Ice Hockey

2/20/2025 |  4 Nations Finale Could Draw Super Bowl–Level TV Ratings in Canada (Front Office Sports) It’s no secret that Thursday’s final of the 4 Nations Face-Off will be a massive event for hockey, but the U.S.-Canada game is also primed to be one of the most-watched broadcasts on Canadian television. 
The title matchup in Boston is fetching hefty prices on ticket resale markets and garnering Stanley Cup Final–level coverage in the U.S. on ESPN. In Canada, however, even more can be said of the broadcast plans for the highly anticipated clash.

2/19/2025 |  National Hockey League constructs ice rink at Ohio Stadium (Stadia Magazine) Work is underway at Ohio Stadium, the football stadium on the campus of Ohio State University, to host its first National Hockey League game next month.
According to the league, to accommodate its outdoor games, a one-of-a-kind mobile refrigeration unit and a rink system is built. The main function of the 53-foot, 300-ton capacity refrigeration unit is to perform the key function of making a great sheet of ice, to remove heat from the surface and stabilize the temperature.

2/18/2025 |  USA vs. Canada hockey: Charlie McAvoy ruled out for title game; Matthew, Brady Tkachuk also banged up (CBS Sports) The United States and Canada will doing battle one more time in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, the Americans have been affected by the injury bug leading up to Thursday's pivotal matchup for international supremacy.
The United States erred on the side of caution in Monday's game against Sweden. With the Americans' spot in the Championship Game already set in stone, coach Mike Sullivan elected to rest the likes of Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk, and Connor Hellebuyck in preparation for Thursday's colossal showdown with Canada.

2/18/2025 |  Canada expects 'made for TV' rematch with Americans in 4 Nations Face-Off (United Press International (UPI)) Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Canada used a 5-3 win over Finland to climb into the 4 Nations Face-Off finale and set up a rematch with Team USA. Coach Jon Cooper said he expects a "made for TV event" with the trophy up for grabs Thursday in Boston.
"We came here for this purpose and now it's 'win one more game,'" Cooper told reporters after Canada beat Finland 5-3 Monday in Boston. "It just happens to be against the team that beat us after the fireworks that went off on Saturday night. 

2/17/2025 |  Ten minute overtime? Longer TV timeouts? 4 Nations Face-Off is an NHL testing ground (Associated Press (AP)) MONTREAL (AP) — Canada and Sweden traded chances back and forth, skating up and down the ice for 3-on-3 overtime that provided dazzling entertainment in the opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
By the time Mitch Marner scored the winner for Canada, more than six minutes had elapsed. Had it been during the NHL regular season, the horn would have sounded at the 5-minute mark and the game decided in a shootout.
Extending OT to 10 minutes is one of the experiments taking place at the tournament that could go into use as soon as next season. There’s still plenty of debate over whether it should, and Marner’s goal made it a hot topic in Montreal.