Kings president andgeneral manager Gabriel Fortier Jersey Dean Lombardi has been namedgeneral manager of the United States team for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Were thrilled to have Dean at the helm of managing our World Cup team, Dave Ogrean,executive director of USA Hockey,said, . Hes been an invaluable part of our mens national team advisory group and obviously done a remarkable job in building the Kings." MORE: | USA Hockey alsointroducedFlyers president Paul Holmgren as a sistant general manager;Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke as senior adviser; and Jim Johannson, a sistant executive director of USA Hockey, as director of hockey operations. "To be trusted with this responsibility, in this role of serving my country, is one of the highest honors of my career," Lombardi said. "I can a sure you that myself and my staff will do everything in our power to make this country proud. "This team will be constructed on the basis of of two overriding themes. One is the complete emphasis upon team. And team will be defined as burying your ego, and its nefarious agents power, fame and fortune. Team will be defined as accepting your role. And team will be defined as the pursuit of a higher cause. . . .If our players can learn a small percentage of his definition of the word 'team,' then we cannot help but be succe sful." Lombardijoined the Kings as president and general managerin 2006, managing Los Angelesto two Stanley Cup victories in the last four seasons.He previously worked as a profe sional scoutwith theFlyersfor two seasons (2003-06)and worked within theSharks' front office for 13 years, including seven as GM. The 2016 World Cup of Hockey is set totake placeSept. 17, 2016, throughOct. 1, 2016, in Toronto. It will feature teams from the United States, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Ru sia, the Czech Republic and two All-Star teams made up of young stars from North America andEurope. The 2016 tournament will be just the third World Cup of Hockey.The most recent World Cup of Hockeywas won by Team Canada in Toronto in 2004. The U.S. won the inaugural event in 1996. Lightning Custom Jersey