Arda Ocal Apr 6, 2026, 07:30 AM ET There have been eight hockey players who have won an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same season. Ken Morrow was the first. After winning gold with the "Miracle on Ice" team for the U.S., he joined the New York Islanders and became part of that dynasty, including winning a Cup in 1980. In 2002, the second Olympic Games in which active NHL players were able to participate, Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan won gold with Canada, then a Cup with the Detroit Red Wings a few months later. Eight years later, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews pulled off the feat with Canada and the Chicago Blackhawks . The most recent occurrence was 2014, accomplished by Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty , with Canada and the Los Angeles Kings . Team USA ended its Olympic gold drought on the men's side this year, and plenty of those players are on NHL teams currently in a playoff spot.…