THE TELEGRAPH: Fans in Montreal booed the Star-Spangled Banner before players immediately threw punches in what became a mass brawl
Three fights broke out within nine seconds of an ice hockey match between the US and Canada after choruses of anti-Donald Trump booing.
The puck had barely hit the ice when players started throwing punches and the 4 Nations Face-Off quickly descended into a mass brawl.
Fans in Montreal had already loudly booed the US national anthem for the second time in two games at the NHL-run international tournament.
The sporting clash came after relations between the countries were frayed by Trump’s threat of major tariffs against the US’s northern border-neighbour. » | Tom Morgan, Sports News Correspondent | Sunday, February 16, 2025
