Throwback Thursday: NHL Olympians

At the Olympics, the world sends its best athletes to compete for national pride. Some of the participants are well known while others are not. For "Throwback Thursday", I want to revisit the National Hockey League participants from past Olympiads:

                                       Ottawa Senators (#39) Dominik Hasek- Team Czech Republic

                                                                                                                                                                       Vancouver Canucks (#37) Jarkko Ruutu (in white jersey )- Team Finland

                                                 New York Rangers (#24) Sandis Ozolinsh- Team Latvia

                                         Washington Capitals (#8) Alexander Ovechkin- Team Russia

                                                Buffalo Sabres (#30) Ryan Miller-Team USA

                                        Boston Bruins (#33) Zdeno Chara (on the left)-Team Slovakia

                                           New Jersey Devils (#30) Martin Brodeur- Team Canada

These photos represented some of the NHL Athletes that made the Olympics an international experience.   To end this blog, I decided to give one hockey player a particular honorable mention for his legacy in both the NHL and the Olympics:

                                        Pittsburgh Penguins (#66) Mario Lemieux -Team Canada