Brian Leetch was on the ground floor of the growth of USA Hockey during his development time. Now the Hockey Hall of Fame member sees the rarified air the organization has reached.
Leetch is in Buffalo to meet with players and coaches taking part in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Thursday (7 p.m. ET, NHLN-US), and can't help but notice how much things have changed since he played on those early USA Hockey teams.
"I was there at the beginning of them identifying some of the top players and trying to give them competition," he said.