Thanks for the Olympic memories, NHL

By not participating in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, the NHL ends its streak at five after going to Nagano in 1998, Salt Lake City in 2002, Turin in 2006, Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014.

Here’s a look at some of the top moments from those five Games:

Hasek stars, Gretzky sits: On the way to leading the Czech Republic to Olympic gold in Nagano, goaltender Dominik Hasek beat heavily favoured Canada in a shootout in the semifinals.

As remarkable as Hasek’s performance was, it was unbelievable that the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, didn’t go in the shootout.

“Dominik skated out of the crease and asked me if Wayne Gretzky was shooting,” referee Bill McCreary said. “That kind of surprised me.”

U.S.-Canada for gold: Months after 9-11, the United States and Canada met in Salt Lake City for the gold medal. Canada won 5-2 as Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic each scored twice, ending the country’s 50year Olympic gold-medal drought.

The king rises: One of the greatest moments of Henrik Lundqvist’s career came in 2006 when he led Sweden to gold by making 25 saves in the final against Finland.

It was “a big tournament to play with (Nicklas) Lidstrom and (Mats) Sundin and (Peter) Forsberg,” Lundqvist said. “That was kind of my first big tournament.”

Crosby’s golden goal: Sidney Crosby asked for the puck from Iginla with shouts of, “Iggy, Iggy, Iggy!” Iginla got Crosby the puck, and Canada overcame a sluggish start to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics to beat the U.S. for gold on home ice.

T.J. Sochi: With Vladimir Putin watching, a back-and-forth game between the U.S. and host Russia in Sochi went to a shootout. Coach Dan Bylsma went back to T.J. Oshie over and over and was rewarded as the winger scored on four of his six shootout attempts to give the U.S. a memorable victory.