Keeping Score: Latvian audition
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Bernardston’s Doug Weiss will be the team doctor for the U.S. National Men’s Hockey Team at the World Championships in Riga, Latvia starting next week. Weiss is a veteran of USA Hockey’s foray into world tournaments, but this year he’ll be suturing and mending amidst a backdrop of administrative turmoil.
On Monday, USA Hockey GM Chris Drury named Jack Capuano to coach the U.S. team. It was an ominous sign for New York Rangers coach Dave Quinn, who had been expected to get the job.
The paradigm changed when Rangers owner James Dolan fired team president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton and promoted Drury, and on Wednesday Drury fired Quinn.