Brandon Hagel throws down gauntlet

Ahead of Canada vs. U.S. 4 Nations final, Brandon Hagel throws down gauntlet
Hagel, of course, had a starring role in the first Canada-USA game Saturday in Montreal, dropping the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk off the opening faceoff and riling up the crowd afterward by throwing both hands in the air.
Canada’s Brandon Hagel shades Team USA with group chat jab after 4 Nations Face-Off final win
The post followed Canada’s thrilling 3-2 overtime victory in the 4 Nations Face-Off final against its American rivals.
Canada's Brandon Hagel recounts fight with USA's Matthew Tkachuk: 'I did it for the flag, not the cameras'
Canadian forward Brandon Hagel said the animosity at the start of the game wasn't just for showmanship. When the Americans and Canadians met on Saturday night, a 3-1 win for the U.S., there were three fights in the first nine seconds of the game.
M. Tkachuk, Hagel trade barbs ahead of USA-Canada 4 Nations final
BOSTON -- Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk and Canada's Brandon Hagel traded punches on Saturday night. Ahead of their rematch in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday in Boston ...
Matthew Tkachuk Laughs Off Brandon Hagel's USA Jab Before 4 Nations Rematch vs. Canada
Matthew Tkachuk laughed at Brandon Hagel saying Canadian players "don't have any group chats going on" after Americans texted about plans for game-opening fights before winning Saturday's 4 Nations Face-Off rivalry matchup.
Tkachuks vs. Hagel chirp battle continues ahead of USA-Canada II
From the first punch to when the linesmen jumped in, the fight between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel lasted 25 seconds. The war of words that followed entered its fifth day on Wednesday. In the round-robin game between Team USA and Canada in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal,
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Matthew Tkachuk, Team USA trade chirps with Canada ahead of 4 Nations title game
Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel set the tone ... and on-ice antagonist — laughed off Hagel’s comments while fielding questions on Wednesday in Boston. “Maybe their team doesn’t like ...
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Brandon Hagel stirs the pot against Team USA on social media after 4 Nations win
There were plenty of chirps lobbied to both sides, especially with Brandon Hagel chirping Team USA's group chat, and Matthew Tkachuk responding that Canada must not like each other if they don't ...
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Brad Marchand, Brandon Hagel troll Tkachuk brothers for ‘mouthing off’ to media at 4 Nations: ‘It bites you'
Sporting News breaks down how Canada's Brad Marchand and Brandon Hagel ... after the win, Hagel showed that a Team Canada group chat had been created. The 36-year-old Bruins captain also didn ...
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Hagel, Canada playing 4 Nations championship game 'for a flag, not the cameras'
Hagel's remarks were an obvious dig at U.S. forwards Brady Tkachuk and his brother Matthew, who said they had been in group chats that included teammate J.T. Miller earlier in the day prior to the 4 ...
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Canada’s Brandon Hagel on fight with USA’s Matthew Tkachuk: ‘I did it for the flag, not the cameras’
This time, the United States will be the home team playing in front of fans at TD Gardens in Boston. Following Saturday ... in any of their group chats, but Hagel thinks “things will be ...