth chart.
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Team Canada Notebook: Thursday
Luongo, 26, appears to have the inside track given his showing at the World Cup of Hockey last September. He stepped in for an injured Brodeur and won a thrilling semifinal over the Czech Republic at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Given that Canada will play six games in eight days to start the Olympic tournament, the backup goalie will start at least one game in Turin, Italy.
"That's huge," Roberto Luongo said Thursday after practice at the orientation camp.
Luongo, Jose Theodore and Marty Turco are all looking to move next to Brodeur on the Canadian depth chart.
Related Info
Team Canada Notebook: Thursday
Luongo, 26, appears to have the inside track given his showing at the World Cup of Hockey last September. He stepped in for an injured Brodeur and won a thrilling semifinal over the Czech Republic at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
