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It was one of the hockey world's most unlikely success stories: A national team from a politically unfriendly former Soviet republic bonded strongly with its North American coach and overachieved through a belief in one another and its on-ice system.

The most famous and successful club team from Belarus is Dynamo Minsk. When the Kontinental Hockey League was created in the former Soviet Union, it expanded the former Russian Super League to incorporate entries from all the major former Soviet republics.

Editor's note: Column originally published on July 4, 2006. From the day he was drafted, a shaggy haired kid with a soft, nervous voice, he promised to do his best, even though, as he warned a TV interviewer, he sometimes tried to do too much.

From the day he was drafted, a shaggy haired kid with a soft, nervous voice, he promised to do his best, even though, as he warned a TV interviewer, he sometimes tried to do too much.

Hey, summer's here, there are few sports going on, so why not look at some of the worst athletes to play pro sports in Detroit the last 20 years? We will count down the top 10 for each team, one player a day, all summer long.

MICHAEL ROSENBERG Will Yzerman tap Babcock to lead Canadian Olympic team? BY MICHAEL ROSENBERG * FREE PRESS COLUMNIST * June 14, 2009 By the end of this month, Steve Yzerman is expected to choose a coach for the Canadian Olympic team.

Mike Babcock will sit by a fire one night this summer at his Canadian lake house with his brother-in-law to appreciate what he's accomplished in the NHL.

OK, the excitement is building. Two up; two to go. It's Game 3 tonight, and you know you want to be "there" -- in the company of like-minded individuals who believe in the destiny of another Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup.

This year's Red Wings playoff run has involved a sizable amount of referee-baiting from Columbus Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock, Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle, and now Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, who received a $10,000 fine for his description the penalty on Matt Walker as, "The worst call in the history of sports." The Oakland ...