Episode Mike Richards (487): Super Bowl Sunday Edition! 4 Nations Faceoff Preview.

The 4 Nations Faceoff is finally here so we're forced to address it. So we do. What's the schedule, what are the rules and does anyone other than the hardest core of fans care? We also discuss the Ryaan Hartman suspension in the DOPeS segment.    Listen Here:  Apple Podcasts   Direct MP3   iHeart Radio Title Player - Mike Richards  Shout out Noah Wilkerson from Minnesota! News Key injuries heading into 4 nations Quinn Hughes  Sidney Crosby Mikko Rantanen Doughty to replace Pietrangelo   Pens terminate Puljujarvi contract   Ryan Suter plays 1500th game - only 3rd American - Matt Cullen and Chris Chelios  22 players all time have 1500 or more Guess the 5th 4 nations preview  Schedule -  WED CAN vs SWE   THU  US vs FIN  Sat - SWE vs FIN / CAN vs US  Mon - CAN vs FIN / US vs SWE THURS FInal Tie Breaks - using IIHF points system and we break down the tie breakers when teams tied at end of round robin Connections Last Week - Gerry Meehan, Jacob Middleton, Paul Maurice, Patric Hornquvist This Week  - no on got last week so it's a carryover Crazy Stat DOPeS - 10 games for Hartman  https://www.nhl.com/news/wild-ryan-hartman-suspended-10-games-for-roughing Appealing  History - https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/ryan-hartman-suspension-history-revisiting-5-instances-minnesota-wild-forward-s-multi-game-discipline 4th suspension since April 2023