Head coach Mike Babcock (R) talks to players Sidney Crosby (L) of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Nash (2nd L) of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames during the White team's practice at Team Canada's Olympic hockey training camp in Calgary, August 25, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Head coach Mike Babcock (R) talks to players Sidney Crosby (L) of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Nash (2nd L) of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames during the White team's practice at Team Canada's Olympic hockey training camp in Calgary, August 25, 2009.

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  1. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - OCTOBER 02: Coach Mike Babcock of Detroit Red Wings talks to his players during the 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere Stockholm match between Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues at the Ericsson Globe on October 2, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
  2. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock (C) talks to players during a practice session in Stockholm September 30, 2009. The Red Wings will play the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League season opening games on October 2 and 3 in Stockholm.
  3. Detroit Red Wing coach Mike Babcock talks with players Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, during the opening day of the NHL hockey team's training camp in Traverse City, Mich.
  4. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, center, talks to his team during a time-out in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. The Thrashers defeated the Red Wings 2-0.
  5. Mike Babcock, coach of the Detroit Red Wings and the Canadian men's team coach for the 2010 Olympics, speaks with reporters as he arrives for the Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Toronto on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  6. Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock yells instructions to his players during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta October 31, 2009. Babcock will also coach the Canadian Men's Olympic hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
  7. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, passes to teammate Chris Kunitz to assist on his game-winning overtime goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a NHL pre-season hockey game in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The Penguins won 5-4 in overtime. Both Crosby and Kunitz scored twice in the game.
  8. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, center, pose with a fan, right, while leaving the ice following an NHL hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Pittsburgh. It was the defending Stanley Cup Champion's first on-ice workout in preparation for the new season. Penguins coach Dan Blysma, upper right, looks on.
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, signs autographs as he leaves the ice following an NHL hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Pittsburgh. It was the defending Stanley Cup Champion's first on-ice workout in preparation for the new season.
  10. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, talks with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during the team's first NHL hockey practice of the season at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.
  11. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, right, talks with linemate Bill Guerin during the team's first NHL hockey practice of the season at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009.
  12. U.S. President Barack Obama holds a hockey jersey given to him by captain Sidney Crosby (L) as he honors the 2009 Stanley Cup NHL champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 10, 2009.
  13. Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin, right, of Russia, hits his stick against the boards as time runs out in a 3-0 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes in an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Penguins' Jordan Staal, left, and coach Dan Bylsma, top, look on.
  14. Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke, front, attempts a wraparound with Phoenix Coyotes' Daniel Winnik (34) on defense in front of Coyote's goalie Ilya Bryzgalov (30) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
  15. Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, top, makes a point to referee Don Van Massenhoven (21) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Phoenix Coyotes in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Coyotes won 3-0.
  16. The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Phoenix Coyotes in an NHL hockey game at the Mellon Arena, the oldest arena in the league, in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Penguins will move to a new arena for the beginning of next season.

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  12. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko seen before their news conference at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community's Inter-State Council in Minsk, Friday Nov. 27, 2009. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to form a customs union in a bid to strengthen their economic ties.
  13. Visitors await the opening ceremony of the world renown Christmas market in Nuremberg, southern Germany, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  14. From left, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during their news conference at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community's Inter-State Council in Minsk, Friday Nov. 27, 2009. Russia and its ex-Soviet neighbors Kazakhstan and Belarus have agreed to form a customs union in a bid to strengthen their economic ties.
  15. England's Andrew Strauss plays a shot during the One Day International cricket match against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.
  16. South African team members react after catching out England's Luke Wright, unseen, during the One Day International game against South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009.