Brian Burke Named GM of Team USA

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Well after some rumors it was made official. Today Brian Burke was named General Manager of....... Team USA along with David Poile as assistant Gm

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ? USA Hockey announced today that Brian Burke (Edina, Minn.) has been named general manager of the U.S. Olympic Men?s Ice Hockey Team that will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.

?We?re extremely pleased to have Brian Burke as our general manager,? said Ron DeGregorio president of USA Hockey. ?His record of accomplishment speaks for itself. Brian?s drive and fire for the game rub off on you and it?s that type of passion that will help lead us to our ultimate goal of winning the gold medal.?

?I?m extremely honored to be asked,? said Burke, who is the top general manager in the National Hockey League according to The Hockey News. ?We?ll have one goal. And that?s to put together a team that can bring home the gold medal. The journey starts today and I very much look forward to it.?

In addition to Burke, USA Hockey announced that David Poile (Nashville, Tenn.) will serve as associate general manager of the U.S. Olympic Men?s Ice Hockey Team.

?It?s very comforting to have two of the absolute best in the business in Brian Burke and David Poile leading our Olympic Men?s Ice Hockey Team,? said Tony Rossi, vice president of USA Hockey and chair of the organization?s international council. ?Together with Jim Johannson, our assistant executive director of hockey operations, we have a management team in place that has the broad experience necessary at the Olympic level.?

?It is certainly an honor to be asked to be part of the Olympic staff,? said Poile, whose streak of 25 straight years as an NHL general manager ranks as the eighth longest in league history. ?I look forward to working with Brian and Jim in putting together a team that will represent our country well and put us in position to win the gold medal.?

?American hockey fans can feel awfully good about the management team that will guide our men?s team in 2010,? said Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey. ?We?re less than two years away from an Olympics that will put hockey in the spotlight like no other Games before.?

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