BROSSARD, Quebec — A night after Montreal fans cheered him for the first time, Brad Marchand criticized them for who they booed instead.
Marchand repeated his opposition to booing during national anthems after fans at the Bell Centre booed throughout the Star-Spangled Banner before Team USA played Finland on Thursday at the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.
Fans in Canada have been booing the American anthem since Donald Trump began proposing tariffs on Canadian goods and suggesting that the United States should use economic pressure to make Canada the 51st state.
“I still think in those moments with the anthem, there should not be any of that. We’re here to play a hockey game. They can boo all they want during the games. The anthems…