Simply days after Canadians in Montreal booed the U.S. nationwide anthem on the 4 Nations Face-Off, some People tried to retaliate in Boston.
On Monday, Staff Canada held off Finland for a 5-3 win on the TD Backyard, this time, some followers in attendance returned the jeers through the singing of “O’ Canada.”
With the sport not involving Staff USA, the hostility on the ice didn’t precisely match that of Saturday evening’s contest, through which the Canadian crowd rained boos down through the U.S. anthem in Montreal, with the jeers overpowering any semblance of assist for the anthem.
The Canadian boos seemingly got here as a result of present political local weather between the 2 international locations, as President Trump has threatened tariffs and known as for Canada to hitch the USA because the 51st state.
The Canadian Flag Day booing seemingly wound up the People, who engaged in three fights within the round-robin sport’s first 10 seconds en path to a 3-1 win that positioned the U.S. within the inaugural 4 Nations remaining.
“We knew it was going to happen,” U.S. defenseman Zach Werenski stated of the boos in Montreal. “It happened the last game, it’s been happening in the NHL before this and we knew tonight was going to be the same way. We obviously don’t like it.”
“We kind of had an idea,” he continued. “We used it as motivation the best we could and found a way to get a win. But we had an idea going into it, so it wasn’t a surprise. Definitely don’t like it, though.”
Canadian gamers weren’t precisely followers of the Bell Centre crowd’s response to warrant officer David Grenon of the Royal Canadian Air Power Band’s rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
“Obviously, I know what’s going on, and I understand the Canadians’ frustration, but I think we should respect the anthems and stuff like that,” defenseman Drew Doughty stated. “I don’t think anyone should be booing.”
With Canada having clinched its spot within the finale, the hostilities appear set to be renewed once more — this time on U.S. soil.
