Team Canada executive director Steve Yzerman has to make a lot of decisions for the 2010 Olympic hockey team. One decision he won't need to make is to include Wayne Gretzky or not.
Speaking to reporter on Saturday the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, AZ, he stated that he's not interested to coach or to be an assistant coach.
“I don't know how many times I can say this,” Gretzky told reporters. “I'm not involved. I don't plan on being involved. I really enjoyed my time with Team Canada. I think it's a privilege to be part of Team Canada. It was a great honour for me. And I loved it.
"But I really felt stepping aside and having a new regime take over—a fresh start heading into Vancouver—was the best for Canada."
Gretzky stated he's going to use the Olympic break in order to rest.
"From Alain Vigneault to Mike Keenan to Ken Hitchcock, Claude Julien, Guy Carbonneau, Lindy Ruff and, of course, Mike Babcock, there's a lot of quality coaches out there that group can choose from. I'm sure they're going to choose the best guy, and the right guy."
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