Marie-Philip Poulin, the player for special occasions

They don’t call her the “Sidney Crosby” of women’s hockey for nothing. The best player on the planet, Marie-Philip Poulin, shone again at the last Olympic Games in Beijing, leading the Canadian team to the gold medal, the third in her collection of four Olympic medals.

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Mikael Lalancette
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Her sparkling performance — two goals and an assist in a 3-2 win over the Americans — made history: the Beauceville native became the first athlete in history to score in four different Olympic finals.


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