As we get ready to gear up for the 2010 Winter Olympics, a lot of the focus will be on the various hockey teams and the firepower each country will have as they use NHL players for perhaps the last time. CTV, the Canadian network covering the Olympics, has released their rankings for the forwards participating in the Games. Here’s their top ten:
2010 Winter Olympics: CTV Ranks the Forwards
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| 1. | Alexander Ovechkin | Russia | 104.27 |
| 2. | Marian Gaborik | Slovakia | 95.91 |
| 3. | Zach Parise | U.S.A. | 93.14 |
| 4. | Patrick Marleau | Canada | 89.18 |
| 5. | Daniel Sedin | Sweden | 89.03 |
| 6. | Ilya Kovalchuk | Russia | 88.86 |
| 7. | Alexander Semin | Russia | 88.07 |
| 8. | Dany Heatley | Canada | 88.02 |
| 9. | Dustin Penner | Canada | 85.89 |
| 10. | Patrick Kane | U.S.A. | 84.87 |
↵No surprise, but Canadian players dominate the rankings, with 16 named to the top 40. USA comes next with 10, and the Czech Republic edging out Russia, five to four.
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