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Kopitar wears Team Europe colors with pride despite loss to Canada

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

Anze Kopitar couldn't put it into words.

After falling to Canada in the World Cup final, Kopitar used Twitter to share his pride in representing the newly created Team Europe.

Kopitar, a native of Slovenia, led Europe on a surprise run to the finals.

The performance was unexpected after Europe went 1-2 in exhibition games, during which it allowed 13 goals. But the team came together in round-robin play, before defeating Sweden to meet Canada in the final, where scores were close in the best-of-3 series (3-1 and 2-1 Canadian wins).

The newly minted captain of the Los Angeles Kings, Kopitar has a history of winning, capturing Stanley Cups with the Kings in 2012 and 2014.

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