Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were arguably the flag-bearers for the United States hockey squad in the 4 Nations Face-Off. They electrified their teammates and fellow Americans watching at home. With their infectious energy and spell-binding intensity,

U.S. forward Auston Matthews, former hockey player Mike Eruzione, former hockey player Wayne Gretzky and Canada forward Sidney Crosby during the 4 Nations Face-Off. Despite the loss to Canada in the final, Tkachuk called the tournament a memorable experience, especially since he got to play alongside his brother, Matthew.

It would be impossible to retell the history of the 4 Nations Face-Off without mentioning the notorious Team USA group text which ultimately led to the trio of fights at the start of the matchup between the United States and Canada.

Ottawa Senators captain and USA forward Brady Tkachuk has publicly criticized the Vancouver Canucks for blocking Quinn Hughes from joining the U.S. squad ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off final against Canada .

Tkachuk, playing on a line with his brother Matthew and Auston Matthews, crashed the net with less than 4 minutes to go. He was able to get his stick on a pass from Matthews and the puck eluded Canada goalie Jordan Binnington. That sent the pro-U.S. crowd into a frenzy.

and attempted to execute a wraparound shot on Canada goaltender Jordan Binnington. However, the puck ended up sliding onto the stick of Tkachuk, who put the puck in the net. BRADY TKACHUK 🚨 USA ...

USA star Matthew Tkachuk was limited to a team-low 6:47 of ice time and didn't come off the bench after late in the second period.

GO FURTHER How Connor McDavid, Jordan Binnington lifted Canada to 4 Nations title over U.S.: Takeaways Getty Images "Never experienced anything like that," Brady Tkachuk said in an interview with ...