The 2018 4 Nations Cup comes to a close this afternoon in Saskatoon, Sask., with Finland and Sweden playing for third place at 3 p.m. CST and the United States and Canada facing off for gold at 8 p.m. CST. No big surprises there, as that's the way this tournament nearly always shakes out, but … Continue reading Game Day Skate: 2018 4 Nations Cup Edition
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4 Nations Cup Preview: Players to Watch
This week's 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon marks the beginning of a new Olympic quad. It's a time when we typically see teams make adjustments (three of the four competing teams have new head coaches) and gear up for the future. It's also a good time to key in on player development, and assess the … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Players to Watch
4 Nations Cup Preview: Team USA Roster Breakdown
The United States has won every women's hockey gold medal in 4 Nations, World Championship and Olympic play since April 2015, and they'll look to keep that streak going this week in Saskatoon. The U.S. women's national team is going through a bit of a transition, however. After a short tenure for Robb Stauber, Bob … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Team USA Roster Breakdown
4 Nations Cup Preview: Team Canada Roster Breakdown
Team Canada is playing host to this week's 4 Nations Cup in Saskatoon, Sask. Canada has never lost a 4 Nations Cup gold medal when playing on home soil, and that's a trend the team would like to see continue, particularly this year. It's been exactly four years since the Canadians won gold at any … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Team Canada Roster Breakdown
4 Nations Cup Preview: Finland looking to win the right game
Back in 2017, Finland earned a historic win, beating Team Canada at the IIHF Women's World Championship for the first time in 21 tries. It was a sign of how far Finland's women's hockey program has come; they'd proven to be a consistently tough out for both North American squads, and now they'd gotten a … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Finland looking to win the right game
4 Nations Cup Preview: Sweden hopes to “dare to play”
At the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, Sweden's women's hockey team finished in seventh place - a sizable step back from the 2014 Olympics, when they played in the bronze medal game, and a far cry from their finish in 2006, when the Swedes' monumental semifinal upset over the United States led them to win silver. … Continue reading 4 Nations Cup Preview: Sweden hopes to “dare to play”
4 Nations Preview: Bronze and Gold Medal Games
Bronze: Finland vs. Sweden 5 p.m. EST/2 p.m. PST The Finns fell to Canada on Friday night, 3-1, in their final game of preliminary-round action. Goaltender Meeri Räisänen came up huge even in the loss, stopping 46 of 48 shots. Despite getting outplayed and outchanced, Finland kept it a tight game the whole way. It … Continue reading 4 Nations Preview: Bronze and Gold Medal Games
