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NEW YORK -- Tomas Plekanec has been chosen captain of the Czech Republics team for the World Cup of Hockey.Plekanec was Czech captain at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2012 and 2016 world hockey championships. He has been the Montreal Canadiens alternate captain for the past two seasons.The 33-year-old center has 216 goals and 337 assists in 843 NHL games. He has 25 goals and 30 assists in 81 games of international play.The Czech Republic is one of eight teams in the World Cup of Hockey, which begins Sept. 17 in Toronto.Josh Rosen Jersey . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Nat Moore Youth Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. 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Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play.ATLANTA -- Paul Griffin has come out of retirement to lead Georgia Techs athletic department through another transition.Griffin took over this week as interim athletic director at a school in a bit turmoil coming off a 3-9 season in football, a coaching change in mens basketball and reports of internal strife under predecessor Mike Bobinski, who left Georgia Tech after less than 3 1-2 years to take the same job at Purdue.Ill tell you one thing, Griffin quipped Tuesday, no one is more surprised to be sitting in this room having this conversation than me.Griffin was a longtime senior administrator at Georgia Tech, overseeing many of the schools athletic construction projects and also filling in previously as interim AD during the changeover from Dan Radakovich to Bobinski.Less than a year after finishing up his tenure with the Yellow Jackets, Griffin is back on the Flats again -- albeit only temporarily while the school searches for Bobinskis successor.We have approximately 375 student-athletes who are here to be educated, Griffin said. They dont really care about the interim athletic director, whoever that person is. They just want to get an education and have a great athletic experience. Thats part of our charge most immediately.While Griffin is in largely a caretaker role, hes eager to allay any nervousness or uncertainty facing those who worked under Bobinski -- especially new basketball coach Josh Pastner. He hasnt even coached a game with the Yellow Jackets, but hes already got a new boss.After agreeing to serve as interim AD, Griffin immediately cut short a family trip to Florida to meet with Pastner.I understood some of the anxiety he might have, Griffin said. I look forward to working with him this year. I look forward to getting his Georgia Tech relationship off on the right foot.Griffin has a much longer relationship with football coach Paul Johnson, who has openly complained that Georgia Techs athletic facilities hhavent kept up with other Power Five schools.ddddddddddddI dont necessarily disagree, Griffin said. Part of my responsibility is to identify some of the pressing needs, that being perhaps one of them.In an interesting twist, Griffin visited a new football training facility at Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse Clemson, where Radakovich is the AD, just days before Bobinski left Georgia Tech. The Tigers complex includes a barber shop, bowling alley, miniature golf course and nap room.Georgia Tech, which faces plenty of attendance and fundraising issues in the crowded Atlanta sports marketplace, simply doesnt have the resources to keep up with schools such as Clemson.I just hope the parents of prospects have a little bit more focus on priorities other than having a barbershop in your facility, Griffin said.Johnson, whose relationship with Bobinski certainly seemed strained at times, appeared to take a shot at the former athletic director when asked about the change in leadership.Ive worked with Paul Griffin before. I respect him, Johnson said. Hes a standup guy. If youve got a question, hell give you answer.Theres no timetable on Georgia Tech hiring a new athletic director, and Griffin said hes willing to stay on as long as needed, even into early next year.He wont be making the trip to Ireland, where the Yellow Jackets open the football season Saturday against ACC rival Boston College.If we win the game this weekend, even though clearly I wont be there, Im going to take credit for that, Griffin said, breaking into a smile as he looked ahead to the home opener against Mercer. Because I know theyre going to blame me for the cold hot dogs in Section 221 next week.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberryCheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys [url=hw Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitteeball Jerseys[/url] ' ' '