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USA Hockey hopes familiarity will breed gold

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Monday, December 19, 2005

The U.S. Olympic hockey team announced Monday evening in St. Paul, Minn., will have 12 first-time Olympians, including all three goaltenders. But if American fans were expecting the red, white and blue to have a younger, generation-next look to it, they will be sorely disappointed. Instead, about this U.S. squad there is a strong sense of deja vu, and USA Hockey officials are crossing their fingers that familiarity will breed an Olympic gold with throwbacks Chris Chelios, Derian Hatcher, Keith ...

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