When it comes to international experience, few players have worn the red, white and blue more often than Clark Donatelli. With two Olympics, three World Championships and two more World Junior tournaments on his playing resume, not to mention numerous exhibition games, the Providence, R.I., native knows better than most what it means to represent his country.
And now the 49-year-old Donatelli will look to use that experience to help the next generation of Americans to achieve international success when he leads the U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup.
With a long way to go and a short time to prepare for their first game on Aug. 8 against Finland, Donatelli and his coaching staff of Pat Boller, Dave Lassonde and Phil Osaer have wasted little time in turning this all-star squad of 17-year-olds into a cohesive unit.