The general managers of Team Canada and Team USA announced their rosters yesterday for the upcoming Heritage Cup, to be held Saturday, 16 October at 7:00 PM Mountain, at Pepsi Center in Denver.

Team USA Steve Govett, who also handles that job for the National Lacrosse League's Colorado Mammoth, took plenty of his own for the home-turf contest. Nine Americans play for the Mammoth, including All Star defensemen Jamie Hanford and Jay Jalbert.

Canadian boss Johnny Mouradian snatched up three Mammoth players of his own, forwards Gary Gait and Gavin Prout and goaltender Gord Nash.

There are plenty of non-Mammoth stars in the game, though, including Colin Doyle (Toronto), John Grant (Rochester), Tracey Kelusky (Calgary), and John Tavares (Buffalo) for Team Canada; and Keith Cromwell (Philadelphia), Mike Regan (San Jose), John Rosa (Anaheim), and Dwight Maetche (Vancouver).

On paper, Canada clearly has the better team, as it did in the one previous Heritage Cup game (5 October 2002) -- but it's Team USA which enters as the defending champion, following a 21-16 at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.

Ten NLL teams are represented on the Heritage Cup rosters; only Minnesota, which has not yet begun signing players, is left out.

The game will air on the new Altitude Sports and Entertainment channel on a tape-delayed basis at 10:00 PM Mountain.

The Heritage Cup rosters, with position, shooting hand, age, current NLL team, height and weight:

UNITED STATES

 # Name          Pos Sh Age  NLL team      Ht./Wt.
 1 Dwight Maetche  G  R  41  Vancouver     6'0/195
 2 Erik Miller     G  R  33  Colorado      6'5/235
 4 Josh Sims       F  L  26  Colorado      6'2/200
 5 Jamie Hanford   D  R  29  Colorado      6'2/215
 6 Brian Langtry   F  R  28  Colorado      5'11/180
 9 Keith Cromwell  F  L  25  Philadelphia  6'1/195
10 Jay Jalbert     D  R  27  Colorado      6'2/210
71 Regy Thorpe     D  R  33  Rochester     6'1/240
11 Kevin Finneran  F  L  37  None          6'2/200
13 John Rosa       D  L  34  Anaheim       6'2/213
15 Jeff Sonke      D  L  25  Colorado      6'2/200
20 S. Stapleford   D  L  23  Colorado      6'0/185
21 Mike Regan      F  R  26  San Jose      5'10/190
22 Ryan Powell     F  R  26  Anaheim       6'1/195
27 Dan Marohl      F  R  26  Philadelphia  6'1/190
32 Shawn Nadelen   D  L  25  Philadelphia  6'0/200
34 Brian Reese     D  R  28  Colorado      6'3/210
41 Nicky Polanco   D  R  24  None          6'4/215
55 Chris Panos     F  L  30  Anaheim       6'0/195
77 Dave Stilley    D  R  30  Colorado      6'2/220

Head Coach: Tony Resch
Assistant Coach: Jamie Batley
Assistant Coach: Jimmy Rogers
General Manager: Steve Govett 



CANADA

 # Name          Pos Sh Age  NLL team      Ht./Wt.
 6 Daniel Dawson   F  R  23  Arizona       6'5/225
 7 Colin Doyle     F  L  27  Toronto       6'3/215
 9 Kaleb Toth      F  R  27  Calgary       6'0/190
10 Gavin Prout     F  R  26  Colorado      5'10/185
11 John Tavares    F  L  36  Buffalo       5'11/175
15 Rob Kirkby      D  R  25  Calgary       6'3/200
16 Blaine Manning  F  R  25  Toronto       6'1/205
17 Steve Toll      F  R  30  San Jose      6'0/187
22 Gary Gait       F  L  37  Colorado      6'2/210
23 Cam Woods       D  R  28  San Jose      6'3/205
24 John Grant Jr.  F  R  29  Rochester     6'2/224
27 Peter Lough     F  R  29  Arizona       6'2/210
32 Jim Veltman     F  L  38  Toronto       6'2/185
38 Gee Nash        G  L  26  Colorado      6'0/190
39 Pat O'Toole     G  R  33  Rochester     6'0/215
40 Ian Rubel       D  L  26  Toronto       6'0/200
44 Anthony Cosmo   G  L  27  Toronto       6'2/205
45 Taylor Wray     D  R  23  Calgary       6'2/225
55 Jim Moss        D  R  27  San Jose      6'0/180
71 Tracey Kelusky  F  R  29  Calgary       5'10/180

Head Coach: Les Bartley
Assistant Coach: Walt Christianson
Assistant Coach: Ed Comeau
Assistant Coach: Bob McMahon
General Manager: Johnny Mouradian