When Canadian and American groups face off in opposition to each other, it’s commonplace for each international locations’ nationwide anthems to be performed or carried out.
That was the case at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, when the Minnesota Wild visited the Senators for an NHL bout.
The visiting staff’s anthem is often carried out first, as was the case on Saturday night time.
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The Canadian Tire Centre previous to a recreation between the Ottawa Senators and the Utah Hockey Membership on Jan. 26, 2025, in Ottawa, Canada. (Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Pictures/Getty Photos)
However, earlier than the house crowd heard its personal anthem, they set free boos on the finish of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The sport got here on the identical day that President Donald Trump signed an govt order, which can go into impact Tuesday, consisting of a 25% further tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a ten% tariff on imports from China.
Vitality sources from Canada can have a decrease 10% tariff, in response to the White Home. In a press release obtained by Fox Information Saturday, the Trump administration stated the order is in response to an “extraordinary menace posed by unlawful aliens and medicines, together with lethal fentanyl, (that) constitutes a nationwide emergency.”
Forward of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asserting his resignation, Trump stated he would “love” if Canada might grow to be the “51st state.”
The gang on the Canadian Tire Centre throughout the singing of the nationwide anthems on Oct. 14, 2024, in Ottawa, Canada. (André Ringuette/NHLI by way of Getty Photos)
On their four-game homestand that wrapped up following their TK victory, the Senators hosted all USA groups – there are seven Canadian groups within the Nationwide Hockey League and 25 groups based mostly within the states.
The Senators will kick off a four-game U.S. highway journey in opposition to the Nashville Predators, Tampa Bay Lightning (two video games), and Florida Panthers earlier than returning house on Feb. 22 to host the Montreal Canadiens.
Flags are spotlighted earlier than a recreation between the Ottawa Senators and the Vegas Golden Knights, Oct. 17, 2019, at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. (Marc Sanchez/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)
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The lengthy layover comes as a result of upcoming 4 Nations match that includes the USA, Canada, Finland and Sweden.
Fox Information Digital’s Andrea Margolis, Brooke Singman and Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
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