Zach Parise and Ryan Suter are among 29 NHLers set to play in the Stars and Stripes Showdown at 1 p.m. CT Sunday at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.
The game is being played in honor of the late Jim Johannson, the assistant executive director of USA Hockey who passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 21 at the age of 53. A Rochester, Minnesota native, Johannson had oversight of all in-sport related initiatives, including USA Hockey's efforts in putting teams on the field of play for international competition since 2007.
Parise, Suter set to play in Sunday's Stars and Stripes Showdown
Exhibition honoring late Jim Johansson features 29 players from around NHL