Matt Duchene C/RW DAL Mon 2/24/14 11:51 AM
Matt Duchene
C/RW DAL
Matt Duchene had a limited role with Team Canada, but he feels he gained valuable experience by being a part of a gold-medal winning team.
"I'm learning how to win here," Duchene said. "I'm around winners on Team Canada, all day, every day. You look around the room and see all that Stanley Cup experience and all those Stanley Cup championships. You watch what those guys do. I'm a sponge." He added that he wants NHLers to return to the Winter Games in 2018. Duchene didn't have a point in four games at the tournament, but he'll return to Colorado with a gold medal and some newfound confidence. He leads the Avalanche with 50 points in 55 games this year.