Photo by Andre RInguette/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images A classic battle for the ages with three Avalanche participants for Team Canada. The United States, Canada, Finland, and Sweden will all play today at the Bell Centre in Montreal in the third game day of the Four Nations Face-Off. This means all four Colorado Avalanche participants will play today in an … [Read more...] about Open Thread: Team USA vs. Team Canada (6:00 p.m.)
Recap: Big wins for Finland, USA on Day Three of Four Nations
Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The Americans advance to the championship game. First up in day three of the Four Nations tournament was the rivalry match from Europe with Sweden and Finland playing the early meeting so their fans back home could watch and neither team wanted to go down 0-2 in this short tournament. Sweden took the early lead from Mika … [Read more...] about Recap: Big wins for Finland, USA on Day Three of Four Nations
Morning Flurries: MacKinnon makes strong impression in Montreal
Photo by Andrea Cardin/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images Your daily dose of Colorado Avalanche news and links. It was a hot start in Montreal for the Colorado Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon scoring Canada’s first goal of the tournament. Perhaps he received some extra motivation as he got a special message from his sister ahead of puck drop on the Four … [Read more...] about Morning Flurries: MacKinnon makes strong impression in Montreal
Preview: Finland and USA face off for the second game of the Four Nations Tournament
Photo by Andre Ringuette/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images On the heels of an electric OT game between Canada and Sweden, Finland and the USA play their first game tonight. After an absolutely thrilling game between Canada and Sweden last night to open the Four Nations, Finland and the USA will take on each other tonight in the second game of this tournament of … [Read more...] about Preview: Finland and USA face off for the second game of the Four Nations Tournament
Matthew and Brady Tkachuk wreak havoc on Finland to give USA big win
David Kirouac-Imagn Images The Americans down the Finns 6-1 thanks to two goals apiece from the Tkachuk brothers. After the success of the first game there was a lot of hope for the second match of the tournament between USA and Finland. Coming into this game expectations were at an all time high for the Americans and an all time low for the Finns, and this game … [Read more...] about Matthew and Brady Tkachuk wreak havoc on Finland to give USA big win