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Perry Going for More Gold as Captain of Team Canada at the World Championships in Russia
- Updated: May 18, 2016
By Julie Robenhymer Special to AnaheimDucks.com
Corey Perry stands in a locker room in Russia among several of the best players his home country has to offer and finds himself in a unique position as the oldest guy in the room. Perry, who has won a Memorial Cup, a World Junior championship, a Stanley Cup and two Olympic gold medals in his career, is chasing down another gold at the 2016 IIHF World Championship, as Team Canada’s captain for the first time.
“I’ve been lucky enough to play on a lot of good teams and fortunate enough to play with some great players and we’ve been able to win a lot of things along the way,” Perry said during some down time at the tournament. “It’s a great accomplishment personally, but hopefully I’m showing them that no matter what you’ve accomplished in the past, you still have to go out there and compete and play and lead by example each and every day.”
New York Rangers center Derick Brassard has skated with Perry in the tournament, and says of his linemate, “When they introduced him as captain, they went through the list of everything he’s won and he’s pretty much won everywhere. When he …
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