April 6, 2009

USA Hockey selects Ron Wilson for 2010 Olympics

Per NHL.com, Monday the USA Hockey announced that current Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson will lead the way for the mens hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. This will mark Wilson's second stint with Team USA, when he first coached them back in 1998, and Wilson is only the fourth ever to coach two different US mens' Olympic hockey teams.

Twitterers reacted to the news:

  1. willipowell
    willipowell OK all this snow has me thinking hockey again. Ron Wilson coaching the US Olympic team. teeheehee. STOP back to...
    http://tinyurl.com/c2k3vd
  2. Quick Facts
    QuickFacts Ron Wilson says US Team will be built to compete against Canadian & Russian Olympic teams, including a checking line & puck possession.
  3. 7thWoman
    7thWoman #NHL Hey! Ron Wilson! Any possibiliy you'll tag Jason Blake again for Team USA?? Please! (& Okposo :o) ) Thanks!
  4. A Foot in the Crease
    AFITC Leafs Head Coach Ron Wilson will be busy. Officially named head coach of Team USA at 2009 World Championships and 2010 Olympics on Monday
  5. Monika with a K
    LeafspaceMonika congrats to ron wilson, coach of us olympic team in 2010! read all about it at mapleleafs.com! #leafs #nhl
  6. Vani Khosla
    vanik who decided it would be a good idea for ron wilson to be the coach at the olympics?!



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