Dean Lombardi General Manager Of Team USA for 2016 World Cup of Hockey

[Reclamation Project]

In addition, Paul Holmgren (St. Paul, Minn.), president of Philadelphia Flyers, has been named assistant general manager; Brian Burke (Edina, Minn.), president of hockey operations for the Calgary Flames, senior advisor; and Jim Johannson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), assistant executive director of USA Hockey, director of hockey operations.

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[Reclamation Project]

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@Rich_Hammond 12m12 minutes ago
Dean Lombardi, 2 minutes into role of role as USA GM, has referenced "nefarious agents" and military commanders.

@Rich_Hammond 10m10 minutes ago
Dean has also referenced the Roman statesman Cincinnatus and given a mini-lecture on George Washington.

@Rich_Hammond 5m5 minutes ago
USA asst GM Paul Holmgren spoke after Dean: "I didn't know I was going to get a history lesson when I came here."

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Gotta love Dean

 

[KINGS17]

The GOLD is ours!!!

Homer is the assistant GM? Well, he can't sign guys to any contracts, so we might still be okay.

 

[Zero Pucks Given]

About ****ing time he gets the nod as GM. Otherwise gold in 2014 (and maybe 2010, because USA hockey fans can dream, right?) would've been ours.

 

[BigBrown]

http://lakingsinsider.com/2015/08/06/lombardi-named-gm-of-usas-2016-world-cup-team/

Man that speech is SO Lombardi. Awesome.

 

[KINGS17]

Maybe Dean should just run for POTUS.

 

[kingsfan28]

Job 1: Don't hire Dan Bylsma as coach.
Job 2: Don't return any of his calls.

 

[kingsfan28]

About ****ing time he gets the nod as GM. Otherwise gold in 2014 (and maybe 2010, because USA hockey fans can dream, right?) would've been ours.

Keith Yandle would've been on the team for sure, and fewer Pens players wouldn't .

 

[kingsfan28]

http://lakingsinsider.com/2015/08/06/lombardi-named-gm-of-usas-2016-world-cup-team/

Man that speech is SO Lombardi. Awesome.

I think this is the first time I've heard him use the word nefarious .

One, is the complete emphasis upon team, and team will be defined as burying your ego and its nefarious agents: power, fame and fortune.

 

[HYORI 1963]

There goes Richards' chance of making the team.

 

[kingsfan28]

There goes Richards' chance of making the team.

And a spot just opened for Trevor Lewis.

 

[HYORI 1963]

And a spot just opened for Trevor Lewis.

I'm thinking he's the captain.

 

[Captain Mittens*]

The man is a golden god

. Fortunately, this country is blessed from its inception with one of the greatest world models for this definition of team. Until the late 1800’s, every military commander that achieved significant success on the battlefield, that saved or established the country, went on to be King or Emperor. All of them fell prey to ego in fame, in fortune, in power, regardless of the consequences, all except two – the great Roman General Cincinnatus and our founding father George Washington. Washington could have easily made himself King and fell prey to his ego, but he said ‘no.’ He recognized that there was a higher cause, accepted a lesser role, and pursued a republic which became a foundation of this great country. It is safe to say that Washington might in fact be this country’s first great teammate, and if our players can learn a small percentage of his definition of the word ‘team,’ then we cannot help but be successful.

. The second theme closer to home will be the importance of understanding your legacy and your obligation to maintain and build upon that legacy. It is only fitting that this announcement takes place in Lake Placid, New York, the site of the greatest spiritual victory in the sport of ice hockey for this country. It is an illustrious example of the power of team, the example of power of burying your ego, the power of accepting roles, and the power of the pursuit of a higher cause. It was powerful enough at that time to galvanize an entire country in what were dangerous times in this country’s history, and it was powerful enough to transcend generations, and it lives today and must continue to in the future. For I will submit that Johnson, Broten, Ramsey, Morrow, Craig, Pavelich, are the founding fathers of the greatest American team ever assembled. They were instrumental in inspiring a generation of impressionable youths that became the 1996 World Cup team – the team with the talent and the will that knocked off all the great hockey powers. The 1996 World Cup team, oh my God. The grace of Leech, Modano, and Weight; the toughness of Guerin, Tkachuk, Deadmarsh, Hatcher; the goal-scoring prowess of Hull and Leclair; the speed of LaFontaine and Amonte; the relentlessness of Chelios; the timeliness of Richter. This group of athletes compiled a startling collective resume. Six Hall-of-Famers, 23 Stanley Cups, 87 All-Star Games, 13 first All-Star team selections, 16 second All-Star team selections, five Norris Trophies, one Hart Trophy, a Vezina Trophy, seven players with over 1,000 points in the National Hockey League, and in lest people think that team was soft, seven players with over 1,000 minutes in penalties, and you could probably say eight because Chelios did enough for two people with 2,000. Despite this startling record of individual accomplishments like their forefathers in 1980, they buried their egos, they accepted their roles, and they pursued a higher cause. And you can rest assured, that in the last five minutes of that deciding game in a hostile environment, when Tony Amonte scored that game-winning goal, somewhere, somewhere in that building was the spirit of Mike Eruzione. Now it is up to this generation of great players. It is up to the Parises, the Suters, the McDonaughs, and the Quicks to understand their legacy, and to build upon that legacy and inspire the next generation of great American players.

 

[KopitarFAN]

There goes Richards' chance of making the team.

I'm think their is another problem, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

 

[Reclamation Project]

I'm think their is another problem, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Michael Richards was born in Culver City though. So maybe he meant Kramer?

 

[HYORI 1963]

I'm think their is another problem, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Excuse my brain fart.

 

[Nefarious]

I think this is the first time I've heard him use the word nefarious .

Yes?

 

[Captain Mittens*]

I think this is the first time I've heard him use the word nefarious .

Yes?

LOL! Well played Nefarious B.I.G., well played

 

[kingsfan28]

Yes?

 

[Bee Sheriff]

use the same model as the blackhawks, Dean. build the blackhawks, Dean.

the Blackhawks, Dean.