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USA vs. Canada hockey rivalry boils over with 3 fights in first 9 seconds

The heated hockey rivalry between the United States and Canada boiled over quickly on Saturday. As the two teams faced off for the first time since the 2022 Olympics, the game erupted into three fights within the first nine seconds of play.

It took only two seconds for Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk and Team Canada's Brandon Hagel to come to blows: The two went gloves off moments after the face-off.

Not wanting to be left out, Tkachuk's brother, Brady Tkachuk, joined in one second after play restarted, taking on Canada's Sam Bennett.

Six seconds later, a scrum around the Canadian goal turned into another fight, this time between American JT Miller and Canada's Colton Parayko.