Brian Gionta, who led the 2006 U.S. Olympic hockey team in goals, is practicing with an AHL club in preparation for what could be a 2018 Olympic run.
The 38-year-old forward with 15 seasons of NHL experience said he will play in an international competition in mid-November.
Gionta, who wasn’t on the 2010 or 2014 Olympic teams, made the comments after his first practice with his hometown Rochester Americans on Tuesday.
Gionta did not specify the competition, but USA Hockey will evaluate 2018 Olympic hopefuls at the Deutschland Cup in Germany in November.
Gionta has been interested since as far back as August about potentially playing in a second Olympics in PyeongChang.