NINH EXPLAINS ICE HOCKEY (NINH LY YOUTUBE)
RULES OF ICE HOCKEY--NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (NHL) (.PDF FORMAT, 223P.)
RULES OF ICE HOCKEY--USA HOCKEY (.PDF FORMAT, 144P.)
RULES OF ICE HOCKEY--INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION (.PDF FORMAT, 220P.)
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4 NATIONS FACE-OFF--BELL CENTRE (MONTREAL, QUEBEC) (1-BELL CENTRE--WIKIPEDIA)(2-MONTREAL--WIKIPEDIA) CANADA AND TD GARDEN (BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS) (3-TD GARDEN) (4--BOSTON--WIKIPEDIA) FEBRUARY 12-20, 2025
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POST TOURNAMENT FEATURE (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
FINAL:
CANADA 3
UNITED STATES 2
OVERTIME
Connor McDavid scored on an uncontested short shot in overtime to lead Canada to a 3-2 win over USA, to win the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, the National Hockey League's answer to the recent tendency of American sports leagues to try to "jazz up" their All Star Game's dying concept. Whereas the three major sports leagues in the USA have gone for non game gimmicks, an outright different game from the one they play during the season, or completely ditching the concept of defense, the NHL seems to have discovered a formula that works. And did it ever!
Since the NHL has such a diversity of North American and European players, the League decided to split their All Stars into 4 "National" teams: Canada, Finland, Sweden, and USA. The games immediately took on a playoff intensity, as Nationalism is still a strong force in the world. Perhaps even as strong as money.
USA started 3 fights with Canada within the first 9 seconds of their game. No sport has more tolerance for fighting, and this was a doozie. USA turned the tough guy adrenaline into a 3-1 win in front of a disappointed Montreal Bell Centre crowd.
When the two teams met again in the Final, it was all hockey, no fights (there was one penalty in the entire game), and a fantastic display of what humans on ice skates, traveling at quite unbelievable speeds can do with a stick and a piece of hard rubber. The speed of the game takes your breath away. (In my opinion it is impossible to appreciate the speed of this game watching on a mobile phone or even a 100 inch TV. Try attending an NHL game to begin to understand.)
The Tournament was a tremendous success. The country that invented the game sang its National Anthem in a TD Garden that was emptied of disappointed USA fans. Ice Hockey fans can't wait for next year's encore.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2025
SWEDEN 2
USA 1
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CANADA 5
FINALND 3
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FEBRUARY 15, 2025
USA 3
CANADA 1
FEATURE STORY ON THE TKACHUK BROTHERS (BRADY AND MATTHEW) THAT SHOWS VIDEO OF THE 3 FIGHTS IN THE FIRST 9 SECONDS, AND ALSO SHOWS VIDEO OF THEIR FATHER KEITH TKACHUK MIXING IT UP WITH CLAUDE LEMIEUX IN THE 1ST 20 SECONDS OF THE 1996 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY.
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FINLAND 4
SWEDEN 3
OVERTIME
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FEBRUARY 13, 2025
USA 6
FINLAND 1
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FEBRUARY 12, 2025
CANADA 4 SWEDEN 3
OVERTIME
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LEADER BOARDS: SORT ON "GOALS", "ASSISTS", OR "POINTS"
LEADER BOARDS: SORT ON "LOWEST GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE" OR "HIGHEST SAVE PERCENTAGE"
TEAM STATISTICS: SORT ON ANY VARIABLE
4 NATIONS ROSTERS (WITH NHL TEAM LISTED)
4 NATIONS ROSTERS (SORTABLE BY VARIABLE)
NHL PLAYERS (ACTIVE AND ALL TIME)
