COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- USA Hockey elected Ron DeGregorio as its next president.


DeGregorio replaces Walter Bush Jr., who will become chairman of the board. Both were elected to three-year terms, USA Hockey said Sunday.


DeGregorio received his first appointment with USA Hockey in 1973. He has represented the United States at international events and served as vice president since 1995.


Bush, who stepped down from the presidency after 17 years, is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Council, and was recently re-elected to a third consecutive term as vice president of the IIHF. He is also active on several IIHF committees.

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