CALGARY -- John Tavares ' Olympic gold medal hangs in his mini home gym.

"It's always a nice little reminder," Tavares told NHL.com at Hockey Canada's 2025 National Teams Orientation Camp last month.

It's a reminder of the life experience the Toronto Maple Leafs center had in Sochi in 2014 representing Canada, living in the Olympic village and getting a chance to play four games in the best hockey tournament in the world for the best team in the world at that time.

It's a reminder of the pride he had when he first showed the medal to his grandparents.

"They immigrated from the Azores in Portugal, and for me to become a gold-medal winner was really special," Tavares said. "But to be able to compete and be on the ice in the biggest games, you want that, you want to be in those. Hopefu

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