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Ahead of Canada vs. U.S. 4 Nations final, Brandon Hagel throws down gauntlet
The Athletic has live coverage of USA vs Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship. BOSTON — On a team of superstars, players such as Brandon Hagel can get overlooked. That is just as true with the Tampa Bay Lightning as it is with Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
M. Tkachuk, Hagel trade barbs ahead of USA-Canada 4 Nations final
Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk and Canada's Brandon Hagel traded punches on Saturday night. Ahead of their rematch in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday in Boston, they're trading words.
Canada's Brandon Hagel recounts fight with USA's Matthew Tkachuk: 'I did it for the flag, not the cameras'
Canadian forward Brandon Hagel said the animosity at the start of the game wasn't just for showmanship. When the Americans and Canadians met on Saturday night, a 3-1 win for the U.S., there were three fights in the first nine seconds of the game.
Matthew Tkachuk Laughed Off Brandon Hagel's Team USA Jab Before 4 Nations Face-Off Final
Matthew Tkachuk responded to Team Canada winger Brandon Hagel's jab that Team USA is "playing for the cameras" before the two teams' showdown in the 4 Nations Face-Off Final.
Matthew Tkachuk Laughs Off Brandon Hagel's USA Jab Before 4 Nations Rematch vs. Canada
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Tkachuks vs. Hagel chirp battle continues ahead of USA-Canada II
In the round-robin game between Team USA and Canada in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal, Tkachuk and Hagel were the first combatants in the now legendary three-fights-in-nine-seconds sequence that opened the Americans' 3-1 win.
Canada's Brandon Hagel on why he fought USA's Matthew Tkachuk: 'For the flag ... not for the cameras'
Team Canada's Brandon Hagel said fighting Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk was "for the flag," not "for the cameras," on Saturday in their 4 Nations Face-Off game.
Hagel, Tkachuk fight spills into chirp war before heated 4 Nations final
Matthew Tkachuk, naturally, was the instigator to Saturday's punchfest, but no way was Brandon Hagel, a proud Lightning and prouder Canadian, was backing down. Ahead of Thursday's final, that bad blood simmered into a war of words.
Team Canada’s Brandon Hagel takes dig at Matthew Tkachuk after fight during loss vs USA
Team Canada forward Brandon Hagel dropped a fiery comment on his fight with USA's Matthew Tkachuk during Canada's 3-1 loss.
Hagel: Will be a 'dream come true' to beat USA in 4 Nations final
Brandon Hagel joins "SportsCenter" to detail Canada's mindset ahead of their 4 Nations Face-Off title match vs. USA.
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NHLPA: Hagel, Slavin demonstrate persistence to reach 4 Nations championship
Sutter had brought Hagel into the Western Hockey League team as an undrafted 17-year-old in 2015-16. Hagel played well enough ...
4 Nations: Hagel's coming-out party, Matthews is due, and more
Before he boldly accepted Matthew Tkachuk's invitation to fight off the opening faceoff and spoke about playing for the flag ...
We asked NHL players why they fight? Here’s what they said
The reasons differ from player to player and from one situation to the next. The three American forwards, for example, ...
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Hagel, Canada playing 4 Nations championship game 'for a flag, not the cameras'
Hagel's remarks were an obvious dig at U.S. forwards Brady Tkachuk and his brother Matthew, who said they had been in group chats that included teammate J.T. Miller earlier in the day prior to the 4 ...
Canada Player Ratings: Hagel, Bennett shine with superstars held at bay
The American defenders methodically nullified an all-world attack led by McDavid, MacKinnon and Crosby, leaving Canada ...