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STOPs A & STARTS USA HOCKEY NEWS & UPDATES International Experience The Key To Housley Selection Representing the United States at 11 international tour- naments, the South St. Paul, Minn., native knows a thing or two about competing overseas. USA Hockey is banking on s a player, Phil Housley's international career was matched only by his NHL resume. that experience helping him behind the bench as the head coach of the 2013 U.S. National Junior Team. It will be Housley's first stint as the head coach of a U.S. National Team after serv- ing as an assistant coach for the 2007 and 2011 U.S. National Junior Teams and the 2011 U.S. Men's National Team. "Phil's knowledge of inter- national hockey and ability to work with players of this age, which he's done over the course of the past eight to 10 years now, leaves him to be in a per- fect position to coach the team," said Jim Johannson, assistant executive director of hockey operations for USA Hockey. Since retiring as a player in 2003 Housley took over as the head coach of the Stillwater (Minn.) High School boys' ice hockey team. Joining Housley's staff will be Mark Osiecki, head coach of The Ohio State University, and Grant Potulny, an assis- tant coach at the University of Minnesota. tional In addition to his interna- playing experience, Devils Fan Discovers Fun With The Cup The only thing better than being at a Stanley Cup Finals game is spending a day with the Cup. Thanks to Discover Card's "Day with the Cup," 10-year-old Noah Delaney had the chance to do both. The Fulton (N.Y.) With 21 years of NHL experience and numerous appearances with Team USA, Phil Housley has a lot to offer players on the 2013 U.S. National Junior Team. which includes seven U.S. Men's National Teams, as well as the 2002 Olympics and 1996 World Cup of Hockey, Housley enjoyed a 21-year NHL career in which he amassed 1,232 points (338-894), the most by an American-born defenseman. "It's funny because you can consider me to be an offensive defenseman when I played, but my style and my personality as a coach I would say I'm very intense but I'm very fair," said Housley, who was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004 and the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2012. The U.S. will face a stiff THEY SAID IT "If you don't have a dream, you can't make it come true." — Jim Craig, goaltender for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, speaking at USA Hockey's 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration 04 AUGUST.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM challenge as it goes after third medal in four years, find- ing itself in a pool with Russia, Canada, Slovakia and Germany when the tournament starts Dec. 26 in Ufa, Russia. "If you look at our schedule as we head over to Russia, we're playing four games in five nights and we've got a very difficult group," Housley said. "The com- petition is going to be extremely difficult but I think our guys will be ready for the challenge. "We've won medals in two of the last three years so it just seems that once you get that good start it just carries that momentum and confidence forward." its Red Raider Squirt hockey player's essay about how he shares a love of hockey with his father, who is serving in Afghanistan, was selected from the numerous submissions received as part of the contest. Delaney spent May 6 with the Stanley Cup, scrimmaging with his teammates at the Cicero Twin Rinks and then sharing the Cup with friends, family, soldiers and others in the community. The Fulton, N.Y., native enjoyed the second half of his prize when he and his mother Heather Doran attended Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings. Noah credited his teammates with helping him get through the tough transition of his father being away from home. Sgt. Robert Doran serves with the 444th Engineer Company, 411th Engineer Brigade and 412th Theater Engineer Command of the U.S. Army Reserve. PHOTOS COURTESY OF IIHF Images On Ice; Tom Kimmell; Special to USA Hockey Magazine