SportsPulse: This is what you should keep an eye on during the first day of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. USA TODAY Sports
I imagine the conversation went something like this:
“Hey, Chris Chelios, would you like to represent your country… ”
“Absolutely”
“No. Wait. Not as a player, as a coach?”
“Sign me up.”
“On a coaching staff with your good friend, Tony Granato?”
“I’m already packed.”
It might be hard to find anybody who loves playing for the U.S. more than Chelios. He did so in 10 different international competitions, starting at age 20 and going all the way to age 44.