TORONTO — The moment called for a hero.
A special moment in what was, at times, a not-so-special tournament.
And so, how fitting, how poetic, that it would come with one unforgettable flick of the wrists from diminutive Brad Marchand, a player nicknamed The Little Ball of Hate.
We know this much: No one in Canada despises him this morning.
In one of the most improbable scenarios you’ll ever see, Team Canada won the World Cup of Hockey on Thursday night on a Marchand goal with 43.1 seconds remaining in regulation.
It was short-handed.