Boston's TD Garden is the place that takes place on Thursday night, and an explosion from the past has jacked up the final crowds of the four countries even more than before.
The US and Canadian hockey teams on ice for the 4 Nations Face Off Championship since 2016, five days after three fights in the first game in the first nine seconds, I've returned to.
The two teams were top point getters in round robin play (Canada owned a tiebreaker over Sweden) and meet again in Boston.
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Former American hockey player Mike Elgione on the ice before the start of the first period with Team Canada during the 4 Nations Face-Off Ice Hockey Championship Game at TD Garden. (Brian Fulherty – Imagnick Image)
Before the game, two greats from the sport were celebrated. Wayne Gretzky and Mike Elzion served as honorary captains in their respective countries.
Elzion alone has a crowd of Americans as he was the captain of the 1980 Miracle on Ice team. But he gave the crowd something special to cheer on.
Elzion came along with his younger brother on the ice rocking the jersey of late NHL All-star Johnny Gordrow, who was killed in August on suspicion of being a drunk driver.
Mike Elgione from the “Miracle on Ice” Hero 4 Nations national anthem boo: “I was very disappointed.”
Gaudreau played in the US as a junior world in 2013 and won a gold medal that year. He also participated in the world ice hockey championships five times.
Team USA forward Auston Matthews (34), former hockey player Mike Elgione and former hockey player Weigletsky and Team Canada forward Sidney Crosby (87) will be joining the 4 Nations Face Off Ice Hockey Championship at TD Garden Forwards in the game. (Brian Fulherty – Imagnick Image)
Gaudreau's presence was felt at this year's Four Nations Club. American jerseys give him his name, and 13 is often hung in the locker room.
Columbus Blue Jacket features left-wing Johnny Gordrow (13) playing Puck against the Montreal Canadiens in his second season at Bell Center. (David Kirouac-Usa Today Sports)
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Unlike Saturday, there were no fights in Pack Drop. But like that contest, Canada took a 1-0 lead.
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