ANALYSIS | Taking page from his boyhood hero, Mitch Marner keeps Canada's gold-medal hopes alive

ANALYSIS | Taking page from his boyhood hero, Mitch Marner keeps Canada's gold-medal hopes alive

When Sidney Crosby's shot sailed into the net in 2010, securing Olympic gold on home soil, a 13-year-old Mitch Marner ran around his neighbourhood with his brother, celebrating. Sixteen years later, it's Marner who's the Olympic hero, playing on a team led by his idol.

'Born to wear that maple leaf on his chest': Hockey world reacts to Marner's goal, Canada's win

'Born to wear that maple leaf on his chest': Hockey world reacts to Marner's goal, Canada's win

As Canada exhales, Olympics stars from past and present weigh in on Mitch Marner’s magical moment

Roberto Luongo, who won gold for Team Canada at the 2010 Olympics, said Marner was born to wear the Maple Leaf.