American players and coaches fire right back at fans booing the National Anthem
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There was another incident of controversial booing during last night's 4 Nations Faceoff game between the US and Finland, and players are responding.
The Americans overwhelmed Finland in last night's 4 Nations Faceoff game, winning 6-1 while both Brady and Matthew Tkachuk put the team on their backs with a combined 4-goal performance.
However, despite the request of the public address announcer at Bell Centre before the performance of the national anthem, there was still some light booing heard during the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner".
Matthew Tkachuk, who scored twice, had a simple response to the small number of fans who chose to boo during the singing of the anthem.
I didn't like it. And that's all I've got.
Head coach Mike Sullivan also responded, noting the pride that they inherited from those who came before.
There's a certain pride in being an American and a certain attitude and swagger that we can bring to the game that is reflective of the attitudes we have all learned from our older generations.
These guys are hockey players. They're here to play hockey. They're also proud Americans. It's a privilege to represent your nation. All of us that have the opportunity to participate, it means a lot to us. To represent our nation is something we think is bigger than ourselves or the sport for that matter.
These guys are hockey players. They're here to play hockey. They're also proud Americans. It's a privilege to represent your nation. All of us that have the opportunity to participate, it means a lot to us. To represent our nation is something we think is bigger than ourselves or the sport for that matter.
Meanwhile, goaltender Connor Hellebuyck chooses to look at the anthem as a sign of respect for those in the armed services.
I paid no attention to it. We have free speech. You can do whatever you want. If you're going to boo the anthem, we sing it for the troops that protected our freedom. You can do whatever you want, but I didn't use it at all.
| POLL | ||
FEVRIER 14 | 157 ANSWERS American players and coaches fire right back at fans booing the National Anthem Should fans stop booing the national anthem regardless of the political climate? | ||
| Yes | 134 | 85.4 % |
| No | 23 | 14.6 % |
| List of polls | ||
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