The game may not have involved Team USA, but the Boston audience for Canada-Finland remembered what their neighbors to the north did during the US national anthem and returned.
Canadians in Montreal were heard booing the US national anthem during the 4 nation’s face-off games between the two countries. What happened was three games in the first nine seconds of the game, followed by a US 3-1 victory.
During the game of Canada’s national hymn on Sunday afternoon at TD Garden in Boston, some fans were heard booing.
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Team Canada Tip Connor McDavid looks at Team Sweden during the second period during a 4 Nations Face-off Ice Hockey Games in Bell Center. (David Kirouac-Preferred Pictures)
Hostility felt both on the ice and from the two countries, especially with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said he was “cursed proud of this country” after hearing boos under “the star -spangled banner.”
Jeers has also been heard during the NHL game since President Donald Trump announced duty in Canada, which has since been a break. The president also teased Canada and became the “51st State.”
While some Canadian players, like Drew Doughty, don’t want to hear boos from fans under hymns, US defender Zach Werenski expressed his dissatisfaction with it.
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“We knew it was going to happen,” Werenski admitted. “It happened the last game it happened in the NHL before this, and we knew that tonight would be the same way. We obviously don’t like it.”
The United States also faced boos from the crowd before demolishing Finland, 6-1, in their games, before turning to Canada.
“That’s what it is,” Werenski added. “We had kind of an idea. We used it as motivation best we could and found a way to get a victory. But we had an idea of going into it, so it wasn’t a surprise. Definitely doesn’t like it, though.”
Canada’s Brandon Hagel, on the left, is fighting with US Matthew Tkachuk in the first period of a 4-nations that is Face-off Hockey Games in Montreal on Saturday, February 15, 2025. (Graham Hughes // The Canadian press via AP)
The hostility picked up even more when gloves were immediately dropped with the puck when Canada and the United States were on the ice together.
It was Matthew Tkachuk who went toe to toe with Brandon Hagel. Then Matthew’s brother, Brady, squared just two seconds later with Sam Bennett, who are NHL teammates with Matthew on Florida Panthers.
Finally, a scrap in the Canadian zone JT Miller and Colton Parayko led to drop their gloves.
Team Canada would score the first goal when the multi -year NHL star Connor McDavid got his country on the board first. But the United States would score three unanswered to end the victory and automatically earn a seat in 4 Nations Face-off Championship Game.
Team Canada Tip Connor McDavid is preparing for a face in the first period during a 4 Nations Face-off Ice Hockey Games against Team United States in the Bell Center. (Eric Bolt-Preferred Pictures)
Canada’s victory over Finland on Sunday guarantees the re -match that everyone would see for the title, which will see the puck fall on Thursday night.
Whether more boos and more matches will be at TD Garden for this matchup is the age of watching.
