Brandon Hagel was on the ice for the opening face-off when Team USA and Team Canada battled on Saturday. Within seconds, his gloves were off and he was exchanging a flurry of punches with United States alternate captain,

Will the sequel live up to the hype? The United States beat Canada by a score of 3-1 on Saturday in Montreal after boos rained down during the Star Spangled Banner and three fights broke out in the first nine seconds of play.

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. So, Hagel took advantage of an off day at the tournament to step into the spotlight and throw some gas on what was already a raging bonfire ahead of Canada’s rematch with the United States in Thursday’s tournament final.

In the 4 Nations Face-Off final, Canada bested the United States in overtime - after a week full of chatter from the U.S. side.

The entire hockey world is gearing up for the rematch between Canada and the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Their first meeting was pure chaos, as thr

The players have been emotionally invested in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Sports bettors have noticed and followed suit. Money has been pouring in on the tournament.

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 Nations preliminary round game against Canada. The theme: Let's start the game with chaos.

The United States and Canada will meet in a historic championship battle at the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night at TD Garden.

Now with a USA-Canada rematch set for the final, Hagel, speaking to reporters on ... along with the tension between the nation's fans—the United States national anthem was booed at the Bell ...

With national pride on the line in a long-awaited rivalry game, Saturday's round-robin 4 Nations Face-Off tilt between the United States ... Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel were the first ...

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.

When the puck dropped in Montreal’s Bell Centre on Saturday night, Team Canada’s Brandon Hagel dropped ... throughout the 3-1 win for the United States, many are wondering if we’re going ...