Matthew Tkachuk CLAPS BACK at Brandon Hagel ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off championship game

Matthew Tkachuk fired back at Brandon Hagel after he claimed that Canada did not need a group chat to start a fight with their opponents.

Matthew Tkachuk CLAPS BACK at Brandon Hagel ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off championship game

Brandon Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk (Image via X/Yardbarker)

Team USA and Canada are ready to go to war again. On Thursday, the two nations will line up for a second time in the space of one week at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Ahead of the championship game, Matthew Tkachuk clapped back at Brandon Hagel.

The two of them ignited the crowd on Saturday as they dropped their gloves within 2 seconds into the game. They would grab each other and start throwing some heavy punches. After a few seconds of tussle, Hagel took down Tkachuk to huge applause from fans at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

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Moments later Matthew Tkachuk’s brother Brady Tkachuk and J.T. Miller would get into a fight with Sam Bennett and Colton Parayko respectively. Following the game, the Florida Panthers star revealed that he and the others had a group chat earlier in the day where they discussed fighting early on and sending a message to their rivals.

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Brandon Hagel, the Tampa Bay Lightning star spoke on his fight regarding Tkachuk ahead of the rematch on Thursday. Hagel pointed out that he fought his opponent “for the flag and not for the cameras“. He also stated that they (Team Canada) did not need to initiate anything or have group chats.

On Wednesday, the older Tkachuk fired back at Hagel. With a smile on his face, the 27-year-old claimed that Canadians probably did not like each other then if they did not have any group chats.

Maybe their team doesn’t like each other then if they don’t have group chats. I think that’s just a player enjoying this opportunity.

Matthew Tkachuk told the reporters at 4 Nations Face-Off

Tkachuk also mentioned that he was ready to go for the final. During the game on Saturday, he missed a huge portion of the third period and was sidelined from the Monday game against Sweden due to a lower-body injury.

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Drew Doughty sends warning to Matthew Tkachuk ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off championship game

Matthew Tkachuk and his teammates will have home advantage on Thursday as the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game will be held at the TD Garden in Boston. Ahead of this huge clash, Canada’s Drew Doughty has sent a firm warning to Tkachuk.

Matthew Tkachuk and Drew Doughty
Matthew Tkachuk and Drew Doughty (Image via X)

With the stakes high, there is no limit to what the players will be willing to do for their team to succeed. Doughty, the Los Angeles Kings star, has admitted that he will throw down his gloves with Tkachuk if needed.

I’ll do anything for my country. If the time is right and I got a go at him, I guess so.

Drew Doughty said on NHL on TNT
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Tkachuk and Doughty have a huge history with each other. Since the days of Tkachuk at Calgary Flames, the two NHLers have often gotten into confrontations with each other. Doughty once labeled his opponent as a “dirty player” after he got elbowed by him. With such a background and big stakes, there are chances that these two will go at each other once again.