USA-Canada 4 Nations final was complicated call for ESPN broadcaster due to politics [Video]

The USA-Canada hockey rivalry reached its hottest point earlier this month at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and the fans — and politics — played major roles.

In USA’s first game of the tournament, which was against Finland in Montreal, the Canadian crowd booed the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Two days later, the Montreal crowd again booed the USA anthem before the two bordering countries got into three fights in the first nine seconds of their highly anticipated team.

Sure, politics may not have directly led to the fights, but they sure were the main factor for the large boos. 

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The national anthem battles began earlier this month when Ottawa Senators fans booed the “Star-Spangled Banner” on Feb. 1, when Trump’s tariffs on goods from Canada to the U.S. were set to be implemented (they have since been delayed). It also happened during a Toronto Raptors game the next day, and it carried over all the …