On the final day of preliminary round play in Sochi, Team USA clinched first place in Group A after cruising to a 5-1 win over Slovenia highlighted by a natural hat trick by Toronto Maple Leafs’ forward Phil Kessel. It was the first hat trick recorded at the Olympics since the Flyers’ John LeClair accomplished the feat in 2002 in Salt Lake City.

Additionally, three of the Flyers’ five Olympian

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