31. He was working out with a junior team in St. Louis. 32. He was put on the junior national team, although he had no illusions about his true level of sophistication. 33. He was supposed to play in Russia this season for his Red Army junior team. 34. His brother, Anatoli Fetisov, was a young prospect with the junior team. 35. It likely will be the final appearance for several junior-league players who will return to their junior teams Sunday. 36. James coached for the Swift Current Broncos in Saskatchewan, consistently one of the best of the dozens of junior teams in Canada. 37. Jackman skipped an important draft prospects all-star game in February because his junior team needed him. 38. Lacher spent the lockout in Melville, Saskatchewan, helping coach his former junior team. 39. Of the top nine finishers Sunday, five were from the ranks of the junior team. 40. One change is that USA Hockey will soon hire a full-time coach for the national junior team, instead of a yearly, part-time selection. |