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CHAT REPLAY: Canada's Olympic hockey team unveiled

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 | 7:33 PM ET

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Sidney Crosby will hear his named called as one of the 23 men who will represent Canada's men's Olympic hockey team on Wednesday. (Larry MacDougal/Canadian Press)

Relive CBCSports.ca's special live chat as executive director Steve Yzerman unveiled Canada's 23-man roster for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

See what CBCSports.ca's Tim Wharnsby, Scott Morrison and HNIC radio host Jeff Marek, along with the National Post Sports team of Michael Traikos and Noah Love, had to say about Canada's team.

Medal Count

Top 10 Medal Winners

Country				Total
UNITED STATES	9	15	13	37
GERMANY	10	13	7	30
CANADA	14	7	5	26
NORWAY	9	8	6	23
AUSTRIA	4	6	6	16
RUSSIA	3	5	7	15
SOUTH KOREA	6	6	2	14
CHINA	5	2	4	11
SWEDEN	5	2	4	11
FRANCE	2	3	6	11

Full Medal Standings

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Steve Yzerman: On the hot seat
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The Golden Threats

Now comes the hard part for Team Canada - winning Olympic gold at the Vancouver Winter Games.

It won't be easy. The Russians will boast one of the most explosive offences in the tournament, Team U.S.A. has an elite goaltender in Ryan Miller, and the Swedes are the defending Olympic champions.

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Top Headlines

Olympic closing ceremony celebrates Canada: The closing ceremony of the Vancouver Games kicked off with typical Canadian self-deprecation, but quickly became a celebration of Canada and its athletic and cultural achievements — often with a twist of humour.
Canada outlasts U.S. for hockey gold: Sidney Crosby took a pass from Jarome Iginla and scored just under eight minutes into overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the gold medal in Olympic men's hockey on Sunday.
Canadian hero Crosby seizes golden moment: One shot for gold. That is what an absolutely compelling and thrilling Olympic gold-medal game came down to on Sunday afternoon.
Youth was served for Team Canada: Sidney Crosby made sure the country's fantasy came to life with a dramatic overtime goal to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the coveted gold that ignited a nationwide party.
Arthur: Crosby makes leap from superstar to legend: It will be replayed like Paul Henderson's goal, or Mario Lemieux's, and it will be carved into this country's memory. Parents will tell their children about it; it will become myth, here.

Hockey: Canada's Game

Crosby seizes the moment

Canada outlasts U.S. for hockey gold: Sidney Crosby took a pass from Jarome Iginla and scored just under eight minutes into overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the gold medal in Olympic men's hockey on Sunday.
Canadian hero Crosby seizes golden moment: One shot for gold. That is what an absolutely compelling and thrilling Olympic gold-medal game came down to on Sunday afternoon.
Youth was served for Team Canada: Sidney Crosby made sure the country's fantasy came to life with a dramatic overtime goal to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States and the coveted gold that ignited a nationwide party.

Canada's Olympic Past

Canada's history at the Olympics introduction to the various video collections they can watch.