It’s almost that time of year.
Not Christmastime, but Olympic roster announcement time.
The NHL’s return to Olympic hockey is just about six weeks away, and countries are set to name their rosters over the coming days. Team Canada will go first on New Year’s Eve with the United States, Finland and Sweden set to follow on Jan. 2. The U.S. roster will be announced on the “Today” show on NBC.
The American management group led by Wild GM Bill Guerin — which also includes Oilers GM Stan Bowman, Rangers GM Chris Drury, Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald, Panthers GM Bill Zito, Wild AGM Chris Kelleher and USA Hockey executives Pat Kelleher and John Vanbiesbrouck, the former Rangers goalie — has spent the last few months canvassing the NHL and scouting players in-person.
