And according to Team USA...well, Jack Johnson CAN indeed play hockey - pretty well, in fact. Earlier today he was named Captain of the USA squad getting ready to play in the Hockey World Championships over in Germany.
More on that in a minute though. The other big news is...and hockey fans probably haven't uttered these words since the dispute with Versus was resolved about six weeks ago...DAMN YOU DIRECTV! It looks like NBC's Universal Sports will be televising the Championships. However, if you have DirecTV, you won't be seeing anything - they don't carry the channel. Cable subscribers can click here for more info.
Now back to Captain Jack (Johnson, that is)...
According to the USA Hockey press release:
Jack Johnson (Ann Arbor, Mich./Los Angeles Kings/Univ. of Michigan) was today named captain of the 2010 U.S. Men's National Team that will play in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship, May 7-23, in Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim, Germany.
Johnson has represented the United States seven previous times, most recently at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. He was also a member of Team USA at two IIHF World Men's Championships (2007, 2009), two IIHF World Junior Championships (2006, 2007) and two IIHF World Men's U18 Championships (2004, 2005).
You can read the full article here.
Other Team USA notes...fellow Kings dman Matt Greene was named an assistant captain, a role he currently plays in Los Angeles as well...and like with the Olympic team, Kings GM Dean Lombardi is part of an advisory board that is assisting Brian Burke on the management side of things.
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