The Star of the San Francisco 49ers, George Kittle, had a message for the Canadians after they booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a 4-nations confrontation match against the United States on Saturday.
The Canadians arrived with difficulty after the national anthem of the United States before the album fell at the Bell Center in Montreal. The Canadian team then dropped the game to the United States, 3-1. Kittle and the rest of the Americans playing and watching the game laugh for the last time.
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American teammates celebrate the empty network goal on Canada by Jake Guentzel during the hockey game in front of the 4 nations in Montreal on Saturday, February 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press through AP)
“Don’t boo the anthem!” Kittle wrote in an Instagram post along with the final score.
As soon as the album fell, the gloves of the American and Canadian players also fell. There were three fights in the first nine seconds of the game.
Matthew Tkachuk fought against Brandon Hagel in the initial confrontation, his brother Brady fought with Sam Bennett and Jt Miller fought against Colton Parayko. Brady Tkachuk told ESPN that his brother’s fight “happened quite organically.”
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The chief coach of Canada, Jon Cooper, speaks with the players during the confrontation game of the 4 nations against the United States in Montreal on Saturday, February 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press through AP)
The defense of the United States, Zach Werenski, was unhappy with the boo during the national anthem. In the NHL, the boos have been heard during the song after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada, which since then they have stopped. The president also mocked that Canada becomes the “State 51”.
“We knew it was going to happen,” said Werenski. “The last game happened, it has been happening in the NHL before this, and we knew that tonight was going to be in the same way. We obviously don’t like it.”
The United States faced Boos before his game against Finland and then won 6-1.
American players celebrate after defeating Canada in Montreal, on Saturday, February 15, 2025 (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press through AP)
“It’s what it is,” said Werenski. “We had an idea. We used it as motivation how best we could and found a way to get a victory. But we had an idea, so it wasn’t a surprise. I definitely don’t like it, although.”
