""I'm going to just go there and soak it all in and do any role that they want me to be, whether that's practice goalie or back up, you know, hand out the water bottles," Thompson said. "I'm just going to be happy to be there and going to do whatever I can to the best that I can.""
""Yeah, it was the Sidney Crosby golden goal from Iginla, being a Calgary kid," Thompson said. "Iggy was one of my favorite players growing up, and just I remember that play and watching at home and just being so pumped as a kid. So now it's just cool to be"
Logan Thompson won his 50th career NHL game with the Washington Capitals and was named to Canada’s Olympic hockey team on December 31. He will travel to join the team this weekend, taking a train to New Jersey before flying to Milano Cortina, with his parents also attending. Thompson previously played for Canada at the 2022 World Championship, posting a 3-1-0 record, a 3.00 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage. He ranks third in the NHL with 18.3 goals saved above expectation this season. Thompson expects to embrace any role on the Olympic roster, with Jordan Binnington and Darcy Kuemper also on the team.
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