The Tkachuk boys set the tone and the USA went on to send Canada to their first best-on-best loss in hockey in 15 years (Canada lost 5-3 to the US in round play during in the 2010 Olympics).
Many watching loved it, some hated it, but no one could ignore the message being sent. The Americans, led unsurprisingly by Matthew Tkachuk, were standing up to establish themselves as the bull of the woods, if you will while in heated enemy territory.
“The message we wanted to send is ‘It’s our time,’” Matthew Tkachuk said.