‘Way bigger than us’: Canadian men’s hockey team thankful for support back home

MILAN — Tom Wilson remembers the TV being wheeled into his classroom at school. A kid with dreams of hockey stardom growing up in Toronto, he watched intently each time Canada went for hockey gold at the Olympics. That will be the 31-year-old’s own reality Sunday against the United States. Wilson and his teammates at the Milan Cortina Games are also fully aware of the support — similar to their own vivid memories — back home. “It’s not that long ago that you were the kid in the classroom,” the hulking winger said Saturday following the country’s final practice in Italy. “You put the antennas up so you can get the signal and watch Team Canada play. “That’s why we’re here. We’re here for our...