US Canadian Hockey Competition Get to the hottest place Earlier this month, fans and politics played an important role in confrontation in four countries.
In the first match of the United States, in Montreal against Finland Canadian crowd Booed the “Stars and Stripes”. Two days later, the Montreal crowds blew the U.S. national anthem again, and then the two border countries fought three battles in the first nine seconds of their highly anticipated team.
Of course, politics may not directly lead to the fight, but they are certainly the main factors in the big booing.
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The first phase begins, at the beginning of the U.S. National Anthem, an overview of the U.S. National Anthem begins in the first phase against the Canadian team, during the 4-country hockey championships held in TD Garden. (Brian Fluharty-Imagn image)
The national anthem battle began earlier this month when Ottawa Senate fans booed the “Stars and Stripes” on February 1, when Trump’s tariffs on goods from Canada to the United States would be imposed (has been postponed thereafter). The next day, this also happened in the Toronto Raptors game, which stretched all the way to Boston, when the Americans blew the Canadian national anthem on American soil in both games.
Sean McDonough Country.
“I think in this case we have to say something,” McDonald “Sports Media” podcast. “I feel like I have to say something because it’s a problem – I think what I said on the radio show contributes to that, but it requires some recognition.”

Canadian players celebrated the first phase of the hockey game against four countries in Boston on Thursday, February 20, 2025, following goals in the first phase of the hockey game in four countries. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
McDonough said earlier that week that he hoped the Americans wouldn’t boo before the final, which he said was important in the media.
“I’ve said before – it’s amazing how our business works. I’m on several talk shows. I was asked about booing and I said, ‘I hope they don’t boo.’ “I just hope Americans don’t. Shhh. So people are more interested in this, and in my experience it is much more of a problem than in Boston. In Canada, they are. ”
“It’s interesting how our things work,” he added. “I said, ‘Okay, I hope they don’t boo.’ Well, then the headlines of these posts became Sean McDonough [inaudible] Don’t shit, “like I called a press conference and said, “Don’t shit.” “I just said, “I hope they don’t shit.” “But it’s like I called a press conference and begging people not to [boo]. I answered a question and said, “I hope they don’t shit.”

Team USA forward Auston Matthews (34) and former hockey player Mike Eruzione and former hockey player Wayne Gretzky and Canada’s Forward Sidney Crosby (87) in the 4-country hockey championship game in TD Garden. (Brian Fluharty-Imagn image)
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MacDonald added if he knew Canadian national anthem singer Chantal Kreviazuk The scene of President Donald Trump was deliberately changed, “I will admit it.” But he initially thought it was an unexpected hallucination of the lyrics.
The victory improved Canada’s record against the United States in the best-best format, up 14-4-1, including the 2002 and 2010 Olympic Gold Championships and the 2014 Olympic semi-finals.
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