SIMMONS: For Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and others, 4 Nations final is the game of their lives
The biggest win in Auston Matthews’ hockey life has yet to happen. He has money and prestige and style and personality, but ...
SIMMONS: Perfect ending awaits as Canada will meet USA for 4 Nations championship
This is how it was meant to be. For the National Hockey League. For the game of hockey. For the biggest names and the biggest ...
SIMMONS: Canada vs. USA in 4 Nations hockey a huge Saturday night
Mitch Marner scored the goal of his life on Wednesday night in a game in which he didn’t play particularly well for Team ...
SIMMONS: It's win or go home for Team Canada in Monday matinee against the Finns
Jon Cooper is about to discover — if he hasn’t already — that coaching in a tournament is a whole lot different than coaching ...
SIMMONS SAYS: Don't take anthem-booing personally, Team USA. It's aimed at your country's leader
Worse than that, Matthews has just one goal in those eight games, three of them went to overtime. And Marner has not scored ...
SIMMONS: How labour peace between NHL and NHLPA led to return of international play
When Marty Walsh was interviewing for the job of heading up the NHL Players’ Association, he found one topic that came up ...
SIMMONS: Sidney Crosby the first star, Montreal the second in 4 Nations opening night
The wait was worth it. The pomp. The circumstance. Montreal at its loudest and its best for hockey. Mario Lemieux standing at ...
SIMMONS: How Sidney Crosby became the greatest winner in hockey history
Can you go to your dressing room and ask Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel to come out and meet me?” Crosby ...
SIMMONS SAYS: Auston Matthews needs his Sittler-level signature moment
When Auston Matthews scores his 390th goal, any minute now really, he will officially pass Darryl Sittler on the list of career Maple Leafs goal-scorers. That’s what the numbers say. Next season, he ...