Rival match and must-win game at the same time. Then the Finnkampen can become a "hate match". If you say "The Mask" Carlsson to a Finn, you'll get them going, says Three Crowns' national team captain Sam Hallam.
SportsThe audience in Canadian Montréal booed during the American national anthem before the match against Finland in the ice hockey tournament Four Nations.
Ice hockeyIn nearly two periods, Finland kept up and gave the USA a match in the Four Nations. Then everything fell apart. Finland lost big, 1–6, and will aim for revenge on Saturday against Sweden. We need to be better, says team captain Aleksander Barkov.
SportsBarely seven minutes. That's all the playing time Canada's defenseman Shea Theodore got in the Four Nations. He injured himself in the premiere against Sweden and will miss the rest of the star tournament. It's heartbreaking, says Canada's coach Jon Cooper.
SportsTonight, the star-studded Four Nations begins. Sweden meets Canada in the premiere of the first NHL national team tournament since 2016. Here are the prerequisites.
Ice hockeyUnity and role acceptance are keys for Sweden to succeed in Four Nations. That's what the Tre Kronor stars who won the Olympic Games gold in Turin 19 years ago think. I believe that will be an important role for the national team captain, says Mats Sundin.
Ice hockeyTeammates who usually hunt for the Stanley Cup together. Now, defenseman Mattias Ekholm, 34, and superstar Connor McDavid, 28, will suddenly face each other on opposite sides. He's a winner to the core and so am I. So we won't hold back, says Ekholm.
Ice hockeyMaster back Gustav Forsling was back after a break and took his first shifts with Tre Kronor in Montreal. It felt really good, I'm healthy and fresh, so no danger, he says.
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