This week, the world watched as the United States Men’s Hockey team did the impossible, ending a 46-year drought to claim Olympic gold in a heart-stopping overtime victory against Canada. To the casual observer, it was a miracle on ice for a new generation. But for those of us who carry the weight of loss—and for the hockey community still reeling from the deaths of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau—that gold medal felt like something else entirely. It was a beautiful, devastating reminder of what—and who—is missing.
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