Fans at a Scotiabank Arena watch party react as they watch the men’s gold medal hockey game between Canada and the U.S.Sarah Espedido/The Globe and Mail
They descended upon Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena in a wash of red, white and black jerseys, maple leaves painted on cheeks, Canadian flags draped over their shoulders. But beneath the surge of national pride among the thousands of hockey fans heading to the Canada vs. U.S.A. gold medal hockey game watch party, there was a current of quiet anxiety.
Outside of the arena, 16-year-old Matthew Thatton, decked out in a Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins’ jersey, was still processing that his favourite player would be sitting out of the game. “I just heard…