The rivalry of hockey in the United States-Canada reached its warmest point this month during the confrontation of the 4 nations, and fans-and politics-played major roles.
In the first game of the United States of the tournament, which was against Finland in Montreal, the Canadian crowd huated the “star banner”. Two days later, the Montreal crowd again hooked the American anthem before the two neighboring countries launched into three fights in the first nine seconds of their highly anticipated team.
Of course, politics may not have led to fights directly, but they have certainly been the main factor of the great huts.
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Stade overview during the American national anthem before the start of the first period against Team Canada during the ice hockey championship match of the 4 nations at TD Garden. (Images of Brian Fluharty-Imagn)
The battles of the national anthem began earlier this month when fans of the Ottawa senators hooked the “star banner” on February 1, when Trump’s prices on Canada’s goods in the United States had to be implemented (they have since been delayed). This also occurred in a Toronto Raptors match the next day, and he continued in Boston, when the Americans missed the Canadian anthem in their two games on American soil.
Sean McDonough was on call to the final, which ended up being a 3-2 prolongation victory for Canada over the United States, but he said that even if he had to focus on the ice, he felt The need to raise politics between the two countries.
“I think that in this case, we had to say something,” said McDonough on the “Sports Media” podcast. “I felt like I had to say something because it was a problem – and I guess I contributed it by what I said in the radio show, but there must have been recognition. “”
Canada players celebrate after a goal from Nathan Mackinnon during the first period of the 4 nations hockey match against the United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Boston. (AP photo / Charles Krupa)
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McDonough, earlier this week, said that he hoped that the Americans did not bail out the Canadian national anthem before the final, which, according to him, has become a big problem in the media.
“I had already said – it’s incredible to see how our business works. I am in some talk shows. I was asked about the hoots, and I said:” I hope they do not hoot not. “” I just hope that the Americans do not hide. And to the point that people are more interested in this because of this, it was much more, according to my experience, a problem in Canada than Boston. In Canada, they were. “
“It’s interesting to see how our thing works,” he added. “I said,” Well, I hope they will not huer. “Well, the titles of these articles become” Sean McDonough [inaudible] Do not huer, “as I called a press conference and I said:” Do not hoo “. All I said is:” I hope they don’t hoot. But but It is as if I had called a press conference and I begged people not to [boo]. I answered a question and I said, “I hope they don’t hoot.” »»
The USA AUSTON Matthews team striker (34) and the former hockey player Mike Eruzione and the former hockey player Wayne Gretzky and the Team Canada Sidney Crosby (87) striker in the championship of the championship of Ice hockey of the 4 nations at TD Garden. (Images of Brian Fluharty-Imagn)
McDonough added that if he had known that the singer of the Canadian anthem Chantal Kreviazuk deliberately changed the words as a shot to President Donald Trump, “I would have recognized”. But, he first thought it was an accidental Flubbing of the words.
The victory improved the Canada record against the United States in the best formats of 14-4-1, with victories including the 2002 and 2010 Olympic gold medal matches and the 2014 Olympic semi-final.
