Just a couple of quick points. Jeremy Roenick never played for the US Olympic Team, as he went directly to Chicago out of Thayer Academy (bypassing Boston College), so he would not be an Olympic product. However, he is still a Team USA product as he has represented the USA in various international tournaments while younger, not to mention the 1991 Canada Cup. Also, it can be argued that the showcase for the younger/college players is the World Junior Tournament, which is held every year and is sort of the younger players' World Championships. A number of collegians leave their schools and teams each season to play for Team USA in this tournament. It probably deserves more publicity than it gets, especially in the US, where most of the country unfortunately only cares about hockey every four years. And so perhaps allowing the NHL players into the Olympics would attract more American fans as the game is bound to be played at a higher level and Americans can get excited about some of their very best players. I would love to see the Olympics recognized as the World Championship of hockey and the Juniors recognized as the best of the younger players. But that will take some rethinking of goals on the part of both the US and Canadian Olympic programs. - mike