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Greatest Hockey Legends.com: 2002 Olympics - Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 29, 2014 · The 2002 Olympics hockey tournament will be forever remembered as Canada's double golden moment in history. Both the men's and women's teams won gold, both at the expense of the host Americans. For the women it was Canada's first Olympic gold ever.
‘98 problems: How it all went wrong for Canada’s Olympic ... - CBC.ca
Feb 3, 2017 · He went on to make 20 saves in a 1-0 shutout of Russia in the gold-medal game to deliver the Czech Republic its only Olympic hockey title. “When I look back at the ’98 Games, our team was ...
Gretzky: I prayed to shoot for Canada in ’98 - Sportsnet.ca
Canada, of course, lost the semifinal shootout to the eventual gold-medal-winning Czechs and then lost the bronze medal game, 3-2 to Finland, bringing an end to Gretzky’s eighth and final...
Salt Lake 2002 Ice Hockey Men Final - Olympics.com
Any team performing under the tutelage of the greatest ice hockey player the game has ever known understands that the pressure is on to win... gold. Such was the prospect facing the Canada ice hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City with Wayne Gretzky, or the Great One as he was affectionately known, their executive director.
Wayne Gretzky's handpicked team gave Canada the gold
Mar 4, 2002 · The coin was dug up after the gold medal game on Sunday and handed to Team Canada executive director Wayne Gretzky, who elevated it to artifact and will give it to the Hockey Hall of Fame in...
Canada's Men's Olympic Hockey Team Staff Announced for 2002 Olympic …
Nov 8, 2000 · Wayne Gretzky, who retired from playing hockey in April, 2000, will assume the title of Executive Director for Canada's Men's Olympic hockey team for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. Gretzky will oversee all hockey operations, and will have the final decision on all personnel and player selections.
Wayne Gretzky - Wikipedia
Gretzky became executive director for the Canadian national men's hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics, in which the team won a gold medal. In 2000 , he became part-owner of the Phoenix Coyotes , and following the 2004–05 NHL lock-out , he became the team's head coach.
Did Wayne Gretzky ever play in the Olympics and win gold?
Sep 27, 2023 · Wayne Gretzky did play in the Olympics in 1998 in Nagano. He managed the team in 2002 in Salt Lake City where Canada won gold. There was no winter Olympics in 2000.
Wayne Gretzky - Olympedia
Torchbearer within the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics (Lit secondary flame) Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships (0–0–1 1982 Helsinki and Tampere bronze)
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