More than two years ago, a serious injury forced John Tavares to accept his Olympic gold medal dressed in a suit and tie under his Team Canada jersey.
A torn MCL and meniscus sustained against Latvia in the Sochi Games quarterfinals robbed the Islanders captain of his chance to contribute to Canada’s semifinal matchup against the United States and gold medal game against Sweden.
“Those are the games you dream about playing in: an Olympic final, an Olympic semifinal, playing against the U.S., obviously a great Swedish team,” Tavares told the CBC earlier this week. “I didn’t get that opportunity.