# Gold: How Gretzky's Men Ended Canada's 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought - Hardcover

by **Tim Wharnsby** (Author)

**"Now after 50 years, it's time for Canada to stand up and cheer. Stand up and cheer everybody! The Olympics Salt Lake City, 2002, men's ice hockey gold medal: Canada!" --Bob Cole, CBC play-by-play broadcaster**

There was no iconic Paul Henderson moment, nor a Sidney Crosby golden goal, but Canada's 5-2 victory against the rival United States in the men's 2002 Olympic gold medal game wiped out 50 years of frustration for the nation that invented ice hockey.

Canadians from coast to coast were whipped into a frenzy, with impromptu celebrations on streets like Granville in Vancouver, Yonge in Toronto, Ste-Catherine in Montreal, and Portage and Main in Winnipeg.

_Gold_ is the definitive chronicle of how the men of Team Canada made history. Marking 20 years since the momentous victory, Tim Wharnsby delivers the inside story of how Gretzky built the team and Pat Quinn got them to the gold medal, featuring exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and personnel.

**Readers will hear directly from Gretzky, Jarome Iginla, Joe Sakic, Steve Yzerman, and more in this thrilling and immersive narrative of Olympic triumph.**

### Author Biography

**Tim Wharnsby** has spent more than 30 years as a sports reporter with the _Toronto Sun_ as well as the _Globe and Mail_. He also appeared on _Hockey Night in Canada_ several times in 2012 and composed the anchor features for Hockey Day in Canada in 2013 and 2014 on deaf junior player Gregg Sutch and the 10th anniversary of Dan Snyder's fatal car accident, respectively. Wharnsby, a native of Waterloo, ON., lives in the downtown Toronto neighbourhood of Corktown with his wife, Kathy.

**Number of Pages:** 256

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 9.06 x 6.22 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** February 15, 2022

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- **Price:** 24.95 USD
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