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There's No 'I' In Team

By Harry Thompson, 08/26/15, 9:15PM EDT

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Teamwork And Commitment At The Core Of USA Hockey’s Success

Leave it to the Great One to sum up what makes hockey so great.

“Hockey is a unique sport in the sense that you need each and every guy helping each other and pulling in the same direction to be successful,” Wayne Gretzky said of the game he helped to revolutionize.

The teamwork and commitment that Gretzky talks about are more than just words to the more than 1 million players, parents, coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers associated with USA Hockey. It’s the driving force that rousts them out of bed for early Saturday morning practices and keeps them at the rink until late at night after a long day of work.

As USA Hockey embarks on its 78th season, the daily effort and selfless sacrifices on the part of everyone involved in the organization, from the grassroots volunteers to the U.S. Olympic Team staffs, epitomize what teamwork and commitment are all about.

Inside USA Hockey headquarters in Colorado Springs, a dedicated staff goes about the business of charting the course for the game at all levels. They may be the architects of a vision, but the builders are the legion of volunteers stationed on the frontlines around the country who turn those ideas into reality for its registered members.

Read the complete USA Hockey Magazine Article by clicking here.