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# Thursday FTB: Four Nations, Four Leafs
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursday-ftb-four-nations-four-leafs/
- Published: 2024-12-05T05:03:25.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-05T12:32:51.000Z
- Description: Every team had to have a Maple Leaf, so say the rules.
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: From The Branches

Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

The rosters for the fake world championships Four Nations Face Off and every team did what they should, and added a Maple Leaf to the roster.

- Canada: Mitch Marner
- USA: Auston Matthews
- Sweden: William Nylander
- Finland: Jani Hakanpää

[Jani Hakanpää on Team FinlandNo OEL, though. This is my super serious look at this NHL festival of nationalism.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-40.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1527406099874-4bfdfe4d7431)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/jani-hakanpaa-on-team-finland/)

The tournament will take place February 12-20 in lieu of an All-Star Game and Montréal and Boston will play host.

Mitch Marner is on the Canadian team, after the roster was announced last night:

> Canada's roster for the [#4Nations](https://twitter.com/hashtag/4Nations?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Face-Off is set! 🇨🇦 [pic.twitter.com/9W9lw6LR40](https://t.co/9W9lw6LR40?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) [December 4, 2024](https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1864454944079655179?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Auston Matthews was named earlies to Team USA:

> Ready to rep the red, white and blue. Team USA’s [#4Nations](https://twitter.com/hashtag/4Nations?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Face-Off roster is set! 🇺🇸  
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> Roster Details: [https://t.co/NbrfSOihmL](https://t.co/NbrfSOihmL?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/sO9WTzTvSK](https://t.co/sO9WTzTvSK?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — USA Hockey (@usahockey) [December 4, 2024](https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/1864453225631424681?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

So, we'll get a break in February for everyone else to heal up and cross our fingers bone of our big names in the tournament get hurt. Or Jani Hakanpää.

Speaking of Maple Leafs, they beat the Nashville Predators in a burst of offense.

[Leafs beat the Predators in five minutes of sustained greatnessThe Mitch Marner experience is a hell of a ride. That new sidekick of his isn’t bad either.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-41.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1548440611-40a6778988a4)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/leafs-beat-the-predators-in-five-minutes-of-sustained-greatness/)

In other news, do we like suspensions?

The Soo Greyhounds are without their coach for two games after he badmouthed the refs at the end of a loss on Saturday.

[Dean suspended, fined by OHLThe suspension comes after a weekend incident against the North Bay Battalion![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/at-3.png)SooToday.comBrad Coccimiglio![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/20240504greyhoundsdevelopmentcampbc10.jpg;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop)](https://www.sootoday.com/local-sports/dean-suspended-fined-by-ohl-9905342?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Also, top prospect Michael Misa was suspended one game for throwing an object into the stands during a game.

> [#OHL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/OHL?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Disciplinary Action:  
>  
> Saginaw’s Michael Misa has been suspended for one game as a result of actions (Game Misc., Shooting Objects out of Playing Surface) on Dec. 1 at Sarnia.
> 
> — Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) [December 4, 2024](https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/1864361628952584547?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

That object? A teddy bear thrown during the teddy bear toss. Real big crime.

The Utah Hockey Clubs are making themselves known in the community.

[Utah Hockey Club visit kids at Primary Children’s in LehiUtah Hockey Club visit kids at Primary Children’s in Lehi![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-13.ico)Yahoo NewsKTVX Salt Lake City![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/7b84405016251485d4e9934cd1be9d3a)](https://www.yahoo.com/news/utah-hockey-club-visit-kids-033511348.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Defense? We're talking about defense?

[Craig Berube on the Leafs ranking second-best in the NHL in goals against: “We protect the middle of the ice as best as we can, and we try not to give up odd-man rushes”Craig Berube addressed the media after the Maple Leafs’ 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, which improved the team’s record to 16-7-2\. On the team’s performance: That is a good team over there. I know the record doesn’t show it, but that is a good team. I knew it was going to be a tight \[…\]![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/MLHS-LOGO2-EMBLEM-500x500-11.png)Maple Leafs HotstoveMLHS Staff![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/berube-pg-tor.jpg)](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/2024/12/05/craig-berube-post-game-leafs-3-vs-predators-2/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

That's not good.

[Study: Odds of CTE increase 34% per year for male hockey playersAccording to the findings, 18 of 19 deceased NHL player brains studied were found to have CTE.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-44.png)Daily FaceoffTyler Kuehl![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/image-18)](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/study-odds-of-cte-increase-34-per-year-for-male-hockey-players?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Finally, bad news for the Dallas Stars as they lose one of their star players, and he may not be back this season.

[Seguin out 4-6 months for Stars with hip injury | NHL.comForward will have surgery, 3rd on team with 20 points this season![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/favicon-apple-touch-icon-17.png)NHL logoNHLdotcom![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/zqzk5nkkevxrwpkalpls.jpg)](https://www.nhl.com/news/tyler-seguin-injury-status-update-december-4-2024?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Enjoy your day everyone!