Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock (R) and team executive director Steve Yzerman pose with a team jersey after a news conference in Montreal, June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Canadian men's Olympic hockey team head coach Mike Babcock (R) and team executive director Steve Yzerman pose with a team jersey after a news conference in Montreal, June 25, 2009. Babcock was handed the toughest assignment at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics on Thursday when he was named head coach of the Canadian men's hockey team. They also announced the management and coaching staff who will compete in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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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. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, back, directs his players against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Denver on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009.
  8. Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock reacts during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Stockholm.
  9. TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 09: Jim Gregory (L) and Bill Hay (R) present Brian Leetch (C) with his Hall of Fame ring at the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Photo Opportunity at the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
  10. TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 09: Jim Gregory (L) and Bill Hay (R) present Brian Leetch (C) with his Hall of Fame ring at the Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Photo Opportunity at the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 9, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.
  11. Steve Yzerman (L), executive director of the Canadian Olympic Men's hockey team, and VANOC CEO John Furlong share a laugh as Yzerman models the new Canadian 2010 Olympic Winter Games team apparel during a ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 1, 2009.
  12. Steve Yzerman (L), executive director of the Canadian Olympic Men's hockey team, and VANOC CEO John Furlong share a laugh as Yzerman models the new Canadian 2010 Olympic Winter Games team apparel during a ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 1, 2009.
  13. Steve Yzerman, executive director of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, models the new Canadian 2010 Olympic Winter Games team apparel during a ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 1, 2009.
  14. Steve Yzerman, executive director of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, models the new Canadian 2010 Olympic Winter Games team apparel during a ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia, October 1, 2009.
  15. Steve Yzerman, executive director for the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team, signs an autograph while wearing a t-shirt which is part of the new Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games team apparel during a press conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.
  16. Steve Yzerman, executive director for the Canadian Olympic men's hockey team, smiles as he is introduced during a press conference unveiling the new Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games team apparel in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.

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