Bishop, currently sidelined with an injury of his own (that’s not believed to be serious) was narrowly edged out by Jimmy Howard for the third and final Olympic spot on Jan. 1, when USA Hockey made its official roster announcement.
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Category Archives: Olympics
‘They had a tough decision’: Ben Bishop left off U.S. Olympic team
Click on the ‘League Leaders’ link of the NHL statistics online page, and you’ll see Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning near the top of most major categories for goalies.
Paul Stastny Named to U.S. Olympic Team
Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny was named to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, USA Hockey announced today following the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Stastny will represent the United States at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games held Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia.
U.S. Women’s National Team Trims Roster
USA Hockey today announced that Kate Buesser (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and Jincy Dunne (O’Fallon, Mo.) are no longer on the active roster for the 2013-14 U.S. Women’s National Team.
High School Hockey Featurette (Jincy Dunne, 2014 Olympic Hockey Candidate)
Jincy Dunne, a high school student from O’Fallon, Missouri could make the 2014 USA Hockey Team. Courtesy of O’Fallon TV (produced Summmer 2013)
Jincy Dunne: No Typical Teenager
Like many other teenage drivers, Jincy Dunne is still learning the finer points of operating a vehicle.
“My parents were a little nervous about me driving in Boston, but I’m getting better,” the 16-year-old said.
Unlike many other teenagers, Dunne was recently followed by a film crew from Nickelodeon. That’s because she is vying for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Women’s Team that will compete in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games in February.
Avs’ Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson invited to U.S. Olympic camp with Seth Jones, Beau Bennett
Avalanche teammates Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson have been invited to next month’s U.S. Olympic team orientation camp, along with Colorado-raised defenseman Seth Jones and former University of Denver winger Beau Bennett of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Stastny and Johnson helped the Americans win the silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and were members of the bronze-medal winning U.S. squad at the World Championship last spring.
Jincy Dunne Named to the 2013-2014 USA Hockey Womens National Team
Of the 25 players, 12 have previously represented the U.S. in the Olympic Winter Games, including three-time Olympian Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn.). Members of the team range in age from 16-31, with Jincy Dunne (O’Fallon, Mo.) the youngest player and Chu the oldest. In total, the rostered players have represented the U.S. in 1,384 games in international competitions between 1999 and 2013.
16-year-old makes U.S. hockey team training for Sochi
Sixteen-year-old Jincy Dunne was one of 25 women named to the U.S. hockey team that will train for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
O’Fallon’s Dunne nabs a spot on U.S. national women’s team roster
Jincy Dunne of O’Fallon, Mo., was a nervous wreck on Monday morning as she waited to hear if she was going to make the 25-player U.S. women’s national hockey team.
“Before I found out, I thought I was going to throw up,” she confessed.
