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Team Canada’s Revenge, Served Ice-Cold

⏬ Bluesky 'bite-sized' article thread (10 min) with added links 📖🍿🔊

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johnhatchard.bsky.social•8 days ago

In mid-February, before the first meeting between Team Canada and Team U.S.A. in the 4 Nations Face-Off, an N.H.L. midseason exhibition tournament featuring the best players from the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Finland, in Montreal ...

johnhatchard.bsky.social•8 days ago

... Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, a pair of brothers on the U.S. team, and their teammate J. T. Miller texted about instigating a few brawls at the start of the game.

johnhatchard.bsky.social•8 days ago

Fighting is not allowed in hockey, strictly speaking, but it has a long and glorified tradition. The Americans wanted to send “a message,” Matthew said afterward—while giving the people what they want. There were three fights in the first nine seconds, tidy one-on-one bouts.

johnhatchard.bsky.social•8 days ago

It worked: word spread of the fights on social media, and, as the game progressed, television audiences soared. The hockey itself was riveting—fast, crisp, and clean—and the U.S. won, 3–1.

johnhatchard.bsky.social•8 days ago

Afterward, everyone seemed happy—the coaches, players on both sides, fans, arrivistes, even the referees. “That was pretty cool, eh?” Brady Tkachuk said to the lead official on the ice, after serving time in the penalty box. “Holy shit, what a start, man,” the ref replied. “That was fucking unreal.”

johnhatchard.bsky.social•8 days ago

The next day, Team Canada’s coach, Jon Cooper, said that the “game is in a better place because last night’s game existed”—and his team lost.

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