The 4 Nations Faceoff was the first ‘best on best’ hockey tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Fans and players alike were starved for a tournament like this one.
“We need to have more best of the best. I’m looking forward to the Olympics next year and going forward. I think the biggest thing that I took away from it was the response from everybody else in the community,” said Dylan DeMelo.
“You got ESPN’s First Take talking about (hockey). You got P.K. Subban vouching for not just the sport but for the athletes and the mindset on what (the event) meant to these guys. At the same time as the NBA All-Star Game, you see two ends of the spectrum. You see a pickup basketball game with guys doing…