U.S. Hockey Team Wants Trump to Attend Final Against Canada
The U.S. hockey team will face Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off Tournament final on Thursday in Boston, MA.
The final will take place less than a week after the U.S. defeated Canada to advance to the game. Canada advanced to the final by beating Finland on Monday.
Before the Americans and Canada started, the Canadians booed the U.S. national anthem (it took place in Montreal).
The Canadians are mad that President Donald Trump refers to the country as the 51st state and calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as governor. The threatened tariffs don’t help either.
Then the game began with three intense fights within nine seconds.
Bill Hemmer asked Team U.S.A. general manager Bill Guerin how that happened:
HEMMER: Was there bad blood prior? Was it the booing of the anthem, or do you think it has something to do with the politics of the day between our two countries.GUERIN: I think a little bit of everything. I mean, Canada, U.S. is a huge rivalry in hockey. I think there was a little bit of a political flare to it. It’s just a time that we’re in, and then I think our guys use that as inspiration. If you let it get the better of you, then you’re in trouble. But I really do think the players use it as inspiration.
Guerin and the team want President Donald Trump to attend the game.
“We would love it if President Trump was in attendance,” Guerin told Fox News. “We have a room full of proud American players and coaches and staff. And listen, we’re just trying to represent the best way we can.”
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