Toronto Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson is expected to be named the coach of the U.S. Hockey team. (Getty Images)USA Hockey is expected to name Ron Wilson coach of the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, according to a number of sources.
The American hockey federation will make an official announcement on Monday during a conference call.
“If I am named, it would be a tremendous honor, but as far as I know, nothing’s going to be determined until Monday,” Wilson said.
The 53-year-old Wilson, currently the coach of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, coached the U.S. team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He also coached the American team at the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 and 2004 and the IIHF world hockey championships in ’94 and ’96.
London Olympic Site Will Become School
A building that will be used as the main operations center for team management, communications and Village operations during the 2012 London Olympics will become a school after the Games.
Olympic Village in Stratford will become Chobham Academy in 2012. The academy Olympic Village will become a school after the 2012 London Olympics. (London 2012)will house a nursery, primary, secondary school, adult learning facilities and a community arts complex.
“Chobham Academy will be a world-class development and puts an educational legacy at the heart of our regeneration ambitions for east London,” Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins said.
Women’s Hockey, Men’s Curling Compete for World Titles
A couple of Winter Olympic sports will begin their world championships on Saturday. The IIHF women’s hockey competition gets under way in Hameenlinna, Finland and the WCF men’s curling event commences in Moncton, New Brunswick.
A total of nine teams will compete for the world women’s hockey championship, with the U.S. defending its 2008 title against last year’s runner-up Canada. Sweden, Finland, Russia, China, Japan, Switzerland and Kazakhstan will also be present.
Host Canada will be among the 12 countries competing for the world men’s curling title. The U.S., China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Scotland and Switzerland are the other participating nations.
Olympic swimmer Dara Torres’ new book “Age is Just a Number” is coming out on Tuesday. (Random House)The event will be held at the 6,000-seat Moncton Coliseum.
Briefs…
…Dara Torres' new book "Age is Just a Number" focuses on achieving your dreams at any age. The 42-year-old swimmer recounts in detail the morning of her 50-meter Olympic freestyle swim. In addition to sharing her Olympic preparation and experience, she is also candid about the birth of her daughter, Tessa, and the loss of her father, Edward, to cancer. The memoir hits shelves April 7.
…If you want to know more about raising an Olympian, or keeping one out of trouble, pick up Debbie Phelps' new tome "A Mother for All Seasons." In the book out April 7, the middle school principal writes it was "déjà vu all over again," after her son's infamous bong photo surfaced. But like any good parent, Phelps only blames herself, saying she should have done more to "prepare Michael to make better choices."
Written by Greg Oshust, Isia Reaves and Trista McGlamery.