Winter Olympics 2010: Canada drop goalkeeper Martin Brodeur for Roberto Luongo after ice hockey defeat against USA

Published: 9:47AM GMT twenty-three February 2010

Replaced: Martin Brodeur is out and Roberto Luongo brought in Photo: EPA

Vancouver Canucks screw Roberto Luongo has been called in to the starting choice as the pre-tournament favourites for Winter Olympics bullion target to kick-start their campaign.

Defeat by the Americans in their last rough organisation diversion left Canada well down the seedings in sixth place, streamer in to the impressive person proviso of the tournament, and if they get past the Germans they will have to face physical condition rivals Russia in Wednesday"s quarter-finals, a match-up most did not design to see until the final.

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Canadian head physical education instructor Mike Babcock pronounced on Monday that he would be benching 37-year-old New Jersey Devils goaltender Brodeur in foster of hometown favourite Luongo.

"We"re in the winning commercial operation and to win in any game, at any level, you need big saves, you need momentum-changing saves" Babcock said. "We"re seeking for Lu to do that."

Dropping Brodeur was not an astonishing move with he and Luongo the theme of substantial discuss in Canada as to who is most appropriate versed to assistance the organisation win gold.

"I don"t think he was surprised," Babcock said, per Brodeur"s greeting to being dropped. "He understands it"s about the team, not the individual."

Defenceman Drew Doughty pronounced he accepted the regard of Canadian fans about their ice hockey team, since the onslaught they had in violence Switzerland followed by improved to the USA.

"I"m certain the total nation is disturbed about how we"ve been personification so far, but we"re still confident," Doughty said. "It"s going to be a longer track that"s for certain but there are no doubts in the minds that we can do it."

In the same half of the pull as Canada, Germany and Russia, Olympic champions Sweden await the winners of Norway contra Slovakia for their quarter-final antithesis whilst in the alternative half, the top-seeded USA will fool around possibly Switzerland or Belarus, whilst Finland awaits possibly the Czech Republic or Latvia.

Team USA ubiquitous physical education instructor Brian Burke was in far from celebratory mood following his side"s win over the Canadians.

"People can contend that Canada didn"t fool around well but I don"t determine with that," Burke said.

"They out-chanced us (45 shots on idea to the USA"s 23) and solely for the goaltending on all sides (Ryan Miller), we didn"t merit to win that diversion last night."

Burke, whose full-time pursuit is ubiquitous physical education instructor of National Hockey League side the Toronto Maple Leafs, pronounced American performances in all 3 organisation games had been next what was expected.

"I"m not happy with the approach we"ve played to this point. If that"s how we fool around we"re going to have a tough time removing to where we wish to get and medalling.

"We have to fool around significantly better."