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Continued from Page 17 ting the best out of each NHL aims to get more teams
"We are a country that other," Stewart said. "It's
are aggressive in the right yin and yang, and the
sense of the word, that best way is around the ta- involved in outdoor games
we're a little bit in your ble every single day."
face," Stewart said Thurs- Arena, Klinsmann and
day. "There's also a way Bradley all lived in South- By STEPHEN WHYNO
that that could be imple- ern California while CHICAGO (AP) — Clayton
mented in a system, in a coaching the Americans. Keller took an eight-hour
formation, by a coach." Stewart doesn't think the bus ride from Montreal to
Stewart spoke a day be- requirement will cause Boston for a hockey game
fore the Americans play any candidates to with- at Fenway Park and won't
an exhibition against Bra- draw. "I don't think it'd be soon forget the experience
zil, their seventh game un- healthy that somebody of playing outdoors.
der interim coach Dave sits down at a table ... and "It was pretty cool," Keller
Sarachan. he says I want to live on said. He'd love to take the
The USSF was upended the beach and be there game outside again in the
with a 2-1 loss at Trinidad most of my time," he said. NHL with the Arizona Coy-
and Tobago last October Stewart wouldn't say otes but will probably have
that ended the Ameri- whether the 64-year-old to wait a while.
cans' streak of seven Sarachan is a candidate. This season, the NHL is going
straight World Cup ap- Berhalter, 45, was a de- back to familiar favorites
pearances. Bruce Arena, fender who made 44 ap- for the Winter Classic be-
who replaced Jurgen pearances for the U.S. tween the Chicago Black-
Klinsmann in November from 1994-2006, often hawks and Boston Bruins at
2016, quit three days after alongside Stewart. Notre Dame Stadium and
the defeat. USSF President "We played together the Stadium Series game
Sunil Gulati decided not and we've communicat- between the Philadelphia
to run for a fourth term, ed with each other, but Flyers and Pittsburgh Pen-
and Gulati confidant Car- friends? That's a little over- guins at Lincoln Financial NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly speaks at a news confer-
los Cordeiro was elected board, I'd want to say," Field. ence for the NHL Winter Classic hockey game at United Center
president in February. The Stewart said. "We have a It'll be the sixth outdoor in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. The Boston Bruins will play
federation board estab- professional relationship game for the Blackhawks, the Chicago Blackhawks at Notre Dame Stadium on New Year's
lished new GM positions and we played with each fifth for the Penguins, fourth Day in South Bend, Ind.
for the men's and wom- other." for the Flyers and third Associated Press
en's national teams. Jay Berhalter, Gregg's for the Bruins. While eight
While Gulati was the driv- brother and the USSF chief teams haven't gotten a outdoor games in nontra- like you act all spoiled like
ing force in the hiring of commercial and strategy chance, those days could ditional markets in order you're not excited to be
Bob Bradley in 2006, Klins- officer, is not involved in be approaching. to grow the game. You there. You just recapture
mann in 2011 and Arena, the hiring process. "I think we're getting close don't need it to be grown that." Still, there has been
Cordeiro and longtime Stewart said he has been to that point," deputy in Toronto or Philly because criticism of the NHL for not
Chief Executive Officer contacted by six or seven commissioner Bill Daly said those are already huge getting some smaller-mar-
Dan Flynn will not partici- candidates, either directly Thursday. "Having said that, markets. But I understand ket teams involved in the
pate in coach interviews or through agents. It's pos- these are pretty scarce why ticket sales, all that outdoor rotation.
and delegate the task to sible only one candidate events. You want to posi- stuff plays a factor and "As a team and as a com-
Stewart, USSF chief sport will be interviewed. tion them in a way where ticket prices and that stuff. munity, even more than
development officer Nico "It's somebody that has they're going to achieve It kind of is what it is, but it just a hockey game being
Romeijn and chief soccer to have a we mentality, the most success, however would be pretty cool to be played, it's an event where
officer Ryan Mooney. somebody who wants to that's defined. So having in an outdoor game." you want to be a part of,"
Stewart, a midfielder who work together," he said. "I a game that'll generate a The Blackhawks in particu- Predators center Ryan
made 101 appearances think that's important be- bigger rating or being in an lar are ratings darlings giv- Johansen said. "With the
for the U.S. from 1990-2004, cause in this day and age iconic stadium or venue, en their run of success that same teams keep playing
will make a recommen- I don't think one person those are things that gen- included Stanley Cup titles the same games, I'm sure
dation to the USSF board, can do a whole job, espe- erate excitement and may in 2010, 2013 and 2015. they look forward to it, but
which has final say. cially a country as big as get people to tune in. It's Missing the playoffs last it doesn't have as big of
The new coach will be the this, as we are." important for these games season doesn't even hurt an impact as it would for
first in USSF history to work Notes: Star 19-year-old MF to do well." because Chicago and Bos- Nashville."
primarily at the federa- Christian Pulisic will miss The Coyotes, Carolina, ton are two of the league's Blue Jackets-Penguins in
tion's headquarters in Chi- the game against Brazil Columbus, Dallas, Florida marquee franchises and the Horseshoe at Ohio
cago. All federation men's as well as the one against Panthers, Nashville, Tampa Notre Dame's home in State, Predators-Black-
and women's coaches will Mexico on Tuesday be- Bay and Vegas have yet to South Bend, Indiana, is an hawks at the University of
be required to work out cause of an unspecified be scheduled for one of 26 iconic venue. Tennessee's Neyland Sta-
of Chicago, though an injury. He has made just outdoor games since the Boston's Patrice Bergeron dium in Knoxville and Light-
exception is being made one appearance for the debut of the Winter Classic said playing outdoors never ning-Capitals at the Buc-
for current women's na- U.S. since the match in in 2008. Players from those gets old. Chicago captain caneers' Raymond James
tional team coach Jill Ellis, Trinidad. "Not having him teams understand why big- Jonathan Toews always Stadium would be attrac-
whose team has a World here is disappointing, but I market counterparts are finds himself checking the tive matchups. The Golden
Cup next year and an think the next opportunity chosen instead but figure crowd and the scene dur- Knights could conceivably
Olympics in 2020. he's a part of things, I think there's value in spreading ing warmups and is looking host a game at the Raiders'
"The culture that I believe he'll jump right in and we the wealth. forward to seeing younger new stadium when it opens
in is actually sitting face won't feel as though he's "We talk about growing the teammates get their first outside Las Vegas in a cou-
to face and talking about been disconnected from game, right?" Columbus taste of playing outside. ple of years, and the Stars
situations and styles and the group," Sarachan defenseman Seth Jones "It's good to have the could play at the Cowboys'
principles and formations said. q said. "You have to get non- young guys, that excite- AT&T Stadium with the roof
traditional markets and put ment," Toews said. "It's not cracked open.q