As the issue of whether the NHL will participate in the 2018 Olympics remains unresolved, this much we do know: Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has the attention of USA Hockey.
“He’s right in the heart of our candidate pool,” USA Hockey’s Jim Johannson told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this week. Johannson is the assistant executive director of hockey operations.
“He’s definitely a guy who’s in the mix for us.”
That doesn’t mean Team USA is ready to name its coach for the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It’s not. Johannson said USA Hockey is waiting “to know what the rules are,” then they’ll put a management team in place.