It invokes Roman emperors, George Washington, the 1980 Miracle on Ice, "nefarious agents" and oh, so much more.
Dean Lombardi, general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, was named to that same job with Team USA on Thursday. He will be in charge of putting together America's entry into the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
And holy shit, is he excited about it or what? Look at this friggin speech.
First of all I'd like to thank USA Hockey, Gavin Regan, Dave Ogrean and Jim Johansson for granting me the privilege of serving as general manager of the U.