Matthews will ‘be myself’ as U.S. captain for 4 Nations
The plan for Auston Matthews is to be, well, Auston Matthews. On Thursday, Matthews was named the captain of Team USA for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the international best-on-best tournament that will pit the US, Canada, Sweden and Finland against each other in Montreal and Boston from Feb. 12-20.
4 Nations captains Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews anxious to play best-on-best hockey again
He was as much the face for international hockey as he was for the Pittsburgh Penguins until the NHL pulled the plug on Olympic participation. That essentially robbed today’s biggest stars — Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Mitch Marner — of a chance at international glory at the national level.
Matthews dealt with a nagging upper-body injury earlier this season, but after looking himself since early January is a full ...
Among the NHL teammates who will be on opposite benches during the 4-Nations Face-Off include Toronto Maple Leafs stars ...
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Leafs’ Auston Matthews: Players ‘have been craving and looking forward to’ 4 Nations Face-OffAuston Matthews has never been able to represent the United States in best-on-best international hockey competition. It’s a ...
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