Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild will be the captain of the U. Wholesale Yeezy 350 v2 Womens .S. mens hockey team at the Sochi Olympics. Minnesota defenceman Ryan Suter and centre Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings will be the alternate captains, U.S. general manager David Poile announced Friday. The 29-year-old Parise was an alternate captain at the Vancouver Olympics four years ago, scoring the goal that sent the gold-medal game into overtime. He has experience on U.S. national teams going back to 2002, and he welcomed the chance to take a leadership role in his second Olympics. "Its a special thing to be named captain of any team, but when its a national team, an Olympic team, its extra special," Parise said. "Weve got a lot of players who are great leaders. Im going to get a lot of help. Im going to need a lot of help. Its very humbling." U.S. coach Dan Bylsma said Parises work ethic and no-nonsense playing style are exemplary of the attitude he wants for his team. The Americans arent considered a gold-medal favourite, but a roster packed with NHL star power is expected to keep them in contention. "Were a team thats got a blue-collar mentality, and Zach embodies that," said Bylsma, also the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. "Every time we play against Zach Parise, there has been a work ethic, a never-quit, a determination, an abrasiveness about a hard-to-play-against type of player. And its every time regardless of the score (or) the situation our respective teams might be in. That is exactly how we want our team to play." Parises alternate captains have extensive leadership experience as well. Brown and Suter were both alternate captains to Jamie Langenbrunner on the U.S. team at the Vancouver Olympics. Brown is the longtime captain of the Kings and an international veteran, while Suter and Parise are both alternate captains of the Wild. Suters father, Bob, won a gold medal with the "Miracle on Ice" team in 1980. "Theres plenty of guys that wear letters with their own teams, so I dont think our team is going to be lacking in leadership at all," Parise said. "There are plenty of guys that are capable of doing that." The American team will hold its first practice in Sochi late on Feb. 10. Most players wont arrive until a few hours earlier, after the NHL begins its schedule break. Parise acknowledged the unique challenges of the Sochi Olympics, including the players adjustment to a hefty time change in just a few days before their first game against Slovakia on Feb. 13. He also recognized security concerns around the Olympics, calling it "unfortunate" that security "has dominated a lot of the conversation." "You have to put your trust in the Russian police and the security were sending over there as well," Parise said. "Were going to be in good hands. We can just relax, focus and concentrate on playing hockey." Yeezy 350 v2 Clay Fake . 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Its bad and we know that as a team and an organization. Were going to fix it.It wont be easy. The Bills (8-6) likely need to win their final two games starting Sunday in Oakland against the Raiders (2-12) and then get lots of help.Because of tiebreaking formulas, Buffalo ranks ninth out of the conferences nine teams with eight or more wins. Even with a win in Oakland, the Bills could be eliminated this week if Pittsburgh and Baltimore both win on Sunday and Cincinnati defeats Denver at home Monday night.But even being in contention this late in the season is an accomplishment for a team that has not made the post-season since 1999 and not finished with a winning record since 2004.This marks the first time since 2006 that the Bills are still alive heading into Week 16. They squandered a fourth-quarter lead in a 30-29 loss to Tennessee that year and missed the playoffs.They want to avoid a similar fate this week.We know the situation that were in right now, cornerback Corey Graham said. Pretty much if we dont win the game, we dont give ourselves a chance. Its pretty simple. You cant have a letdown when its a must win for you.Oakland has the second-longest active post-season drought in the NFL, this being the 12th straight season without a playoff bid.The Raiders are relegated to the role of spoiler, something they have done well at home the past few weeks. Oakland dealt a blow to Kansas Citys playoff hopes with a 24-20 win last month and helped lead to San Francisco missing out on the post-season with a 24-13 victory two weeks ago.Now the Raiders want to do it to Buffalo.Its the last opportunity to play at home in front of our fans right now, interim coach Tony Sparano said. We want to go out there, we want to play well. We want to win a football game against a good team out here.Some other things to watch when the Bills visit the Raiders::DOMINANT D: The Bills bring one of the NFLs stingiest defences led by a trio of pass rushers in Mario Williams, Marcell Dareus and Jerry Hughes. Yeezy 350 v2 Zebra Online. Buffalo has allowed 50 points in winning three of the past four games. The last two weeks against Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers have been particularly impressive. The two star quarterbacks combined to complete 31 of 62 passes for 358 yards, no touchdowns and four interceptions the past two weeks.ORDINARY O: Offense has been a different story for the Bills, who have scored only seven offensive touchdowns the past four weeks. Quarterback Kyle Orton has tailed off after providing a spark when he replaced EJ Manuel, and the running game has struggled for much of the season. The Bills could get a boost if running back C.J. Spiller can return from a broken collarbone.MIGHTY MACK: The Bills are quite familiar with Raiders rookie linebacker Khalil Mack, who played college ball at the University of Buffalo and was on the Bills radar at the draft. Buffalo traded up to No. 4 to draft Watkins, and the Raiders got Mack with the next pick. Both teams are happy with the results. Watkins has 59 catches for 850 yards. Mack leads the NFL with 11 tackles at or behind the line in the run game.He looks as advertised, Bills centre Eric Wood said. Quick, strong, explosive and just a good player on their defence for sure.HOME SWEET HOME: Raiders rookie quarterback Derek Carr has been a much different player at home. Carr has completed 61.2 per cent of his passes at the Coliseum, with 11 TDs, five interceptions and an 86.5 passer rating. That compares to a 57.8 completion percentage, seven TDs, six interceptions and a 70.3 rating in seven road games, plus a home game in London.RELIABLE RIVERA: Second-year tight end Mychal Rivera has turned into one of Oaklands most dependable receivers and one of the leagues most prolific tight ends. Since the start of Week 7, Rivera has 42 catches for 402 yards and four touchdowns. Only New Englands Rob Gronkowski has more catches since then among all NFL tight ends.___AP Sports Writer John Wawrow contributed to this report.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '