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🏒 NHL 4 NATIONS FACEOFF THE MALE VERSION OF WoHo RIVALRY SERIES?

PLUS, U.S. Team Trials in Mixed Curling are underway!

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Erica L. Ayala
February 20, 2025

đŸ€” WILL THE MEN LIVE UP TO THE USA vs. CANADA HYPE?

NHL 4 Nations Face-Off logo

The United States and Canada will compete in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off Final tonight. As someone who got into hockey through the women’s game, I wonder


Can the Men’s 4 Nations Tournament match the energy of the Rivalry Series?

The Rise of an annual Rivalry Series

The United States vs. Canada ‘Rivalry Series’ began in 2018-19 on the heels of USA Hockey’s first Olympic Gold Medal in 20 years (PyeongChang Winter Games).

The timing aligned perfectly with having a US-centric hockey fan base more invested in the Olympics, given the gold medal. It didn’t hurt that the winning shootout goal by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson had a catchy and absolutely savage name inspired by a Brittney Spears song.

Can 4 Nations Deliver?

Early returns say yes!

Although I’m not a huge fan of fighting in hockey, the three fights in nine seconds in the preliminary round brought attention to the NHL they haven’t seen in some time.

U.S.-Canada 4 Nations Final Promises to Punch Up Record NHL Ratings

There's probably no better place to stage this heated best-on-best title bout than Boston, a town where hockey and brawling reign supreme.

www.sportico.com/business/media/2025/usa-canada-4-nations-final-record-ratings-nhl-1234828870

A fist full of North American animosity Thursday night yielded 4.4 million viewers in the United States. That’s almost double the best NHL All-Star Game (2.64 million in 2004) and better than the first six games in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

That makes me wonder


Will the NHL keep this format? It’s worked in women’s hockey to drum up support for the International Game and the domestic leagues.

The NHL, in theory, doesn’t need that. But there appears to be an opportunity to use the “best on best” format instead of the All-Star Weekend. All this comes the same week as the second-lowest viewed NBA All-Star Weekend.

I’d love to see an International format instead of the current NHL ASG format, though I hope the league and broadcast partners do more to highlight more than just the North American players and teams.

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đŸ„Œ USA TEAM TRIALS - MIXED DOUBLES

U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Mixed Doubles Curling Schedule

USA Mixed Doubles Curling Team Trials are currently underway in Colorado!

The preliminary round ends Friday, and the finals are slated for Sunday. The winning team will represent Team USA at the 2025 World Championship Tournament from April 26 to May 3 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Through the first four days of competition, two teams– Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, Sarah Anderson and Andrew Stopera– sit at the top of the table at 5-1 through six games.

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the U.S. duo of Vicky Persinger and Chris Ply placed eighth overall in the Mixed Doubles Curling competition. Cortina d'Ampezzo native Stefania Constantini and partner Amos Mosaner took home the gold medal.

Sweden and Switzerland rounded out the podium in China.

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