Kurt Russell

Jordan Greenway will become the first black ice hockey player to skate for Team USA at the Olympics, pictured here at the IIHF World Junior Championship on Dec. 28, 2016.

Another ‘Miracle on Ice?’ American unknowns to take on star-studded Russian team.

January 19, 2018Sports

Men’s Ice Hockey at this year’s Winter Olympics is going to look pretty different — gone are the stars. For the first time in 20 years, the NHL won’t be going on hiatus and allowing its players to represent their nations. And that has Team USA, as well as Team Canada and others, sending line-ups of largely unknowns.

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