The sport did just that with the creation of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The NHL decided to ditch their traditional all-star festivities and gave fans an appetizer for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

It was the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship. A meeting between historied rivals. A game that became — unexpectedly to some — bigger than itself. In the league’s first best-on-best ...

Following Team Canada’s euphoric championship win in the 4 Nations Faceoff on Thursday night, an illness bug that went through the dressing rooms at the tournament had hit Hagel when he returned ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off was a boon to the sport of hockey. It was also supposed to be a galvanizing force for the New York Rangers, who sent six players to the tournament — more than every NHL ...

Zadorov is from Russia, which wasn’t part of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, so he watched it in Florida. He admitted the first USA-Canada game got to him a bit — especially the three fights to ...

Now, nearly 16 months later and in the wake of 4 Nations, the question is whether Fox is an automatic to be one of eight defensemen selected for the 2026 United States Olympic Team that will ...

Canada won the 4 Nations Face-Off by beating the United States for the championship in an overtime thriller capped off by Connor McDavid’s memorable goal that will be on highlight reels for ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off turned out to be a massive success for the NHL, and the television ratings for Thursday's championship game between the United States and Canada continued to show that.

The NHL doesn’t seem to mind. During this week’s highly touted 4 Nations Face-Off matches between the USA and Canada, fighting and physicality were widespread and celebrated. That’s a brutal ...

How well did the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off perform? Well enough to make hockey look great. And to make it look bad. Via FrontOfficeSports.com, the game between the U.S. and Canada attracted an ...