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 […]
NHL exec hopes Canadians avoid ‘unfortunate situation’ of booing US national anthem ahead of rivalry game
The competition between America and Canada on the ice has been around for many years, but rivalries seem to have become political. The cross-border countries will take ice on Saturday night in Montreal for the four-country faceoff, when the two countries first met since hockey at the 2016 World Cup. When Team USA faced Finland […]
How to watch US vs. Finland 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. The 4 Nations began last night with a thrilling overtime victory for Team Canada through Team Sweden. The US will start tonight. In place of the NHL All-Star Game, 4 Nations […]
How NHL stars feel about 4 Nations Face-Off overtime rules
MONTREAL – Zach Welensky wants to see overtime for a long time. Brock Nelson embraces this idea. Alexander Barkov sounds skeptical. Patrick Lane couldn't care much. Nathan McKinnon doesn't want a part of it. After the opening game of the 4 Nations face-off first saw a 10-minute overtime period, the changes to the rules enacted […]
Islanders facing tough roster decisions with NHL trade deadline nearing
Winnipeg, Manitoba – What has happened in the past few weeks has changed the paradigm of the islanders, not just the rankings, but perhaps a month from now on trade deadlines. It is not known that the exact time frame for Noah Dobson, Ryan Prock and Scott Mayfield will return, but Dobson and Prock have […]