The United States and Canada rekindled their hockey rivalry on Saturday in Montreal, and the tension may have been greater than ever.
However, the tension was raised by fans and their policy.
Before the washer fell to the Bell Center on Saturday, Canadian fans hooked the game of the “star banner” for the second time in as many games involving the United States in the tournament.
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Charlie McAvoy (25), Jake Guentzel (59), Zach Werenski (8), Auston Matthews (34) and Jack Hughes (86) from the United States are held in their blue line during the pre-match ceremonies before a match Faced with 4 nations against Finland at the Bell Center on February 13, 2025, in Montreal. (Andre Ringuette / 4nfo / World Hockey Cup via Getty Images)
The fans have hooked despite the advertiser of the public address to “respect” hymns and players. The American anthem was sung first and hooked throughout.
The hoots were stronger due to the nature of the competition because the two countries are considered hockey powers and had classic matches at all levels. However, the people were mainly an answer to President Donald Trump and his prices offered on 25% on goods from Canada in the United States Trump also said that Canada could become “51st state”.
The Canadian crowd did the same Thursday before the Americans were facing Finland, and the match sounded like a home game in Canada when Finland took a first 1-0 lead. The United States has won the match. 6-1.
Fans of Raptors and Senators also hooked the “star banner” earlier this month when the American teams visited Toronto and Ottawa. The advertiser of Vancouver’s Canucks, John Shorthouse, even joked that a penalty would be 2 and a half years due to prices of 25%.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was also present in a Canada team jersey. Trudeau said he resigned after pressure from his own liberal party has developed more and more in the midst of increased criticism of his manipulation of the economy and Trump’s threats.
The double Olympic gold medalist Michelle Kwan, from California, was also hué while presenting the players of the American team. Kwan was the United States Ambassador to Belize at the presidency of Joe Biden.
Matthew Tkachuk (19) and his American teammates celebrate after Tkachuk scored his second goal of the third period in a match confronted in 4 nations against Finland at the Bell Center on February 13, 2025, in Montreal. (Andre Ringuette / 4nfo / World Hockey Cup via Getty Images)
Team star USA Matthew Tkachuk provides a severe line after Canadian fans Boo in the American national anthem
On Saturday marks the first time that the United States and Canada have been facing the best format since 2016 during the Hockey World Cup, which will return in 2028 after a 12-year interruption.
Canada has won 13 consecutive games when NHL players fill the lists. The most famous match in the United States-Canada may have been the 2010 Olympic gold medal match in Vancouver, when Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to give the golden home team.
NHL director Bill Daly said this week that the league “watched” the unhappy “situation and hoped that fans would respect the national anthem.
“I think that has a little reflected,” said Daly. “Our experience last week in Montreal was a positive experience, with two American teams playing there. So, I hope it will continue. Sport is a way to break barriers and bring people together, and we hope that this Tournament can help do it, for sure. “
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A victory in the rules on Saturday would win an appearance in a final of a match for the United States
