It’s now been exactly 12 years since the Calgary Flames’ legendary No. 12 helped give Canada’s national men’s hockey team an Olympic gold medal on home ice.
On Feb. 28, 2010, Team Canada defeated the United States in the final game of the men’s ice hockey tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Sidney Crosby decided the game in overtime, although it didn’t always look like Canada would need more than 60 minutes to win.
Jonathan Toews and Corey Perry struck in the first 30 minutes of play to give the home team a 2–0 lead. Ryan Kesler brought the Americans back within one with 7:16 to play in the second period, but the score would remain 2–1 until the final minute of regulation time.