The USA-Kanada 4 nations was finally complicated to call for ESPN Emitters due to politics
The rivalry of hockey in the US-Kanada reached its warmest point Earlier this month on Face-off 4 nations, and fans-and politics has been playing the main roles.
In the first American match of the tournament, which was against Finland in Montreal, Canadian crowd He encouraged “Star-Pad-Transparent”. Two days later, the crowd in Montreal again encouraged the American anthem before two countries bordered in three fights in the first nine seconds of their long -awaited team.
Certainly, politics may not have directly led to the fight, but they are sure they were the main factor for big noise.
Click here for more sports covering on foxnews.com
A stadium overview during the American national anthem before the start of the first period against Team Canada during the game championship with 4 nations in TD Garden. (Brian Fluharty-Imagn Pictures)
National fighting for the anthem began earlier this month when Ottawa SenatorS fans rushed on to “Inscribed” on February 1, when Trump’s tariffs on the goods from Canada to the United States were supposed to be carried out (they have been postponed since). It also happened during the game at Toronto Raptors the next day, and passed down all the way to Boston, when the Americans broke poorly a Canadian anthem in both of their games on American soil.
Sean McDonough was in the call to the finals, which ended up as a 3-2 extension for Canada over the US, but said that while he was supposed to be focused on ice, he felt the need to make a policy between the two countries .
“I think we had to say something in this case,” McDonough said on Podcast “Sports Media”. “I felt like I had to say something because it was a problem – and I guess I contributed to what I said in the radio show, but there was a recognition.”
The Canadian players celebrate after the naked Nathan Mackinnon during the first period of the hockey game of the championship 4 nations against the United States, on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
USA-CANADA 4 NATIONS FAWED CHAPTER IN HISTORICAL LOOKING AS TRAINED RIVANTEY CONTINUES
McDonough, earlier that week, said that he hoped that Americans did not declare the Canadian national anthem ahead of the finals, which he said had become a big deal in the media.
“I said before – it’s amazing how our job works. I’m on a few talk shows. They asked me about lush and I said,” I hope they don’t show up. “” I hope Americans don’t appear. And to the extent that people are more interested in this, it was much more, in my experience, in Canada than in Boston. They were in Canada. “
“It’s interesting how our thing works,” he added. “I said, ‘Well, I hope they don’t appear. “Well, then the titles on these articles become ‘Sean McDonough [inaudible] No Boo, “As I called a press conference and said,” Don’t be. “All I said was,” I hope they don’t show up. “But it’s like I called a press conference and begged people not to [boo]. I answered the question and said, “I hope they don’t penetrate.”
Striker Team USA Auston Matthews, 34, and former hockey player Mike Eruzione and former Wayne Gretzky hockey player and teammate of Team Canada Sidney Crosby (87) during the Ice Championship Championship match in 4 nations in TD Garden. (Brian Fluharty-Imagn Pictures)
Click here to get the Fox News app
McDonough added that he knew the Canadian anthem singer Chantal Kreviazuk Intentionally changed the words as a shot by President Donald Trump, “I would admit.” But at first he thought it was a random looting of the texts.
Victory improved the Canada record against the United States in Best-on-best formats at 14-4-1, with victories, including the Olympic Medal Olympic Medal 2002 and 2010 and the 2014 Olympic semi-finals.
Follow Fox News Digital sports coverage on xand subscribe to Bilten Fox News Sports Huddle.
