Sat May 14, 2022, 07:35 PM

Jeering of US anthem at Tampa/Toronto NHL playoff game

So, I tuned in a little while ago to catch game 7 between these two teams. Tampa has won the last two Stanley Cups, so I'd prefer they be dispatched to let some fresh blood in. Regardless, the young woman who handles the anthem duties in Toronto launched into the US anthem. There was loud jeering/booing throughout the anthem. The whole crowd didn't join in, mind you, but enough so that it was fairly loud and impossible to ignore. They did applaud politely at the end to recognize her efforts.

So, what if any reaction do you have to that? Does it make you angry to hear such disrespect, or do you not care? Is it a natural reaction given the current state of affairs in this country, or does it cross a line of decorum? If you're Canadian, how does it make you feel to see the Toronto fans react that way?

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Jeering of US anthem at Tampa/Toronto NHL playoff game (Original post)	Xavier Breath	May 2022	OP
I'd guess the booing wasn't political but dispair that...	brush	May 2022	#1
I don't care at all.	rownesheck	May 2022	#2
"O Canada" leaves "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the dust.	Prof. Toru Tanaka	May 2022	#4
There should be a show of respect	True Dough	May 2022	#3
They can think about it til next season, cause they're out	Bristlecone	May 2022	#5
The whole anthem thing at sports events started during WW II. It's stupid.	3Hotdogs	May 2022	#6

Response to Xavier Breath (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2022, 08:12 PM

brush (47,723 posts)

1. I'd guess the booing wasn't political but dispair that...

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the American team is the two-time champion of the Canadian game.

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Sat May 14, 2022, 09:04 PM

rownesheck (2,319 posts)

2. I don't care at all.

It's a stupid song and it's embarrassing that it's played before sporting events.

I also am no fan of the pledge of allegiance.

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Sat May 14, 2022, 10:45 PM

Prof. Toru Tanaka (1,741 posts)

4. "O Canada" leaves "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the dust.

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Sat May 14, 2022, 09:12 PM

True Dough (15,443 posts)

3. There should be a show of respect

Boo the Lightning during their warm-up skate. Jeer the Tampa players whenever they touch the puck.

But there's no need for blatant disrespect of another country's anthem.

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Sat May 14, 2022, 11:30 PM

Bristlecone (9,638 posts)

5. They can think about it til next season, cause they're out

And won’t be hearing the anthem in Scotiabank Arena any more this year. Not a Lightning fan, but they showed up for game 7 and the Leafs crumbled again.

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Sat May 14, 2022, 11:59 PM

3Hotdogs (10,382 posts)

6. The whole anthem thing at sports events started during WW II. It's stupid.

Now as for praying at the 50 yard line, or third base line or free throw line at the end of a game... now I can get behind that.

Settle down, Agnes. Its sarcasm.

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