Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were arguably the flag-bearers for the United States hockey squad in the 4 Nations Face-Off. They electrified their teammates and fellow Americans watching at home. With their infectious energy and spell-binding intensity,

It appears that the feeling was mutual between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel. Immediately following puck drop on Saturday’s 4 Nations Face-Off match between USA and Canada, won 3-1 by the Americans, Tkachuk and Hagel threw their gloves to the ground and sparred with each other.

It would be impossible to retell the history of the 4 Nations Face-Off without mentioning the notorious Team USA group text which ultimately led to the trio of fights at the start of the matchup between the United States and Canada.

After the crowd at Montreal's Bell Centre loudly booed the United States national anthem ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off game between Team USA and Team Canada on Saturday night, the tension that was in the arena seemingly spilled out onto the ice, as three fights broke out in the first nine seconds after the puck was dropped.

The disappointment felt by Team USA following Thursday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game was tough to put into

Tkachuk, playing on a line with his brother Matthew and Auston Matthews, crashed the net with less than 4 minutes to go. He was able to get his stick on a pass from Matthews and the puck eluded Canada goalie Jordan Binnington. That sent the pro-U.S. crowd into a frenzy.

Brady Tkachuk revealed that he and some of his Team USA teammates watched the famous movie 'Miracle' prior to their first game against Team Canada. Kurt Russell, of all people, deserves some of the credit for America becoming more interested and engaged in the sport of hockey.