Lombardi, who has been the Kings’ General Manager since April 2006, hopped on a conference call with local media in Los Angeles, and those elsewhere upon being hired for the Team USA position. Jon Rosen provided a transcript of Lombardi’s call, along with other details and analysis from the process, over at LA Kings Insider.
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Following his conference call, Lombardi sat down with Shawn Roarke of NHL.com for an exclusive question-and-answer session to shed more light on his thoughts and plans for Team USA at the tournament:
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