A ceremonial face-off was held to celebrate the first AJHL regular-season game played at Deerfoot Sportsplex at Siksika Nation Wednesday night.

Source: https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/brooks-bandits-come-out-on-top-in-first-ever-ajhl-game-played-on-the-siksika-nation-1.6666852

Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/entertainment/movie-guide-whats-playing-in-aiken-for-the-weekend-of-march-10/article_dd204c14-bdc7-11ed-857b-dba14fa7109c.html

After an intense face-off for 73 days, both sides withdrew, but in the past five years the People’s Liberation Army has moved back into the area and continued building border infrastructure.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/opinion/india-china-himalayas.html

Almost immediately, there is a face-off as the lion emerges from the brush and leaps toward Spencer, who is barely able to fire a unload a round from his shotgun.

Source: https://collider.com/1923-spencer-alex/

Although they liked the idea but were not sold on a possible face-off between Luffy and Koby as the latter was nowhere even near to the strength that the former possesses.

Source: https://gamerant.com/one-piece-how-strong-is-marine-hero-koby/

A Modi versus Rahul face-off suited the party to the hilt in 2014 and 2019.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/parliament-standoff-narendra-modi-rahul-gandhi-congress-opposition-8503707/

As far as I'm concerned, there's no such thing as too much Sam Richardson, and I'd be thrilled to see another face-off with the character.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1402371/hocus-pocus-3-disney-is-it-happening/

Barzal converted a one-timer from the left face-off circle at 2:26, shortly after Horvat’s apparent power-play goal was waived off due to goaltender interference.

Source: https://www.baytoday.ca/national-hockey/pettersson-scores-2-canucks-beat-isles-to-snap-2-game-skid-6520753

Following a face-off to begin the second period, Tyler Barnes corralled the puck, then simply dumped it into the Weymouth end.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/05/tewksbury-winchester-advance-to-brinn-division-final/

“He’s been doing a great job at the face-off X, he’s a work horse.

Source: https://www.itemlive.com/2023/06/12/final-four-bound-marblehead-laxmen-keep-the-magic-going/

However, it faced numerous obstacles since winning the bids — including a legal face-off against a competitor alleging there were irregularities in the tender process.

Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/491991-karpowerships-could-cost-south-africa-half-a-trillion-rand.html

It's a sci-fi thriller about a mute bartender (Skarsgård) whose search for his partner () leads to a face-off against the mob.

Source: https://collider.com/worst-netflix-movies-reddit/

Last week we got the first-ever face-off between Sting & Chris Jericho.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/6/21/23769257/aew-x-njpw-forbidden-door-updated-card-sting-jericho-orange-cassidy-womens-title

Pushpa: The Rise ended with an epic face-off between the titular hero and the egoistic police officer Banwar Singh Shekhawat (Fahadh), which ends with the latter suffering a humiliating defeat.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/new-poster-of-fahadh-faasil-from-pushpa-the-rule-unveiled-on-malayalam-stars-birthday-8882152/

Scott’s inability to produce memorable moments in three primary debates might not bode well for a potential face-off against Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/politics/donald-trump-vp.html

The Eagles proceeded to win the ensuing face-off, then called a timeout.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/27/vana-leads-st-johns-prep-boys-lacrosse-over-hingham/

The Kestrels welcome Blackburn Hawks to Fife Ice Arena (face-off 6pm) aiming to record a double over the NIHL1 North club.

Source: https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/ice-hockey/ice-hockey-kirkcaldy-kestrels-boss-steve-wishart-urges-fans-to-turn-out-in-big-numbers-on-huge-weekend-for-club-4272333

The new chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase on Monday said the lingering face-off between the PSC and the police was due to a lack of communication.

Source: https://thenationonlineng.net/arase-opens-up-on-police-psc-faceoff/

Then Pettersson scored his first power-play goal of the season when he one-timed a shot from the right face-off dot at 12:52 of the final period for his 21st goal of the season.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/fast-start-fuels-canucks-rout-of-blue-jackets-2

The ride takes guests through a cave network inhabited by giant, insectoid creatures and culminates with a face-off against a giant lava centipede.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/10-disney-rides-that-deserve-the-movie-treatment/