The tension between Team USA and Team Canada in international hockey is well international. Like a simmering pot—always on the verge of boiling over, careful don’t melt the ice fellas. And when the two of the best players in the world — Canada’s Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon — are attacking your net with what feels like reckless abandon, it’s legendary. Team USA will be dealing the same threat again after Feb. 13, for the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Minnesota Wild defenseman has a tough job to keep them at bay. And when push comes to shove, the 22-year-old is there.
Mr. 14, Brock Faber knows he’s in for a war on the ice, but if his pregame words are any indication, he’s more than battle ready. Faber and Matt Boldy already left their mark in the earlier 3-1 win over Canada, each notching an assist. Now, with gold on the line, they’re looking to do it again. During warmups, NHL Network caught the Maple Grove native with a question that pulled at his roots: “What would 15-year-old Brock say about playing in this game for Team USA? His response? Short, sharp, and straight to the heart of the rivalry.”
“What would the 15-year-old version of yourself tell you that at 22 years old you’d be playing for Team USA in this game?”
Brock Faber: “He’d tell me he hates Canada.”
(Via: @NHLNetwork)
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“He’d tell me he hates Canada.” No mincing words, no sugarcoating. Just a savage 22-year-old defenseman embracing the fire that fuels this decades-old feud.
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