4 Nations Face-Off not a given next season, NHL commissioner says
The four-country showdown was a huge success not only for the NHL but also for the entire hockey game. However, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is not sure the tournament will return during the 2025-26 season. Appears in “A rich Eisen Show” Bettman explained why the league must think long and hard about how the tournament […]
Gary Bettman setting himself up for more boos with NHL draft change
Get ready to boove Gary Bettman more in the 2025 NHL Draft. The NHL will announce to committee members the names of all first-round selections in the draft in Los Angeles in late June as the league marks its first distributed draft. This move mimics what the NFL and NBA have been doing for years. […]
Rangers escape with win over last-place Penguins as NHL trade deadline looms
Pittsburgh – The Cliche 'A Win Is a Win' is almost always true, but I don't feel that right for the Rangers. Not for a team who gave up eight goals with an embarrassing loss on the first night of back-to-back slate, but for a 5-3 slow-moving Abbett against the Penguins they were Good luck […]
Johnny Gaudreau’s son serenaded by NHL fans on 1st birthday
The late Johnny Gordlow's young son was serenaded by the Columbus crowd on Saturday in a sweet rendition of “Happy Birthday” when Johnny Jr. celebrated his first birthday. During the Blue Jacket's dominant 5-1 home victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, attendees are informed that it was Johnny Jr.'s first birthday and celebrated the special day […]
NHL, US must capitalize on momentum following 4 Nations Face-Off
Hockey has never been broken as a cultural product south of the Canadian border last week. ESPN has never dedicated the kind of wall-to-wall coverage to the sport prior to the 4 Nations final, even after becoming an NHL rights holder three seasons ago. PK Subban has become a virus to bashing the NBA. This […]
Rangers mid-season trade acquisition equates 4 Nations experience to NHL postseason
Urho Vaakanainen is his seventh NHL season and the Rangers are his third team, but the 26-year-old defender has never reached the playoffs. Therefore, his involvement in the four-state showdown with Finland was not merely inspiring. It could help Vakaninen prepare for the postseason. “I never played in a playoff game, but if I had […]
The NHL calendar has long been broken — here’s how to fix it
If you had to design your calendar with the goal of struggling with sports marketing, you couldn't do much worse than the NHL. The league, which reworked its playoff format to highlight rivalry, castrated them in the regular season. The league, where most of the best players praise high-level international competition, has successfully punted it […]
How the NBA can copy the NHL for its own ‘4 Nations’ All-Star tournament
The NHL cracked the code when it came to finding an attractive alternative to the All-Star Game. “Four Countries Showdown” is the perfect thing to happen in hockey over the years as America, Canada, Finland and Sweden play intense and persuasive hockey. End of the season and race to the playoffs. The final set, held […]
TNT NHL Analyst Anson Carter Takes Smooth Jab At NBA, And He Ain’t Wrong
Why do you watch Team Cornball 1 vs. Team Cornball 2 when you can see America vs. Canada? Just one day after the terrifying NBA All-Star Game aired on TNT, NHL analysts on the network won a jab in the league that enabled China. And boy ah boy, it was smooth and right. Anson Carter, […]
How to watch US vs. Sweden in the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off
New York Post may receive compensation or receive an affiliate committee if you click or purchase a link. Featured pricing is subject to change. Team USA may already have punched tickets for the 4 Nations face-off championship game, but there is still one game to be played first on the round robin stage. The tournament […]