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Former No 1 pick Daigle to play for Canada at Spengler Cup LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainWorld JuniorseotText SizeCALGARY Former No 1 pick Alexandre Daigle was among 23 players named to Canadas Spengler Cup roster MondayDaigle taken first overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 draft was among 13 forwards named to the squad which will look to atone for last years loss in the championship gameThe 35yearold has spent the past threeplus seasons in the Swiss League after leaving the NHL in 2006 Daigle has 129 goals and 198 assists in 616 career games with Ottawa Philadelphia Tampa Bay the New York Rangers Pittsburgh and MinnesotaOther notable former NHL players on the roster include goaltender David LeNeveu defencemen Yannick Tremblay and Jamie Rivers and forwards Mark Bell Brett McLean and Josh HoldenThe roster consists mostly of exNHLers who now play in Europe along with minorleaguers loaned to the team by NHL clubsThe players we have selected are Canadian ambassadors for the game in Europe and we are thrilled they have committed to wear the maple leaf and try to bring home another Spengler Cup championship for Canada Hockey Canada executive vicepresident Johnny Misley said in a statementCanadas roster also features seven players who were part of last years team that lost the goldmedal game to Moscow Dynamo Serge Aubin Micki DuPont Shawn Heins Ric Jackman Randy Robitaille Stacy Roest and JP Vigier Aubin will serve as team captain with Heins and Roest as alternatesThe fiveteam tournament which kicks off Dec 26 in Davos Switzerland will see Canada battle Adler Mannheim (Germany) HCDynamo Minsk (Belarus) HC Energie Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) and HC Davos Canada last won the event in 2007log inLatestOldestHighest ScoreLowest ScoreKarma 42 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBooGotGordieDecember 9 2009 1256PMUmm became a great twoway in minnesota personally i dont think being 10 over 90 games in minnesota makes you a great twoway player especially when your someone who was 176 in just over 600 nhl gamespathetic and defiantly not great report this commentKarma 40 Yeahs2 BoosYeahBooChristopher J CarlsonDecember 8 2009 527PMDaigle played his best NHL hockey with the Minnesota Wild where he became a great twoway player That said the Senators hadhave a terrible scouting department Compare them to Detroit who despite lacking the high picks could find diamonds in the rough like no other team report this commentKarma 45 Yeahs0 BoosYeahBoocrewbertDecember 8 2009 227PMWould have liked to see The...