Dear Sports Fans;
     As you all know the NHL will be taking a couple of weeks off in 
February in order that many of it's players will be able to participate 
in that Olympic tournament.  In total 125 players from 9 different 
countries are eligible to play in the Olympics, making hockey the most 
international of the four major North American sports, and only behind 
soccer, rugby and cricket in terms of international competitiveness and 
participation.  
      The next 2 messages will contain all the selected NHLers broken 
down by team.  Those countries indicated by a (*) means that country is 
participating in the preliminary round of which only two qualify.  Only 
once a teams goes to the next round can they use NHL players.
      Here are the numbers broken down by country (23 is the maximum 
allowed): Canada 23, United States 23, Russia 22, Sweden 18, Finland 14, 
Czech Republic 12, Slovakia 8, Germany 3, Belerus 2.
      Here are the numbers broken down by team: Colorado 9, NYRangers 8,
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 8, Anaheim 7, Chicago 7, Dallas 5, 
Edmonton 5, Los Angeles 5, NYIslanders 5, Ottawa 5, St. Louis 5, Tampa 
Bay 5, Buffalo 4, Calgary 4, Montreal 4, New Jersey 4, Phoenix 4, 
Toronto 4, Vancouver 4, Washington 4, Detroit 3, Florida 3, Carolina 2, 
San Jose 2, and Boston 1.
      Now if you are a purist who believes the Olympics should be 
strictly amateur you can skip the next two messages, but for everyone 
else, here is your chance to see who has made it from your favourite 
team, and argue and complain about who was selected and who was left 
off. With out further ado...
                                       Sincerely Yours
                                       
                                       David G. Riess
                                       EchoHockeyGhod
... Doctor, I'm sure your patients recover quickly...just to get away.
--- Blue Wave/DOS v2.20 [NR]
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