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Team USA announces 23-man Olympic roster
When U.S. goaltender Rick DiPietro looks out from his crease at the Turin Olympics, he'll see a defenseman nearly twice his age protecting him.
That is the long and short -- make that the young and old -- of the U.S. Olympic hockey team revealed Monday night in St. Paul, Minn.
The New York Islanders' 24-year-old goaltender was the youngest player chosen by general manager Don Waddell. Defenseman Chris Chelios will be 44 by the time the first puck drops next February in Italy.
"A defenseman that's only two years younger than me?" Waddell said with a laugh. "No, I did not imagine that when we started this whole process."
All three U.S. goaltenders are Olympic newcomers, making that key position the team's biggest question mark.
Of the remaining 20 players -- 13 forwards and seven defenseman -- 11 have been to the Olympics, including two four-time participants and four making their third trips. All 23 players are in the NHL.
One noticeable omission on defense is Boston's Brian Leetch, a two-time Norris Trophy winner and three-time Olympian...............
Chris Drury (Buffalo) returns after a 2002 appearance, and Bill Guerin (Dallas) is making his third trip along with Minnesota's Brian Rolston.
When U.S. goaltender Rick DiPietro looks out from his crease at the Turin Olympics, he'll see a defenseman nearly twice his age protecting him.
That is the long and short -- make that the young and old -- of the U.S. Olympic hockey team revealed Monday night in St. Paul, Minn.
The New York Islanders' 24-year-old goaltender was the youngest player chosen by general manager Don Waddell. Defenseman Chris Chelios will be 44 by the time the first puck drops next February in Italy.
"A defenseman that's only two years younger than me?" Waddell said with a laugh. "No, I did not imagine that when we started this whole process."
All three U.S. goaltenders are Olympic newcomers, making that key position the team's biggest question mark.
Of the remaining 20 players -- 13 forwards and seven defenseman -- 11 have been to the Olympics, including two four-time participants and four making their third trips. All 23 players are in the NHL.
One noticeable omission on defense is Boston's Brian Leetch, a two-time Norris Trophy winner and three-time Olympian...............
Chris Drury (Buffalo) returns after a 2002 appearance, and Bill Guerin (Dallas) is making his third trip along with Minnesota's Brian Rolston.
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