Strengths: Full of proven winners and gritty tough guys, this is the tournament's strongest team up the middle and between the pipes. More bad news for opponents: The Canadians are on a mission to reclaim their sport.

Weaknesses: Ancient defensive squad. World Cup loss takes away fear factor.

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Birthplace	NHL Team
Coach
--	Marc Crawford	--	--	Belleville, Ont.	Colorado
Goaltenders (3)
33	Patrick Roy	6-2	192	Quebec City	Colorado
30	Martin Brodeur	6-1	205	Montreal	New Jersey
31	Curtis Joseph	5-11	182	Keswick, Ont.	Edmonton
Forwards (13)
17	Rod Brind'Amour	6-1	201	Ottawa	Philadelphia
27	Shayne Corson	6-0	201	Barrie, Ont.	Montreal
14	Theoren Fleury	5-6	172	Oxbow, Sask.	Calgary
99	Wayne Gretzky	6-0	170	Brantford, Ont.	N.Y. Rangers
9	Paul Kariya	5-10	180	Vancouver	Anaheim
16	Trevor Linden	6-4	210	Medicine Hat, Alb.	Vancouver
88	Eric Lindros	6-4	229	London, Ont.	Philadelphia
25	Joe Nieuwendyk	6-1	195	Oshawa, Ont.	Dallas
55	Keith Primeau	6-6	230	Toronto	Carolina
20	Joe Sakic	5-11	190	Vancouver	Colorado
94	Brendan Shanahan	6-3	220	Mimico, Ont.	Detroit
19	Steve Yzerman	5-11	180	Cranbrook, B.C.	Detroit
7	Rob Zamuner	6-2	206	Oakville, Ont.	Tampa Bay
Defensemen (7)
4	Rob Blake	6-3	215	Simcoe, Ont.	Los Angeles
77	Ray Bourque	5-11	215	Montreal	Boston
37	Eric Desjardins	6-1	200	Rouyn, Quebec	Philadelphia
52	Adam Foote	6-2	205	Toronto	Colorado
2	Al MacInnis	6-3	215	Inverness, N.S.	St. Louis
24	Chris Pronger	6-6	220	Dryden, Ont.	St. Louis
4	Scott Stevens	6-1	220	Kitchener, Ont.	New Jersey