USA hockey numbers

[Michael]

Has anyone seen a list of whose wearing what number for the US Olympic hockey team. I'm going to be getting a jersey and I wanted to know what number Gionta will be.
-Mike-

[CowbellGuy]

[quote Michael]Has anyone seen a list of whose wearing what number for the US Olympic hockey team. I'm going to be getting a jersey and I wanted to know what number Gionta will be.
-Mike-[/quote]
Making sure you don't get his by accident?

[evilnaturedrobot]

hopefully the Olympic team's jerseys won't be as fugly as the WJC team's.

[Josh '99]

I'm not sure what the WJC jerseys look like, but the Olympic jerseys are indeed fugly.

[Tub(a)]

I would buy a Ryan Miller Team USA jersey, but they decided they didn't want to take the best American goaltender to Italy next year  ::screwy::

[Josh '99]

[quote Tub(a)]I would buy a Ryan Miller Team USA jersey, but they decided they didn't want to take the best American goaltender to Italy next year  ::screwy::[/quote]

Mike Richter is retired, I don't think he would've gone even if they'd decided they wanted him.  ;-)

Maybe they were concerned about Miller potentially having lingering effects from his injury?  If he was 100% I'd take him over DiPietro in a heartbeat.  (But then, I have a phenomenally low opinion of DiPietro.)

[Rich Stamboulian]

I agree on that one.  DiPietro has too high an opinion of himself.  No one else shares it except possibly Mike Millbury.  :-}

[Tub(a)]

[quote jmh30][quote Tub(a)]I would buy a Ryan Miller Team USA jersey, but they decided they didn't want to take the best American goaltender to Italy next year  ::screwy::[/quote]

Maybe they were concerned about Miller potentially having lingering effects from his injury? [/quote]

Those concerns should have been put to rest with Miller's 0.97 GAA and .967 save % in the two games he returned. The conspiracy theorists have posited that Team USA wanted to avoid a goaltender battle, so they didn't put Miller on the team.

Shouldn't this thread be moved to the OT room?

[Lauren '06]

[quote Tub(a)][quote jmh30][quote Tub(a)]I would buy a Ryan Miller Team USA jersey, but they decided they didn't want to take the best American goaltender to Italy next year  ::screwy::[/quote]

Maybe they were concerned about Miller potentially having lingering effects from his injury? [/quote]

Those concerns should have been put to rest with Miller's 0.97 GAA and .967 save % in the two games he returned.[/quote]Are we discussing Miller's broken thumb as though it's a career-haunting injury?  Takes him out of the net when he's got it, sure, but I don't think there's any way it's going to affect his future play once it's healed.

[evilnaturedrobot]

you can find some highlights at http://www.usahockey.com/

They're wearing these tight formfitting jerseys that just look awful.  The socks are even worse.

[RatushnyFan]

[quote CowbellGuy][quote Michael]Has anyone seen a list of whose wearing what number for the US Olympic hockey team. I'm going to be getting a jersey and I wanted to know what number Gionta will be.
-Mike-[/quote]
Making sure you don't get his by accident?[/quote]
I've never liked Gionta - until this year.  He's getting a ton of scoring chances.  I didn't like him at BC but he's maturing into a good NHL player.  About the only player exceeding expectations on the Devils this year.

[Josh '99]

[quote RatushnyFan]I've never liked Gionta - until this year.  He's getting a ton of scoring chances.  I didn't like him at BC but he's maturing into a good NHL player.  About the only player exceeding expectations on the Devils this year.[/quote]He's still a...  what's the technical term?  Ah right, he's a punk-ass little bitch.

[Tub(a)]

In 6 games since his injury, Ryan Miller is 5-1 with a sub 1.5 GAA and a .944 save %

Grahame was benched in favor of Sean Burke.

DiPietro continued his mediocre play and was hurt.

Esche continued to be Esche.