Found November 05, 2009 on
Puck Daddy:
PLAYERS:
Mike Dunham,
Rick DiPietro,
Robert Esche,
John Grahame,
Craig Anderson,
Ryan Kesler,
Roberto Luongo,
Martin Brodeur,
Cam Ward
TEAMS: New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils
TEAMS: New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils
Taking a gander at the three U.S. Men's Olympic hockey team rosters since 1998 there's one prominent trait that's lacking: goaltending depth. The keepers in question:1998: Mike Richter, Guy Hebert, John Vanbiesbrouck2002: Mike Richter, Tom Barrasso, Mike Dunham(notes)2006: Rick DiPietro(notes), Robert Esche(notes), John Grahame(notes)Team USA's No. 1 netminder was an obvious choice all three years, and known in advance. Richter was still the man after his performance in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. In '02, DiPietro was the man to take the torch from Richter and was USA Hockey's shining beacon of light in goal. We all know how that story's gone since the games in Turin. The choices for backups went from "best American goaltenders that are available" to "best American goaltenders who play on a regular basis" as the years went on.For 2010, USA Hockey will have its deepest goaltending trio between Ryan Miller(notes), Tim Thomas(notes) and Craig Anderson(notes), who stamped his place on...
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