Team Canada takes on the Calgary Royals in preparation for the Olympics.

To little fanfare and minimal praise, the Edmonton Mercurys bring home what is expected of them: Olympic hockey gold. Many Canadians are of the mindset that hockey simply belongs to Canada and take this win for granted. Little do they realize that this will be Canada's last Olympic gold medal of the century — a series of hard fought games and bitter losses wait in Olympic competition ahead.

In 2002, the Canadian men's and women's hockey teams gloriously claimed gold, deftly defeating their American opponents. After the game, a relaxed Wayne Gretzky sits down to a news conference. Smiling, he raises his hand and reveals their secret weapon: a shiny gold loonie. The loonie, Gretzky explains, had been buried at centre ice by the Canadian icemakers for good luck. In this CBC Radio interview, Edmonton icemaker Trent Evans explains how and why he hid Canada's most beloved and famous loonie.