GDT: Sweden vs. Canada | 12 February 2025 | 8:00 p.m. EST, 2:00 a.m. CET, 3:00 a.m. EET

[Kairi Zaide]

Daddy told his son to come to center ice

 

[le_sean]

Great group of retired dudes!

Yeah three guys that actually won something meaningful in their careers

 

[fahad203]

Love you Mario

Heeeerrrrrre comesssss Mario

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

Montreal embarrassing Canada with these boo's.

 

[Canadienna]

Hedman looks like a different species next to all those guys.

What a giant.

 

[Zirakzigil]

MARIO THE QC GOD OF HOCKEY

Best player to play the game

 

[kingsholygrail]

 

[WarriorofTime]

So the advertised time was a lie. Couldn’t they do all this pregame stuff during the pregame scheduled time.

 

[Grub]

I always think of Canadians as nice people in general, but when it comes to international hockey, they gotta be some of the biggest dirt bags out there. I say that both as a compliment and and insult.

Give us a break, it's our only sport.

 

[Blanka]

Haha

I love it lol

 

[Golden_Jet]

Are my eyes deceiving me, or are there quite a few empty seats??

It’s a sell out they said lol, looks packed

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Great to hear the Mario chants

 

[Dust]

Mario should suit em up for this game.

 

[kevsh]

Good thing about having this game in Montreal, the crowd will be really into it and they will be REALLY loud.

 

[D Wakaluk]

Swedes with the mean 5 guys away mob

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

I haven't been following the lead up to this tournament.

Is the general vibe that it's a glorified all star game competition?

Or more Canada Cup/Olympic style mini competition?
Or something in between?

Vibe will be determined when play starts.

 

[BTP]

Salute to that salute

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Are they going to do this pregame marathon for every game?

 

[Strangle]

I haven't been following the lead up to this tournament.

Is the general vibe that it's a glorified all star game competition?

Or more Canada Cup/Olympic style mini competition?
Or something in between?

Mostly I think it’s a chance to beat and boo the americans

 

[PanniniClaus]

It was Auston Matthews, in Montreal.

Mike Richter was introduced just before him, also an american and he wasn't boo'd

Some will remember Richter winning the World Cup with USA in 96 on this ice. Which could garner a reaction.

 

[Hank Plank]

Start the game alrea........never mind Mario is in the house take all the time you need.

 

[ZDH]

We're still booing the f*** out of

 

[hockey20000]

oh jesus chrsit just drop the puck

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Sweden has a national anthem?

 

[Blanka]

Great group of retired dudes!

Lemieux is the greatest of all time IMHO