were changed to require minimum production numbers — the M3 GTR found fame among gamers in Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
The GTR was central to the story, beginning as the player’s car before being taken in a nefarious manner by bad-guy NPC Clarence “Razor” Callahan — often leading to it being referred to as “Razor’s M3 GTR”. If you’ve not previously played the 2005 title then spoiler alert: you get it back at the end.
It’s become one of the most-loved cars across the whole 30-year history of the franchise, and appears in other media — and the livery is replicated countless modified E46 320i models on public roads around the world.
Back in February, at the end of a strong showing at the 4 Nations Face-Off, the United States was a shot from upending Canada in the championship game.
That was, of course, until Connor McDavid ruined it all with an overtime winner.
Still, the Americans felt confident with the roster they put together and think with a couple tweaks and potential additions (roster sizes are two more than the 4 Nations, so the United States will likely invite 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies), they’ll have a viable chance next February to win their first gold medal in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics since 1980.
“We are going to Milan to win gold, period,” Bill Guerin, general manager for the United States’ men’s hockey team, told The Athletic recently.
The tournament between 12 nations will be held Feb. 11 to 22. It will begin with a round-robin preliminary round, with the United States in a group with Germany, Latvia and Denmark. The United States will hold an orientation camp in Plymouth, Mich., in late August, to which they will invite around 45 Olympic hopefuls. The final rosters are expected to be announced Dec. 31.
On Monday, each of the 12 countries named their first six players onto a preliminary roster. As projected by The Athletic, the United States picked five of the same six they chose for their initial 4 Nations Face-Off roster last June. The one exception was Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk subbing in for New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox.