The Canada team and the Boston Bruins star, Brad Marchand, did not have many friendly words for Brady and Matthew Tkachuk after the exciting end of Thursday's 4 nations.
“They play their game,” Marchand said about the Tkachuk brothers of the US team. After winning the inaugural tournament of the 4 NHL nations. 'They do what they do. Sometimes, when you shoot in the media, it bites you. You can do it during the season, but when you are playing better, it is different, and they got a little ahead of themselves. '
Marchand seems to be referring to a comment from Matthew, a member of the renowned champions of the Stanley Florida Panthers Cup and one of the biggest rivals of the Bruins Star.
A week ago, in Montreal, the US team. Uu. He beat Canada 3-1 on a night in which there were three fights in the first nine seconds of action of the game, two of which involved the Tkachuk brothers.
Subsequently, Matthew took the opportunity to announce the resurrection of American hockey.
'The message we wanted to send is:' It is our time at this time '.
The star of the Canada team and the Boston Bruins, Brad Marchand, celebrates after winning the end of the 4 nations
Brady Tkachuk #7 of the United States team celebrates with Matthew Tkachuk #19 after scoring a goal against Jordan Binnington #50 of the Canada team during the first period on Thursday on Thursday
Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the US team. Fights with Brandon Hagel #38 of Team Canada last week
Marchand has had scratches on the ice with both Tkachuk brothers in the past, but he had some good things to say about the Brady of the Senators of the Panthers and the Senators of Ottawa after the victory of the Canada team in Boston on Thursday.
“But they are great players and there are not many types in the league that play as they do and are extremely effective, but when you start giving ammunition teams, it can also work against you,” Marchand said.
'They will have long and large races. I think you saw how effective they can be at all levels.
'They do it during the season, they did in this tournament and they are competitors. They are a great reason why that team is what they are.
The confrontation championship game of the 4 nations between the United States and Canada attracted almost 9.3 million viewers on Thursday night, the most watched non -Olympic hockey game of all time.
In both combined countries, the game attracted 16.1 million viewers, just less of game 7 of winners of the Stanley Cup final last year between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.
Sidney Crosby #87 of the Canada team celebrates a first -period goal by Nathan Mackinnon
With 6.9 million Canadians looking at the game, more than 17 percent of the country's residents were glued to their television screens to watch the American rivalry.
The political controversy surrounded the game when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, called Canada the “State 51”, and the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, did not respond kindly to the leader to his southern border.
“You can't take our country, and you can't take our game,” Trudeau said in X in a message that has more than 16 million impressions.
It was the second confrontation between Canada and the United States in the tournament, since the Americans defeated Canada in Montreal before Thursday's final in Boston.
It was during the first two American games of the tournament, not in their homeland, where Canadian fans booed for the star banner.
The confrontation of Us Canada last Saturday also presented three fights in the first nine seconds of the game, which undoubtedly helped grades for the championship game.
Brady Tkachuk #7 of the Ottawa senators argued with Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins during the third period in TD Garden on November 9, 2021 in Boston
Boston Bruins LW Brad Marchand Patina after making difficult control in the Florida Panthers RW Matthew Tkachuk in the first period of a playoff game in 2024
An extra time of Connor McDavid assured the victory for the Canadians for a 3-2 score after stopping during the second period.
The format of the 4 nations was seen as a great success for the NHL on the backs of the NBA stars game, which was criticized by the players that barely sweat.
“It was much more popular than we would have even imagined: I was receiving so much attention from our entire continent,” said the MVP of 4 nations, Nathan Mackinnon.
'The 4 nations caught fire. I am sure that everyone did not really know what to expect. Obviously, questions about being a game of stars, things like that. Obviously, people really did not know that the player's mentalities entered, and rightly. You never really know. But the boys took this very seriously when they represent their country.
“I will always remember this feeling when it is next year,” said the end of the United States, Brady Tkachuk, after losing in the final.
He then referred to the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy, where NHL players will once again represent their respective countries: “Everything happens for a reason and I think this year, this moment can really motivate us to enter next year” .