Canada, U.S. set to start next chapter of iconic hockey rivalry
Global News
Canada and the United States will square off in a mouth-watering, marquee matchup Saturday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.
Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team.
Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota. A cancelled flight due to winter weather forced him to stay behind with a friend’s family.
It was Feb. 28, 2010, and the teenagers, much like the rest of Canada, were on the edge of their seats as the national team met the United States in the men’s Olympic hockey final.
Sidney Crosby — a 22-year-old, baby-faced superstar — stitched his name into the country’s sporting fabric that memorable Sunday when he scored the overtime goal that clinched a dramatic 3-2 victory and tied a bow on the Vancouver Games.
“We had all got together to watch,” McDavid recalled.
“Any hockey fan remembers where they were,” MacKinnon added.
The pair have waited a long time to play against the Americans at the highest level. They’re set to finally get that chance — with Crosby still leading the charge.
Canada and the U.S. will square off in a mouth-watering, marquee matchup Saturday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.
