After 46 frustrating years, the Canadian men’s team ended their barren Olympic run with a 5-2 victory over the United States in the Salt Lake City Winter Games final last February. The victorious squad, assembled by ice hockey legend in Wayne Gretzky, overcame disappointing performances in the preliminary rounds and won the final after coming from behind, Joe Sakic rounding off an emphatic victory with his second goal of the match as time ran out.
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2003
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