CALGARY, AB – Team Canada General Manager, Jim Nill (Detroit Red Wings), along with Team Canada Assistant GM Don Maloney (NY Rangers) and Director, Player Personnel Lanny McDonald named two players that will represent Canada at the 2004 IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship, taking place in Prague, Czech Republic, April 24-May 9, 2004. Nill also announced that Atlanta Thrashers defenceman Andy Sutton, who was previously named to Team Canada on April 6th, has decided to not participate at the 2004 World Championship due to a nagging injury

The two players added to Team Canada’s roster are:

– Steve Staios Defence Hamilton, ON Edmonton Oilers

– Jean-Pierre Dumont Forward Montreal, QC Buffalo Sabres

Staios is the 8th returning player from Canada’s 2003 gold medal winning championship team in Finland, and is the fourth Edmonton Oilers player that has been named to join Team Canada for this year’s event. The 2004 Men’s Worlds will be Dumont’s second international experience, as he was a member of Team Canada at the 1998 World Junior Championship in Helsinki.

Canada’s roster now stands at 17 players – three goaltenders, six defensemen and eight forwards. Additional players may be announced within the next week, and after the first round of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs.

Joel Quenneville will lead Canada behind the bench as Head Coach, while Mike Babcock (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) and Tom Renney (New York Rangers) will be assistant coaches.

Canada won gold at the 2003 Men’s World Championship, as well a two gold medals in the 1990’s – 1994 and again in 1997.

At this year’s Championship in Finland, Canada is in a preliminary round group with Austria, France and Switzerland. Canada’s first game at the 2004 IIHF World Hockey Championship will take place in Prague on April 25 versus Austria. Canada will depart for Europe on April 16 and travel to Budapest, Hungary where the team will train for four days and play a game on April 20 versus Hungary, prior to arriving in Prague for the World Championship. The team will play another tune up game on April 22, in Prague, versus the Czech Republic.

The official broadcaster of the Hockey Canada, TSN/RDS, will have live TV coverage of the Men’s Worlds, beginning with Canada’s first game of the championship on April 25.

Canada’s 2004 Men’s World Championship roster (as of April 12, 2004):

Name Position Hometown NHL Team (2003-2004)

Marc Denis Goaltender Montreal, QC Columbus Blue Jackets

Jean-Sebastien Giguere Goaltender Montreal, QC Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

* Roberto Luongo Goaltender Montreal QC Florida Panthers

* Jay Bouwmeester Defence Edmonton, AB Florida Panthers

* Eric Brewer Defence Kamloops, BC Edmonton Oilers

Willie Mitchell Defence Port McNeill, BC Minnesota Wild

Derek Morris Defence Edmonton, AB Phoenix Coyotes

Nick Schultz Defence Strasbourg, SK Minnesota Wild

*Steve Staios Defence Hamilton, ON Edmonton Oilers

* Daniel Brière Forward Gatineau, QC Buffalo Sabres

Jean-Pierre Dumont Forward Montreal, QC Buffalo Sabres

* Dany Heatley Forward

Calgary, AB Atlanta Thrashers

* Shawn Horcoff Forward Trail, BC Edmonton Oilers

Rick Nash Forward Brampton, ON Columbus Blue Jackets

Rob Niedermayer Forward Cranbrook, BC Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

* Ryan Smyth Forward Banff, AB Edmonton Oilers

Justin Williams Forward Cobourg, ON Carolina Hurricanes

* Member of Canada’s 2003 gold medal Men’s World Hockey Championship team

For more information:

Brad Pascall

Director, Communications

403-777-4556 / 403-703-8561

bpascall@hockeycanada.ca