Day: February 16, 2010

Olympic Hockey gets underway in about an hour from now, with the United States taking on Team Switzerland. It’s one of three games today, but the only one featuring current Rangers. Chris Drury and Ryan Callahan will both be in the line-up and John Tortorella is one of the assistants behind the bench, while Rangers prospect Andres Ambuhl will be lining up for the Swiss.

Team Slovakia will be in action late tomorrow night, but Marian Gaborik won’t be in the line-up. The news today is that the Rangers star winger will miss the first two games of the Olympics, possibly more. Still it isn’t all bad news for Slovakia, Marian Hossa – who suffered a hit in the penultimate game before the break that left him wobbly and unable to play in the last one before the break – managed to get through a workout and looks like he’ll be ready to go.