The two-time Stanley Cup champion in charge of Team USA's bid for its first gold medal since the “Miracle On Ice” in 1980.
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Sullivan, a native of Marshfield, Mass., was an assistant at the 2006 Olympics, also in Italy in Turin.Each of those events went disastrously for the U.S., which also lost to eventual champion Canada in the semifinals of theare set to be back in Milan and then France in 2030 after an agreement was reached between the league, Players' Association, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation.
“I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to coach Team USA in these two significant international events,” Sullivan said in a release. “It’s been amazing to see the progress we’ve made in hockey in our country over the course of my career. I am honored to lead our best players and I look forward to the challenge that lies ahead.”
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