For my money, Patrice Bergeron is right there with Sidney Crosby and Mike Richards as Canada's best all-around forwards. Both of those young centermen teamed with Patrice on Canada's record-setting 2005 World Junior Championship gold medal squad. Though competition will be stiff to make the Canadian Olympic roster (especially at the position of "centre"), Bergeron is among the best well rounded pivots in the game of hockey at the moment. He's tremendous at winning faceoffs, creating plays, and shutting down top opposing forwards. A truly invaluable jackknife center cut from the mold of Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau, and Ron Francis, Team Canada General Manager Steve Yzerman would do well to find a roster spot for Patrice in Vancouver next February.
I'm starting the hashtag #Patrice2010 on Twitter to support his nomination!
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