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The NHL trade deadline may be fast approaching but there is another deadline nearing as well .Designed to bring communities around the United States together to share apa sion for hockey and thelocal ice hockey arena, entries for the program will be accepted until March 2 to nominate your town and rink. The winners selected will host a preseason NHL game that will be aired Giancarlo Stanton Jersey on NBC along with $150,000towardarena upgrades. Winners will be announced in April.TRADE DEADLINE TRACKER:Former NHL star and current NBC Sportsanalyst Jeremy Roenick serves as the amba sadorfor the program, helping to give back and grow the game around the country.Roenick, who spent 20 years in the NHL between the Blackhawks, Coyotes, Flyers, Sharks and Kings, recently spoke with Sporting News regarding Kraft's Hockeyville, the upcoming deadline and all the latest NHL news and headlines, including the Don Cherry mishap with the Hurricanes.Note: Portionsof theinterview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Sporting News: As an American-born player, to give back to rinks around the U.S., how important is it for these communities that need these upgrades?Jeremy Roenick: I think its really important because with hockey, unlike other sports, there are obviously limited facilities that you Miami Marlins T-Shirts can play the game in. Its not like you can go outside and play a game of ice hockey in your backyard. So rinks are definitely at a premium and are needed.Arenas, they grow old fast, they are Miami Marlins Hats definitely overused and in a lot of situations need drastic upgrades because its expensive to build arenas, its an expensive sport. Kraft is helping in that financial aspect of helping these small communities upgrade their beloved arena.For me, when I was growing up I had chainlink fence inmy arena instead of gla s. One half of the building was wide open to the outside. The locker rooms were very decrepit so I think everybody has a story about their local arena that they play in and I think parents want to put there kids in an environment thats safe and clean and the best environment po sible to learn the best game in the world.MORE:SN: Who are the biggest sellers, biggest buyers with the NHL trade deadline approaching?JR: I think Boston is really going to be looking now with David Pastrnak being hurt, not knowing exactly how long hes going to be out. Theyre going to need a winger to be put in play. I was talking about not a lot of people looking at Nashville to be buyers but with the way that theyve been playing lately and their inability to score goals, I can see them going out and probably sacrificing one, maybe two of their defensive core. Theyre so strong defensively they could Jose Fernandez Jersey probably get rid of and sacrifice a top-end defenseman to try and get an offensive guy in there that could help put pucks in the net because theyve just gone cold as far as their offense.And then its going to be interesting to see what the Edmonton, Colorado and Anaheim do and Minnesota. These four teams have done everything they can do to stay out of the playoffs and the West is still up for grabs. Theyre not out of it yet. I wonder if theyre going to be buyers or selling come next week.(Editor's note: This interview was conducted prior to the .)SN: Obviously the big names on the market now are MarkStone, Matt Miami Marlins Custom Jersey Duchene, MatsZuccarello and KevinHayes. Do you think these are the types of players teams will be looking for and if so where do you think theyll go?JR: Those are all the obvious ones. Theres no question. I would think Wayne Simmonds Andre Dawson Jersey is going to be a guy that the Philadelphia Flyers are going to shop around a little bit, especially with as good as the young players are playing over there. I think obviously with Artemi Panarin, Columbus will see what they can get for Panarin. I think those are the main guys that you could see probably changing hands over the next couple of days.SN: Speaking of the Flyers, as a former Flyer, what are your thoughts on Carter Hart's play?JR: I think hes awesome. I think he has tremendous talent but I love his competitivene s number two. I also love his poise and the way hes able to stay calm in the net. I have not seen frustration, even when he lets in a goal. I see him stay focused and Ive liked everything Ive seen about him. I just dont want to put Wei-Yin Chen Jersey too much pre sure on him because hes obviously very young and just got into the league. I would like to just let him continue to play, let him just get used to the National Hockey League, let him go through a little adversity and see how he comes out of that because hes got all the tools to be a great goaltender in the league.SN: The Flyers' history of goaltending has not been stellar JR: Atrocious. Atrocious.SN: Is it fair to say theres even more pre sure on him?JR: I think Jeff Locke Jersey what youre seeing is a kid come in thats very young, that knows the history of the goaltending, that knows hes going in with eyes all on him, that knows hes going in and everybodys expecting him to be that goaltender that theyve been waiting for. And thats pre sure in itself.One of the many reasons for the 8-game win streak.Carter Hart, everyone. NHL (@NHL) To see him respond and to play the way that he has knowing that all eyes are on him is pretty impre sive. So far hes pa sed the test? Yes. He hasnt gone through any major adversity yet. Once he does that and comes out of that and continues his stellar play then I think you got Starlin Castro Jersey a winner.SN: Who areyour surprise teams this season?JR: I think the surprise team in the league right now are the New York Islanders. The way that Barry Trotz has come in and instilled a total new system, a total new attitude and a total new just confidence level has been totally impre sive. For sure the coach of the year right now. The San Jose Sharks are a team that impre sed me tremendously over the last month and a half. So one on the east, one on the west. I would be very sad having to play them in the first round for sure.ROUNDUP: SN: Who do you predict in the Stanley Cup Final at this point? And is it different than you said at the start of the year?JR: At the beginning of the season I picked Winnipeg and Tampa. I think as of right now I Martin Prado Jersey would probably pick San Jose and Tampa. Id be hard pre sed to see anybody beating Tampa in seven games but, you know what, Id say the same thing about San Jose. So it should really be a good matchup. Thats who Im looking for.SN: What is your take oNthe Hurricanes' postgame celebrations and ?JR: