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A sixth Olympics is in the cards for Teemu Selanne as he has been named to Finlands 25-man roster for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Matt Wieters Orioles Jersey . Selanne will be just the second player in history to participate in six Olympic Games, having previously represented Finland at Albertville 1992, Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010. The Finns won bronze at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, topping Slovakia in the third-place game. The roster includes 10 returnees from the Vancouver roster, including Olli Jokinen and Antti Niemi. Absent from the 2014 roster is Anaheim Ducks forward Saku Koivu, despite his brother - Mikko Koivu - making the squad. The team also includes a pair of teenagers in Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov and Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Olli Maatta. The complete Finnish roster is as follows: Goaltenders: Kari Lehtonen, Antti Niemi, Tuukka Rask. Defence: Juuso Hietanen, Lasse Kukkonen, Sami Lepisto, Olli Maatta, Sami Salo, Kimmo Timonen, Sami Vatanen, Ossi Vaananen. Forwards: Juhamatti Aaltonen, Aleksander Barkov, Valtteri Filppula, Mikael Granlund, Jussi Jokinen, Olli Jokinen, Mikko Koivu, Leo Komarov, Petri Kontiola, Lauri Korpikoski, Jori Lehtera, Antti Pihlstrom, Tuomo Ruutu, Teemu Selanne. Finland will join Austria, Canada and Norway in Group B in Sochi. Matt Wieters Jersey . Gooden is expected to sign the deal and join the team in time for Thursdays game against the Toronto Raptors. Brooks Robinson Orioles Jersey . - Gaston Fernandez is making the most of his new job with the Portland Timbers.TALLADEGA, Ala. - Qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway has been rained out. The 43-car field Sunday is now set based on speeds from the first practice session on the 2.66-mile trioval. That means Aric Almirola will start from the pole, with Jeff Burton claiming the outside spot on the front row. Almirolas teammate, Marcus Ambrose, gets the thhird spot. J.J. Hardy Orioles Jersey. Series leader Matt Kenseth will start from the 12th spot. His closest challenger, Jimmie Johnson, is in the 11th position. Officials attempted to dry the track, but the rain continued through midday. With a truck race scheduled for Saturday afternoon and no lights at Talladega, NASCAR ran out of time to get in the qualifying session. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
