Brandon Hagel throws down gauntlet

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.
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.
Matthew Tkachuk Laughed Off Brandon Hagel's Team USA Jab Before 4 Nations Face-Off Final
Matthew Tkachuk responded to Team Canada winger Brandon Hagel's jab that Team USA is "playing for the cameras" before the two teams' showdown in the 4 Nations Face-Off Final.
Canada's Brandon Hagel Mocks USA's Group Chat With Wordless Post
Hagel's comments came in response to Team USA’s pre-planned approach to their round-robin matchup, which featured three fights in the first nine seconds —starting with one featuring Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk —with the Americans plotting the bouts in advance through a group chat.
Matthew Tkachuk Laughs Off Brandon Hagel's USA Jab Before 4 Nations Rematch vs. Canada
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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.
Matthew Tkachuk, Brandon Hagel throw darts at each other ahead of Team USA vs Team Canada
Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel added fuel to the fire with direct jabs at each other ahead of the 4 Nations Final between Team USA and Team Canada.
Hagel, Tkachuk fight spills into chirp war before heated 4 Nations final
Matthew Tkachuk, naturally, was the instigator to Saturday's punchfest, but no way was Brandon Hagel, a proud Lightning and prouder Canadian, was backing down. Ahead of Thursday's final, that bad blood simmered into a war of words.
M. Tkachuk, Hagel trade barbs ahead of USA-Canada 4 Nations final
Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk and Canada's Brandon Hagel, who traded punches on Saturday night, are now trading barbs ahead of Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off championship in Boston.
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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Brad Marchand, Brandon Hagel troll Tkachuk brothers for ‘mouthing off’ to media at 4 Nations: ‘It bites you'
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Tkachuk brothers, with their ‘insatiable appetite to win,’ will remain the heartbeats of Team USA
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