Canada's Brandon Hagel Takes Jab at Team USA

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.
Canada's Brandon Hagel Takes Jab at Team USA Ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off Final
Brandon Hagel was on the ice for the opening face-off when Team USA and Team Canada battled on Saturday. Within seconds, his gloves were off and he was exchanging a flurry of punches with United States alternate captain,
Canada's Brandon Hagel on why he fought USA's Matthew Tkachuk: 'For the flag ... not for the cameras'
Team Canada's Brandon Hagel said fighting Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk was "for the flag," not "for the cameras," on Saturday in their 4 Nations Face-Off game.
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 Nations preliminary round game against Canada. The theme: Let's start the game with chaos.
Ahead of Canada vs. USA 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.
Team Canada’s Brandon Hagel takes dig at Matthew Tkachuk after fight during loss vs USA
Team Canada forward Brandon Hagel dropped a fiery comment on his fight with USA's Matthew Tkachuk during Canada's 3-1 loss.
Brady Tkachuk dishes on what led to early fights in USA-Canada showdown
It appears that the feeling was mutual between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel. Immediately following puck drop on Saturday’s 4 Nations Face-Off match between USA and Canada, won 3-1 by the Americans, Tkachuk and Hagel threw their gloves to the ground and sparred with each other.
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’s win over Canada, American forward Matthew Tkachuk said that brother Brady Tkachuk and teammate J.
‘We’re playing for the flags, not the cameras’: Canada’s Hagel on rematch vs. USA
Brandon Hagel wasted no time dropping the gloves when Canada faced the United States for the first time back on Saturday. Right off the opening faceoff, Hagel and Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk set the tone,
USA-Canada 4 Nations fights were 'fake,' sports radio legend Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo says
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo said this week that the on-ice fights between USA and Canada in the 4 Nations Face Off had a "WWE feel" to them.
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