Every four years we spend hours debating who should be on the national hockey team. Let's do the same for dragonboat.

If you were the coach picking the Premier teams for this year's worlds in Australia, who would be on your team? Be creative, don't just say: "I'll take the whole flatwater national team". Consider age, experience, technique, leadership, intangibles, anything. Do you pick and choose the best paddlers from across the country and bring them together just before worlds or put the core team together now and train consistently together until the event?

Let's start a nice friendly debate instead of all the nasty crap that's been on here lately...

Mix team , Men's team or Women

I would put the following people in my list:

Drummer: Chad Smith

Jessica Alba / Scarlett Johansson
Evangeline Lilly / Nadia Comaneci
Jack Bauer / Bruce Lee
William Shatner / Darth Vader
Sub-Zero / Scorpion
Bobby Flay / Alexander Ovechkin
Yao Ming / Rain
Fedor Emelianenko / Mohammed Ali
Missy Elliot / Amelia Earhart
Laura Ingalls Wilder / Vera Wang

Steersperson: Michael Schumacher

Now that's allstar.

Best post this year so far.

Row 9: Maxwell Smart/Larabie

Personally, I think it would be a bad idea to put Shatner beside Vader. You should really think about putting Luke beside his dad. This way if they use the force, it will be balanced left side to right side.

... wait, which hand did Luke lose?

All Canadian Team

Pacers

Tanya Kim (E=Talk) -- Avril Lavigne (both small and cute and Light)

Jacques Villeneuve -- Keifer Sutherland
Tom Milway -- Chad Kroeger
Ben Mulroney -- Justin Trudeau
John Derringer -- Curtis Joseph (He's Paddled before)
Belinda Stronach -- Tie Domie
Andree Boisclaire -- Casey Campbell
Trish Stratus -- Gail Kim
Pam Anderson -- Cynthia Dale
Sandra Oh--- Sook Yin Lee

Sandra Oh?

Ew

Oh.

Luke lost his right arm just below the elbow.

And I'd like to see Don Cherry as the coach.

Cheers to the guy who nominated William Shatner!

BRILLIANT!!

(My only claim to fame in life is that Shatner grew up about two blocks from where I live. Apart from that, I'm more or less a big loser.)

Love Shatner. He can be team captain.

Two more Canadians:

As pacers: Pamela Anderson/Shania Twain

(Who cares if they can pace? Just imagine the panting, stretching, and grunting.)

How can any Canadian dream team not include Elisha Cuthbert. I'll take her in any position on the boat - er, I mean AT any position.

Yes, because we all know she looks so incredibly hot, especially without any makeup.

Drummer for hire:

Adrian Clarkson could be the team sponsor lord knows she stole so much of our money when she was Governor General

Les Canadiens de Montreal

I love this thread!

Should Pam Anderson not be the drummer?

If Don Cherry is coaching (this is a no brainer), than who would be the better counter balance - William shatner AKA James Kirk, or William Shatner AKA Boston Legal (best character on TV today).

Kirk is cool, but he dates a midget and her mom on Boston Legal.

Cox for the team: Keanuu Reeves in his Matrix Outfit.. awesome look.

Drummer is William Shatner... "Come on Scotty, the Engine Room needs more power!!!"

Coach Monty Hall

Sorry, but the original lineup was brilliant in its variety and originality. Much like Spielberg "improving" ET and Lucas "improving" Star Wars, all other "improvements" to the lineup have only served to dilute its brilliance.

WHAT? No, there's gotta be room for the Barenaked Ladies in there, somewhere.

Hey, why does Chuck Norris get no love??

Canadian Dream Team
Dream Team of Rock:
Guitarist : Alex Lifeson ( Rush)
Bass Geddy Lee
Lead Vocals : Lisa Dalbello

Drums : Neil Peart

Chuck ain't a Canuck.

Changing my vote.

I'm pulling the Barenaked Ladies out of there, and hiring them to play the after-party.

They'd be fooling around too much, and screw up the timing for everyone behind them.

(G'waaan, get outta here...!)

Shania for drummer

#1 She can belt out a good pace and load

#2 She'll distract the other boats with her umm... you know looks and things - wink wink nod nod

Ben Mulroney should be their for all the women to look at

Keiffer Sutherland.

(Yeah, NOW it's time to play!)