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Smyth looking to play role of veteran; Spezza, Niedermayer look to right wrongs

By Scott Burnside

Monday, August 24, 2009

CALGARY, Alberta -- They poured off of planes Monday morning and into the afternoon, arriving from all over North America. Some arrived with Stanley Cup rings and others with Olympic gold medals attached to their résumés, while some came with nothing but nerves. In every case, though, these 46 Canadian Olympic hopefuls arrived with the same desire; these next few days of workouts will be the first steps toward what they hope will end with a gold medal in Vancouver in February. "I ...

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