The American hockey team “would love” if Donald Trump was to attend his resentment match against Canada in Boston on Thursday evening.
The two nations played a brutal match in Montreal on Saturday, which saw three fights in the first nine seconds.
Tensions were raised throughout Canada fans, ahead Prime minister Justin Trudeau, furious “The star banner” while playing before the match.
The lines occurred among the growing tensions between the two nations and the close neighbors after President Trump recently threatened to impose prices in Canada.
Trump also suggested that the country could become the “51st state” of America and called Trudeau “governor”, causing the long -standing ally.
The Americans managed to survive the hostile atmosphere to win 3-1 and go to the final on Thursday evening. Canada joined them on Monday after beating Finland.
The American hockey team “would love” if Donald Trump was to attend their match against Canada
Trump threatened to impose prices in Canada and suggested that he could become the “51st state”
Speaking on Monday on “America’s Newsroom”, the director general of the American team Bill Guerin spoke on chaos.
“Canada-US is a huge hockey rivalry,” he said.
“I think there was a little political push. It’s just the time we are.
“I think our guys used it as inspiration. If you let him take over, you are in trouble. But I really think the players used it as inspiration.
Guerin also called this game “the highest level of hockey never played” and extended an invitation to Trump to attend Boston.
He continued: “We would like President Trump to be present.
“We have a room full of proud American players and coaches and staff and listen, we are just trying to represent our country in the best possible way.”
He remains to be seen if Trump will go, but he has participated in high -level sporting events since his return in office in January.
He saw the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Chiefs of Kansas City at the Super Bowl in New Orleans and was at Daytona 500 last week.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saw Americans won in Montreal on Saturday
The tensions worked throughout after the Canada fans hooked “the star banner”
The two nations played a brutal match, which saw three fights in the first nine seconds
“ O Canada ” on Monday, did not meet the level of vitriol that the US national anthem received during the weekend, but a handful of huan could still be heard in the crowd of Boston in the middle of the Acclaiming before Canada Finland.
Before the hymns were played, the advertiser of the public speech asked “ that you respect the nation, its inhabitants and the players who represent each country ”.
During the presentations of the players, the Canadian team received a stronger but still mixed greeting, with the exception of striker Brad Marchand, whose full -time work is with the Boston Bruins. The Finns mainly encountered silence.
The crowd presented many fans in red Canadian sweaters.
