US Hockey team wants Trump at Canada final after fights
Bill Guerin, general manager of the U.S. men's national ice hockey team, invited President Trump to Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off championship game in Boston following the president's history-making visit to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.
“We would love it if President Trump was in attendance. We have a room full of proud American players and coaches and staff," Guerin, who is also general manager of the NHL's Minnesota Wild, said during a Monday appearance on Fox News’s "America’s Newsroom."
"And listen, we’re just trying to represent our country the best way we can," he added.
Thursday's championship game of the first-ever men's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament will pair Canada against the U.S. in a battle that may reignite the fighting energy displayed at their group-stage clash over the weekend, which saw three fights in the opening nine seconds.
Guerin, a three-time Olympian for Team USA during his playing career, said he thinks Saturday's on-ice tension was increased by the current political standoff between the two countries; there were boos from the Montreal crowd during the pregame playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
“I think a little bit of everything. Canada-U.S. is a huge rivalry in hockey," he said earlier in the interview.
"I think there was a little bit of a political flare to it. It’s just the time that we’re in. I think our guys used that as inspiration. If you let it get the better of you, then you’re in trouble, but I really do think the players used it as inspiration."
The U.S. won Saturday's game 3-1.
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