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[b]Air Force 1 Pas Cher France[/b] .S. mens hockey team at the Sochi Olympics. Minnesota defenceman Ryan Suter and centre Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings will be the alternate captains, U.S. general manager David Poile announced Friday. The 29-year-old Parise was an alternate captain at the Vancouver Olympics four years ago, scoring the goal that sent the gold-medal game into overtime. He has experience on U.S. national teams going back to 2002, and he welcomed the chance to take a leadership role in his second Olympics. "Its a special thing to be named captain of any team, but when its a national team, an Olympic team, its extra special," Parise said. "Weve got a lot of players who are great leaders. Im going to get a lot of help. Im going to need a lot of help. Its very humbling." U.S. coach Dan Bylsma said Parises work ethic and no-nonsense playing style are exemplary of the attitude he wants for his team. The Americans arent considered a gold-medal favourite, but a roster packed with NHL star power is expected to keep them in contention. "Were a team thats got a blue-collar mentality, and Zach embodies that," said Bylsma, also the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. "Every time we play against Zach Parise, there has been a work ethic, a never-quit, a determination, an abrasiveness about a hard-to-play-against type of player. And its every time regardless of the score (or) the situation our respective teams might be in. That is exactly how we want our team to play." Parises alternate captains have extensive leadership experience as well. Brown and Suter were both alternate captains to Jamie Langenbrunner on the U.S. team at the Vancouver Olympics. Brown is the longtime captain of the Kings and an international veteran, while Suter and Parise are both alternate captains of the Wild. Suters father, Bob, won a gold medal with the "Miracle on Ice" team in 1980. "Theres plenty of guys that wear letters with their own teams, so I dont think our team is going to be lacking in leadership at all," Parise said. "There are plenty of guys that are capable of doing that." The American team will hold its first practice in Sochi late on Feb. 10. Most players wont arrive until a few hours earlier, after the NHL begins its schedule break. Parise acknowledged the unique challenges of the Sochi Olympics, including the players adjustment to a hefty time change in just a few days before their first game against Slovakia on Feb. 13. He also recognized security concerns around the Olympics, calling it "unfortunate" that security "has dominated a lot of the conversation." "You have to put your trust in the Russian police and the security were sending over there as well," Parise said. "Were going to be in good hands. We can just relax, focus and concentrate on playing hockey."
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[b]Air Max 270 Pas Cher France[/b] . -- ETwaun Moore had 14 points in 30 minutes, and the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 87-86 on Sunday night.Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Tomas Tatar scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings offense came alive by scoring five unanswered goals to end a six-game slump with a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Henrik Zetterberg and Danny DeKeyser each finished with a goal and assist, Stephen Weiss and Johan Franzen also scored and Gustav Nyquist supplied three assists for the Red Wings, who matched their total goal output over their losing streak. Detroits power-play unit converted on 4-of-6 opportunities and Petr Mrazek stopped 13-of-16 shots in the win. We are happy our power play is working now, said Tatar. Like I said, just shoot from everywhere, just try and eventually the puck will go in. Nicolas Deslauriers, Chris Stewart and Andre Benoit all lit the lamp for Buffalo, which dropped its fourth straight game. Youre playing a good team like Detroit, Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. You have a lead, you take a bad penalty and woke them up. The rest is history. Michal Neuvirth allowed all six goals on 39 shots in defeat. Trailing 3-1, DeKeysers wrister from the left circle with 2:06 to play in the second period sparked Detroits furious comeback. Zetterberg tied the game just under five minutes into the final stanza by cycling towards the high slot and rifling the puck into the back of the net. On the power play, Tatar received and blasted DeKeysers feed at the right circle on one knee to give Detroit a 4-3 lead with 8:20 to play. Franzen celebrated his 35th birthday by firing a shot past a screened Neuvirth with 5:54 to play to give thee Red Wings a two-goal cushion.
[b]Destockage Balenciaga[/b]. Tatar scored on the man advantage once again to cap the scoring with 2:12 to go. Early in the contest, Drew Stafford whipped the puck toward the slot from below the goal line. The puck deflected off Deslauriers and into the net at 2:36. The goal was originally waved off but was ruled to be a good goal following replay review. The Red Wings drew even on the power play as Nyquist sent a cross-ice pass to Jakub Kindl at the left circle. Kindl immediately dished the puck to Weiss, who finished off the tic-tac-toe play with a wrister from the right side of the net at 10:50 of the first. Stewart put Buffalo back in front less than three minutes later. Cody Hodgson raced up the left side and sent a slick backhander pass over to Stewart, who tapped the puck past a sliding Mrazek for a 2-1 game. Benoit increased the Sabres lead to 3-1 as he broke into the Detroit zone on a 2-on-0 with Brian Flynn and beat Mrazek blocker side for a short-handed goal nine minutes into the middle stanza. Game Notes The win gave Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock sole possession of 17th place in NHL history with 502 wins ... Weiss returned from a shoulder injury after a four-game absence ... Buffalo forward Joel Armia, who was recalled from Rochester (AHL) prior to the game, made his NHL debut ... Sabres captain Brian Gionta did not play due to an upper-body injury sustained in Sundays 4-3 overtime loss to Boston ... Detroit improved to 13-1-2 over its last 16 games against Buffalo. ' ' '
