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Interesting Take on Team USA
by Patrick Hoffman on 11/16/09 at 08:06 PM ET
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As we all know, the NHL will be participating in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in February. I for one am very excited as I have always enjoyed international competition though part of me wishes that it was every country’s top amateur players. I guess they do that in the World Junior Championships, right?
Anyways, I wanted to point you readers out there to Reid, who took an in-depth look at what Team USA should look like in a few months on Pete Prose. Here is a brief sample of what he wrote:
Team USA doesn’t have the depth up front that Canada or Sweden will possess in droves, and they don’t have the All-World game-breakers that Russia will present, but nonetheless, this is a formidable, and perhaps underrated, group of skaters.
Leading the charge will be New Jersey Devils star Zach Parise, who broke out in a big way in 2008-09, leading the Devils with 45 goals and 94 points. He is unequivocally the top American skater on the planet, and is the closest thing Team USA has to a world class superstar.
Look for Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny to center Parise on the first line, as the cerebral pivot is off to a good start this year for the upstart Avs, with 4 goals and 14 helpers in 20 games. Defensively responsible, much like Parise, these two could shine together.
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Team USA to win Medal with Goaltending?
by Patrick Hoffman on 11/05/09 at 11:12 AM ET
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From Sean Leahy at Puck Daddy:
For 2010, USA Hockey will have its deepest goaltending trio between Ryan Miller, Tim Thomas and Craig Anderson, who stamped his place on the roster with a red hot month of October. The battle now for the next three and a half months will be about which one will watch from the press box at GM Place and which two will dress.
Coming into this season the debate was between Miller and Thomas for the No. 1 job; but if Anderson continues to carry the Colorado Avalanche, how can his place in the argument be denied?
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Where’s the Respect?
by Patrick Hoffman on 05/06/09 at 09:02 PM ET
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I know, I know - the Stanley Cup Playoffs are going on so many of you will wonder why this is even worth a post.
However, I think it’s worth noting that the U.S. Men’s National team advanced to the Semi-Finals at the IIHF worlds in Switzerland with a 3-2 victory over Finland. Former Philadelphia Flyers’ netminder Robert Esche (remember him?) made 47 saves and the team got goals from Dustin Brown (Los Angeles Kings), T.J. Oshie (St. Louis Blues), and Ryan Suter (Nashville Predators).
Considering that the Winter Olympics are being held next year, I think that this is an important step for Team USA and is worthy of some coverage. However, if you don’t live in Canada, this won’t receive any type of play from the media because one, it’s hockey, and two, not enough people care?
With that being said, one hockey site that is giving it some nice play is MaxHockey.com. They have Ron Hainsey, a defenseman for Team USA and a member of the Atlanta Thrashers, blogging from the tournament as well as some good coverage of the game.
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A Promising Career on Shattenkirk’s Plate
by Patrick Hoffman on 02/24/09 at 09:25 PM ET
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It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to interview an NHL prospect who played for Team USA in the World Juniors and is one of the top college hockey players for the Boston University Terriers.
I was lucky to have the opportunity to do an e-mail interview with Kevin Shattenkirk, a 19-year-old defenseman who was selected 14th overall by the Colorado Avalanche. Shattenkirk is one of the club’s top prospects who skates extremely well and knows how to move the puck.
Hopefully, the Avalanche will get to see Shattenkirk up close in the near future. Enjoy:
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