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The 4 Nations Face-Off began this week in Montreal, and Team USA is public enemy no. 1 up north.
Team USA played its first game of the tournament on Thursday against Finland, a day after Canada defeated Sweden in overtime, and they were across enemy lines to start the tournament.
As the team took the ice, the team was vigorously booed by the crowd, who continued to cheer on Finland all night.
The fans also booed the playing of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” despite the public address announcer asking the fans to respect the anthems.
The Canada-USA hockey rivalry is long-lived, but the hostility from Canadian sports fans has grown since President Donald Trump’s threats to issue tariffs on the country and saying Canada could become the “51st state.”
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