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Sun Jan 21, 2018, 04:20 PM Jan 2018

Ice hockey: Johannson, U.S. Olympic team general manager, dies at 53

Source: Reuters

#SPORTS NEWS JANUARY 21, 2018 / 2:49 PM / UPDATED 31 MINUTES AGO

Ice hockey: Johannson, U.S. Olympic team general manager, dies at 53

Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - Jim Johannson, the general manager of the 2018 U.S. Olympic men’s ice hockey team and a two-time Olympian, has died, USA Hockey said on Sunday. He was 53.

The assistant executive director of hockey operations with USA Hockey, Johannson was part of the management team for every Olympic Games since 2002 and served on the U.S. staff for 18 world championship teams.

“In building the teams that achieved so much success for USA Hockey, Jim Johannson had a sharp eye for talent, a strong sense of chemistry and a relentless pursuit of excellence,” National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.

“The NHL family’s respect for Jim’s contributions to hockey, at all levels, is exceeded only by our shock and sorrow over his sudden passing.”

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