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by Michael Russo Russo's Rants Olympic roster, a team he made as a player three times. For Guerin, after years of put- ting on the USA sweater in mul- tiple international tournaments, he's ecstatic to see life on the other side of the desk. "This is actually a dream of a lifetime, and something that I take with tremendous pride," Guerin said. "It's been a crazy year, there are a lot of questions still out there. But our focus right now is to put together the best team we possibly can to compete for a gold medal. And, with the deep player pool that we have in the United States now, we feel that that's capable." USA Hockey believes Guerin has the pedigree to build a tremendous team. "Billy's always known for a big time character guy, and it Photos / Minnesota Wild/Bruce Kluckhohn N JUST HIS THIRD YEAR, Bill Guerin has retooled the Minnesota Wild into what looks to be a serious con- tender in the West. His work has not gone unnoticed. Just one month ago, he was tasked by USA Hockey with putting together the U.S. Men's GAME ON, GUERIN Wild GM Bill Guerin fulfilling his dream of guiding Team USA into Beijing I J A N / F E B 2 0 2 2 | M H J ON L I N E . C O M 27 "This is actually a dream of a lifetime, and something that I take with tremendous pride." – Bill Guerin Editor's Note: At press time, Olympic rosters had not been chosen and the NHL was still participating. P R E S E N T E D B Y