Tim Thomas won’t know for sure until tomorrow, but it’s a virtual certainty that he will be named one of the three goalies on the US Olympic squad immediately following the Winter Classic at Fenway Park. NBC, which will carry the Olympics, is using the made-for-TV announcement as a way to try to boost the February viewership. (Full article: 995 words)

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