49ers’ George Kittle will get final phrase as US tops Canada in 4 Nations match after boos throughout anthem
San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle had a message for Canadians after they booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” earlier than a 4 Nations Face-off match towards the U.S. on Saturday.
Canadians got here arduous after the U.S. nationwide anthem earlier than the puck dropped on the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Canadian crew then dropped the sport to the U.S., 3-1. Kittle and the remainder of the People taking part in and watching the sport obtained the final snicker.
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U.S. teammates rejoice the empty internet objective over Canada by Jake Guentzel in the course of the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey recreation in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press through AP)
“Don’t boo the anthem!” Kittle wrote in a submit on Instagram together with the ultimate rating.
As quickly because the puck dropped, American and Canadian gamers’ gloves dropped as properly. There have been three fights inside the first 9 seconds of the sport.
Matthew Tkachuk fought Brandon Hagel off the opening faceoff, his brother Brady tussled with Sam Bennett and J.T. Miller fought Colton Parayko. Brady Tkachuk informed ESPN that his brother’s combat “occurred fairly organically.”
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Canada head coach Jon Cooper talks to gamers in the course of the 4 Nations Face-Off recreation towards america in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press through AP)
U.S. defenseman Zach Werenski was sad with the booing in the course of the nationwide anthem. Within the NHL, boos have been heard in the course of the track after President Donald Trump introduced tariffs on Canada, which have since been paused. The president has additionally teased about Canada turning into the “51st state.”
“We knew it was going to occur,” Werenski mentioned. “It occurred the final recreation, it’s been occurring within the NHL earlier than this, and we knew tonight was going to be the identical means. We clearly don’t prefer it.”
The U.S. confronted boos forward of their recreation towards Finland and later gained 6-1.
U.S. gamers rejoice after defeating Canada in Montreal, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025 (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press through AP)
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“It’s what it’s,” Werenski mentioned. “We type of had an thought. We used it as motivation the very best we may and located a option to get a win. However we had an thought going into it, so it wasn’t a shock. Positively don’t prefer it, although.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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