Jim Johannson, the general manager of USA Hockey who helped put together an American Olympic team without NHL players, died Sunday at the age of 53. Many tributes to Jim's legacy have been published in the time since, including one from ESPN prospect writer Chris Peters. We reached out to a number of prominent American hockey players, coaches and execs to get their thoughts on "JJ." Those thoughts are published here, in their own words:
ESPN senior NHL writer Greg Wyshynski contributed to this story.
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