A condensed 4 Nations Face-Off packed so much into a 10-day window, including a whirlwind of emotions in two cities and two countries.

Canada vs USA, the sequel, is coming up on Thursday. Nathan MacKinnon helps Canada get there. The Avalanche are returning to practice on Wednesday. Also, Jon Cooper compliments Sidney Crosby. All that and more on this edition of Deen’s Daily —.

Lightning coach Jon Cooper wasn’t sure whether Brandon Hagel would be able to play when Tampa Bay resumed play Sunday night at home against Seattle. Following Team Canada’s euphoric championship win in the 4 Nations Faceoff on Thursday night,

BOSTON ― Travis Konecny was quick to jump in and say “hopefully” when asked about his excitement level to play in the 4 Nations Face-Off final at his media availability on Tuesday. It turns out hoping wasn’t enough,

More than that – as a subdued Canadian coach Jon Cooper told reporters after Canada’s best hockey players beat America’s best hockey players in overtime last week – the beleaguered country “needed a win”.

Wayne Gretzky's pre-game speech to Team Canada offered both encouragement and humor, emphasizing the pride in representing their country. Despite criticism for not wearing the Canadian jersey and posing with American players,

Cooper, who's a dual citizen, could have been the U.S. coach, former national team GM Brian Burke says. "We almost pulled it off."

A condensed 4 Nations Face-Off packed so much into a 10-day window, including a whirlwind of emotions in two cities and two countries.

Off, the role of a coach is to have a 'feel' for his team and make adjustments. Cooper did a masterful job of that against Finland, says Ken Campbell.

Jon Cooper is still riding high after Team Canada's victory at the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Canadian bench boss led his country to Gold in the first best-on-best hockey tournament since 2016.

Team Canada will be looking for revenge on Thursday in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Team USA. The Americans beat them 3-1 last weekend, but the Canadians didn’t have top defenceman Cale Makar in the lineup.

Before clinching their place in the tournament finale, Canada had to fend off a late surge from Finland in Monday's round robin game. After taking a 4–0 lead, Canada gave their