Over the past month or so, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has become a bit of a household name among hockey fans. Despite only recording one assist i

Hagel, of course, had a starring role in the first Canada-USA game Saturday in Montreal, dropping the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk off the opening faceoff and riling up the crowd afterward by throwing both hands in the air.

TAMPA -- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken at Amalie Arena on Sunday. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning (32-20-4), who have won five straight and are 6-0-1 in their past seven games.

TAMPA – Lightning forward Brandon Hagel scored the initial goal and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning returned from the two-week break with a convincing 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken in Amalie Arena. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 of 37 shots to pace the Bolts to their fifth consecutive win.

Brandon Hagel passes the trophy to Anthony Cirelli who passes it to Brayden Point...nice to see some guys on the Tampa Bay Lightning get in the hoisting business again. #GoBolts pic.twitter.com ...

Brandon Hagel wasted no time dropping the gloves when Canada faced the United States for the first time back on Saturday. Right off the opening faceoff, Hagel and Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk set the tone,

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the 38th of his career in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Nikita Kucherov, Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel scored to help Tampa Bay win its seventh consecutive game.

On the ice for Team Canada is Brayden Point, Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli. Jon Cooper is also the head coach for Team Canada. Jake Guentzel is the lone Bolt on Team USA.

Off, and although Teuvo Teravainen, the lone representative from the Chicago Blackhawks, didn't win, former Blackhawk Brandon Hagel did.