BOSTON (AP) 鈥� The Canadian national anthem was booed, though somewhat tepidly, by the fans at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday 鈥� apparent payback for the jeering of 鈥淭he Star-Spangled Banner鈥� during the opening rounds in Montreal last week.
The Canadian team received a louder but still mixed greeting during the introductions before its game against Finland, with the exception of forward Brad Marchand, whose full-time job is with the Boston Bruins. The Finns were met with mostly silence.
Before the anthems were played, the public address announcer asked 鈥渢hat you kindly respect the national anthems and the players that represent each country.鈥� While the crowd, which featured many fans in the red Canadian sweaters, sang along to 鈥淥 Canada,鈥� a few audible boos could also be heard.
Fans across Canada have since President Donald Trump said he wanted to make the northern neighbors Trump also against the longtime ally.
The Canadian fans drowned out any negativity with cheers when star Connor McDavid scored just four minutes into the game. Nathan MacKinnon added another goal less than a minute later to make it 2-0 and Canada went on to win 5-3 to earn a spot in Thursday night's finals against the United States.
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