Legendary, based Canadian NHL coach Don Cherry scares fans with final sign-off: 'This is our last show'



Former NHL coach and legendary broadcaster Don Cherry had fans worried about his health and his career when he signed off of his podcast this week.

The broadcaster has been hosting "The Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast" since he was fired from CBC Sports in 2019 after 37 years. Cherry was canceled after he criticized immigrants for their lack of patriotism and complained that the newcomers did not wear a poppy to honor Canada's fallen soldiers.

'Just like Mark Twain.'

"You people ... that come here, whatever it is — you love our way of life. You love our milk and honey. At least you can pay a couple bucks for a poppy or something like that. These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada. These guys paid the biggest price for that."

He was promptly removed after his comments.

On Monday, Cherry shared a clip from his show, where he and his co-host and son, Tim, discussed their "last show."

"Well, Tim, this is our last show," Cherry said.

"Yep. How many podcasts have we done?" the younger Cherry replied, before informing his father that it was number 313.

"6.5 million downloads," Tim said.

"That's an awful lot. Thanks everybody for listening, and toodle-oo," Cherry signed off.

The short podcast, lasting just 13 minutes, immediately sent media and fans into a frenzy.

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Cherry linked to the clip on his X page, which drew immediate reactions from supporters.

"Thank you Don Cherry," one fan wrote on X.

"The best to ever do it," another hockey fan replied.

Outlets then took turns declaring Cherry had abruptly ended his broadcasting career.

"Don Cherry ends his podcast," the Hockey News wrote.

"Frail-sounding Don Cherry bids farewell," the Western Standard published.

However, long-time Cherry whisperer and investigative reporter Joe Warmington quickly got in touch with the coach to separate fact from fiction. When asked if he was retiring, Cherry joked, "Yeah, just like Mark Twain."

"I'm coming back next season," Cherry told Warmington and the Toronto Sun. "I can't wait."

"We just meant to say goodbye for this year," the iconic broadcaster added. "We always do that at the end the season. There's no more hockey this year, so there's no podcast for the summer. I guess we should have said for the season."

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  BOSTON, MA. — 1970s: Don Cherry, coach of the Boston Bruins, addresses media from his desk at Boston Garden. Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images

 

Despite being excommunicated from the corporate hockey world and left out to dry by former co-host Ron McLean, Cherry is still beloved by fans and former players.

Fan favorite Doug Gilmour, a former Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks player, wished Cherry a happy 90th birthday last year on X, while former player and current ESPN analyst P.K. Subban showered praise on the coach for his 91st.

"Man do I miss this guy on the tube! Canadian Royalty. Can't beat grapes!" Subban wrote on X. "No one has ... and no one will! EVER! I miss Don! & I know everyone who loves our game does too! Enjoy the day grapes! Coast to Coast like butter on toast!"

As for what Cherry is getting up to in the meantime, he told the Toronto Sun, "I was just saying farewell for the summer," he laughed. "Right now, I am watching my Blue Jays. It's baseball season."

Cherry hosted "Coach's Corner" from 1982 to 2019 and produced his own NHL compilation tapes and DVDs titled "Rock'em Sock'em Hockey" from 1989 to 2018.

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Ex-NHL goalie calls Trump a 'traitor' and says former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatened to kill him



Two-time Stanley Cup champion Dominik Hasek has consistently referred to President Donald Trump as siding with criminals in regard to trying to make a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Hasek, a 60-year-old born in the Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia), said he sent letters to the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice Hockey Federation about how former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened to kill him.

Per the New York Times, Medvedev, who is now deputy head of Russia's security council, reportedly said through his assistant that Hasek suffered from "Russophobia," should be careful when crossing the street, and additionally should "not drink beer in unverified places."

Hasek took to his X page to cite his letters to the governing bodies in an attempt to put continuous sanctions on Russian athletes.

"I inform them that former Russian President Medvedev threatened to kill me. Furthermore, among other things, I point out how important their decisions will be in the coming months and again offer assistance in creating rules so that sports competitions are not an advertisement for the Russian war and people do not die because of them."

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala reportedly replied that the alleged threats were "not surprising" and cannot be ignored.

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Hasek has voiced his opinion extensively on the Russia-Ukraine war and has consistently been critical of the NHL for allowing Russian players to participate in games. The former goalie said only players who disavow their home country's role in the war should be allowed to play in the league.

"Rules need to be set so that Russian players have an incentive to come out publicly," Hasek said. "Some players could make the best peace ambassadors. Unfortunately, the NHL does not help the Russian hockey players one bit."

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While simultaneously asking for help in ending the war, Hasek has been brutally critical of President Trump, throwing insults at the politician on a near-daily basis.

Recently, Hasek has said Trump is committing "evil," said he is a "loser," and even called him "human scum."

The Czech also suggested that the peace resolutions Trump has attempted to procure are "dictated to him by criminals in Moscow."

"This is a betrayal of the entire democratic world by the American president and further proof of his collusion with criminals," Hasek wrote.

Hasek has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "the leader of the democratic world" and said the world admires him, while at the same time he called Trump a "traitor to the democratic world" who cannot condemn the deaths of the war. The latter seemingly depends on one's viewpoint, as Trump has repeatedly said that too many people are dying as a result of the conflict that he wants to see come to an end.

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Fake Masters jackets, Beatles signatures, and a Kardashian photo named in fraudster's memorabilia scheme worth up to $550K



An FBI investigation resulted in a man pleading guilty to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fake memorabilia.

A former California resident, who now resides in Mexico, pleaded guilty to selling fake sports memorabilia for nearly a decade and faces up to 20 years in prison.

Anthony J. Tremayne, a 58-year-old, sold "memorabilia containing purportedly genuine signatures of famous athletes, musicians, actors, and other celebrities," a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California reportedly read.

In the nine or so years Tremayne was selling memorabilia, he moved items like fraudulent Masters jackets, Pro Football Hall of Fame jackets, signed replica Stanley Cups, signed boxing gloves, and a photo with an alleged Kobe Bryant signature on it.

Items from the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Los Angeles Kings were all sold with signatures purported to be by members of those teams.

Tremayne's enterprise also consisted of typical celebrity memorabilia from musicians and actors; a fraudulently signed Beatles photo, guitars with fake signatures from Carrie Underwood and Prince, and even a Kardashian-signed picture.

It was the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" photo, that was alleged to have Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian's signatures, that ended up being the item that got Tremayne busted when he unknowingly sold it to an FBI agent for $200 in 2019.

  A photo of the Kardashian sisters sold to an FBI agent is allegedly what brought down the memorabilia enterprise. Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images.

According to ESPN, Tremayne tended to include a "Certificate of Authenticity" with his allegedly genuine signatures, but the FBI determined those also to be fake.

In the end, the estimated price tag for Tremayne's earnings ranged between $250,000 and $550,000, and he now faces a maximum federal prison sentence of up to 20 years. Tremayne was charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, three counts of mail fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft.

Tremayne is also accused of fleeing to Mexico to avoid paying $1.4 million in U.S. taxes; Tremayne formerly resided in West Covina, California, but lived in Rosarito, Mexico, when he was apprehended. He later appeared in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California.

However, a plea deal has reportedly reduced Tremayne's charges to just one count of mail fraud.

Other memorabilia that was noted in the federal scoop included forged signatures from actors from "Hunger Games," "Twilight," "Star Wars," and "Captain America."

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'Them fools up in Canada': Charles Barkley defends Wayne Gretzky against criticisms over Trump support



NBA legend Charles Barkley defended Wayne Gretzky, arguably the best hockey player of all time, against criticisms that he hasn't been loyal to his home country of Canada.

Gretzky has faced criticisms for his support for President Donald Trump, with the Great One having appeared at Trump's inauguration and even in a photo wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.

As the trade war between President Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raged on, Gretzky faced even more heat after the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament, which had the United States and Canada reignite a decades' old rivalry on the ice. When the two countries met in the tournament final, Gretzky was berated for not wearing a team Canada jersey during the opening ceremony,

"You got them fools up in Canada giving the Great One a hard time, I went off on them," Barkley explained on an "NBA on TNT" segment. "I was in that mood."

Barkley and the TNT crew, which includes NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal, were discussing incredible sports records that seem impossible to break. These included Jerry Rice's 22,895 total receiving yards in the NFL, Wilt Chamberlain's 50.4 points per-game average in the NBA, and Gretzky's career point total in the NHL of 2,857. The panel was astounded that Gretzky had over 1,000 points more than the second-highest point scorer in NHL history, Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins (1,662).

"Wayne Gretzky is the greatest hockey player, and he's the nicest person," Barkley said about the 64-year-old. "The fools up in Canada give him a hard time because of the tariff with Trump and everything."

Barkley went on, "He has nothing to do with that. He played hockey. He's the greatest hockey player ever. He got no control of what these fools do down here in our government."

The other co-hosts laughed at Barkley's enthusiasm, with former basketball player Kenny Smith remarking, "Well, his nickname is the Great One."

Host Ernie Johnson also noted that Barkley was "in a venting kind of mood."

'It has broken his heart.'

According to Gretzky's wife, Janet, the former NHL player had been in emotional shambles over comments about him betraying his country.

"I have never met anyone who is more Proud to be a Canadian," Mrs. Gretzky wrote on Instagram, according to the Washington Post.

"It has broken his heart to read and see the mean comments," she added.

Her remarks, which were reportedly deleted, were in reaction to fellow NHL legend Bobby Orr penning an op-ed in a Canadian newspaper in support of Gretzky.

Trump also supported Gretzky in a post on Truth Social and said he is a "fantastic guy" who could run for any political office in Canada and win.

This wasn't the only time Trump had remarked Gretzky could be a politician; in December 2024, Trump said Gretzky could be "governor" of Canada after it becomes the "51st state."

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USA's Matthew Tkachuk responds to Canadian mocking Team USA group chat: 'Our team does not care about anything that they say'



Tensions continue to rise ahead of the Canada vs. USA 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday night with the two teams taking personal jabs at each other off the ice.

USA's 3-1 win last Saturday caught the eye of millions who saw three fights in the first nine seconds of the game. Two of the fights featured American stars, and brothers, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, with Brady having revealed that the Americans texted each other before the game about their plans to have multiple fights.

On the Canadian side, fighter Brandon Hagel said he fought with Matthew Tkachuk out of national pride and then took a dig at the Americans.

"Listen, what happened the other night, I did it for the flag and not for the cameras," Hagel said. "We don't have any group chats going on," he added, per OutKick.

'Maybe their team doesn't like each other.'

On Wednesday, Matthew Tkachuk was asked for his reaction to Hagel's comments and suggested that maybe Team Canada doesn't get along as well if they aren't chatting.

"Well, I mean, maybe their team doesn't like each other then if they don't have group chats," Tkachuk told reporters. "I think that's just a player, enjoying this opportunity. So I think that our team does not care about anything that they say, and there's been a lot of chatter and talk from individuals."

The 27-year-old went on to say that Team USA only has one concern: the millions of fans watching and supporting them around the country. He added that the team is "very prideful," and he feels his squad has the "opportunity of a lifetime."

There was also a lot of speculation as to whether or not President Trump would attend Thursday night's final at TD Garden in Boston. However, in a post to Truth Social, the president revealed he would be watching, not attending.

"I will be speaking before the Governors tonight in D.C., and will sadly, therefore, be unable to attend," Trump explained.

The president said he would be calling Team USA, though, in an attempt to "spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada," adding, "which with FAR LOWER TAXES AND MUCH STRONGER SECURITY, will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State."

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The 47th president even invited "Governor Trudeau" to attend his watch party.

"He would be most welcome. Good luck to everybody, and have a GREAT game tonight. So exciting!"

Canada vs. USA airs at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN, ESPN+, and Disney+.

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7 men charged in connection to Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Joe Burrow home invasions



Seven men were charged by federal prosecutors in connection with a series of robberies from the homes of professional athletes.

Specifically, the men were alleged to be connected to the burglaries that occurred at the homes of NFL players Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Joe Burrow.

Four of the men — Alexander Chavez, Bastian Morales, Jordan Sanchez, and Sergio Cabello — were named in the robbery of Burrow's luxury items, which included diamond chains and Louis Vuitton luggage. Blaze News previously reported that all the men were noted as illegal immigrants from Chile.

The robbery at Burrow's home was originally reported by Olivia Ponton, a 23-year-old Sports Illustrated model, who was at Burrow's home at the time.

The remaining three defendants named were Pablo Zuniga Cartes, Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, and Bastian Jimenez Freraut. The men were also from Chile, but it is unclear whether they are illegal immigrants.

A copy of the court complaint reportedly included a photo of those three men posing with a safe and jewelry, alleged to be stolen from the home of NBA player Bobby Portis. The safe included chains, watches, and cash, along with a designer suitcase and designer bags.

The Milwaukee Bucks forward posted on social media in November 2024 that he had been robbed of his most prized possessions.

The complaint was obtained by ABC News, which reported that the men, ranging between the ages of 20 and 38, are members of a South American crime group that has stolen more than $2 million worth of goods.

Each man faces up to 10 years in prison after being charged in Florida with conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property.

FBI investigators said the robberies were also linked to other players from the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies; the identities of those players were not revealed.

Federal authorities said the burglars had a "clear and consistent modus operandi" based on athlete schedules and locations that were publicly available. Burglars allegedly entered through a broken window or by prying open a sliding door with a crowbar. Many of the break-ins have been recorded on surveillance cameras.

In Florida, some of the criminals even rented vehicles and left them "in the vicinity of [the] burglaries committed."

ABC reported that a New York pawn shop owner was also charged by the FBI for selling some of the stolen goods.

The charges came just days after it was announced that LAFC soccer star Olivier Giroud was also the victim of a robbery at his home in Los Angeles.

Other robberies that have seemingly gone unsolved, as of the time of this writing, include Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin, who was robbed of his three Stanley Cup rings in mid-January.

Additionally, NBA megastar Luka Doncic had his home in Dallas burglarized in December 2024 while he was away.

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'We obviously don't like it': Team USA defenseman responds to Canadian fans booing 'Star-Spangled Banner'



A rivalry between Canada and the United States has been revitalized after Canadian fans booed the U.S. national anthem, with one American player finally revealing that the team does not like it.

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski had one assist in nearly 14 minutes on the ice in the epic 3-1 win over Canada on Saturday, and the tension between the two nations has only escalated as players have reacted to the chorus of boos from Canadian fans at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Canadians have been unhappy with the tariff battle between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump and have taken out their frustration on their hockey rivals.

"We knew it was going to happen," Werenski said. "It happened the last game, it's been happening in the NHL before this, and we knew tonight was going to be the same way," he added, according to Fox News.

Werenski was referring to similar instances in Vancouver and Ottawa. Vancouver Canucks fans booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" before a game with the Detroit Red Wings in early February, as did Ottawa Senators fans before a game with the Minnesota Wild the next day.

Werenski continued, "We obviously don't like it."

"It is what it is," he went on. "We kind of had an idea. We used it as motivation the best we could and found a way to get a win. But we had an idea going into it, so it wasn't a surprise. Definitely don't like it, though."

'I don't think it's right.'

Even Canadian forward Brad Marchand commented on the boos, saying the players have "nothing to do with the political things that are going on."

Although Marchand was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he has played his entire career with the Boston Bruins.

He then added, "I do feel bad for those guys in that moment. I don't think it's right."

  Matthew Tkachuk of Team USA fights Brandon Hagel of Team Canada at the Bell Centre on February 15, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Saturday's battle took North America by storm when it started off with three fights in just the first nine seconds. Canada quickly went up 1-0, but Team USA stormed back for a 3-1 victory, which forced Canada into a must-win situation.

The broadcast averaged 4.4 million viewers according to the New York Times, with a peak of 5.2 million viewers. That was a bigger audience than any non-Stanley Cup game in the NHL since 2019 and far more than the 766,000 viewers who watched the two countries battle at the World Cup of Hockey in 2016.

The U.S. clinched its spot in the final with Saturday's win, but Canada managed to knock off Finland on Monday afternoon to set the stage for a tense rematch this Thursday night in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.

The international tournament has replaced this year's NHL All-Star Game and featured just four teams, which also included Sweden.

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Team USA win over booing Canadians generates staggering viewership, setting up epic rematch in tournament final



Team USA's comeback against Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off drew more viewers than almost any NHL game in recent history.

The 3-1 victory for the Americans drew significant reactions after Canadian crowds in Montreal booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" for days over the tariff wars between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump.

The boos were even more significant due to the inclusion of several players in the tournament who play on teams that are rivals to Montreal's NHL team. Even Canadian Brad Marchand, who plays for the Boston Bruins, said the crowds were being too cruel to the American players.

Saturday's game saw a whopping 4.4 million viewers on average, according to the New York Times, with a peak of 5.2 million viewers. The audience was so big that the number beat out every regular-season NHL game in the last five years.

The last time that many viewers tuned in to a non-Stanley Cup game was in 2019, when the Columbus Blue Jackets played the Boston Bruins in the playoffs on NBC; that game averaged 4.5 million viewers.

At the same time, the international game reportedly saw more than three and a half times (369%) the typical viewership of NHL games on ABC this season. The numbers also trounced playoff games from 2024, which averaged 1.54 million viewers across each network (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS, truTV).

Comparing the numbers to the last marquee matchup between the two nations, the 2016 World Cup of Hockey game between Team USA and Team Canada drew just 766,000 viewers.

'We blow them out in their OWN STADIUM ... AMERICA IS BACK.'

Saturday's game seemed like one for the history books when three consecutive fights broke out just after the game started. Then, after Canada scored a goal about five minutes in, Team USA responded by netting three unanswered goals and outhit the Canadians en route to victory.

The action even spawned commentary from unlikely sources like Super Bowl champion Antonio Brown, who remarked on the Canadian crowd's boos. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) unleashed a pro-America rant for the ages on his X account:

1–They booed our anthem
2–So we get into 3 fights in the first 9sec
3–We then net 3 unanswered goals
4–We blast Free Bird after each goal
5–And we blow them out in their OWN STADIUM
6–AMERICA IS BACK

With the win, the Americans clinched the top spot in the round robin, and after Canada easily handled Finland on Monday, the rivals will meet again for an epic rematch in the finals on Thursday night.

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'They should not be booing': Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand speaks out against Canadian fans booing 'Star-Spangled Banner'



NHL player Brad Marchand spoke out about the recent trend of Canadian hockey fans booing the U.S. national anthem.

Multiple attendees at the 4 Nations Face-Off game between Team USA and Finland reported that some fans at the Bell Centre in Montreal were booing "The Star-Spangled Banner."

The boos are an ongoing reaction to the tariff battle between Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump.

The day after the American team played its game against Finland, Marchand, who is from Canada, took the opportunity to defend the U.S. players.

"They should not be booing the Americans during that anthem. They have nothing to do with the political things that are going on," Marchand said, per the Athletic's Chris Johnston.

Marchand added, "I do feel bad for those guys in that moment. I don't think it's right."

Although Marchand was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he has played his entire career with the Boston Bruins, appearing in multiple All-Star Games, and has won one Stanley Cup.

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'It's always a great atmosphere.'

American captain Auston Matthews was also booed in Montreal, likely both for the fact that he is American and also because he plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs, a historical rival to the Montreal Canadiens.

"I mean, we play here quite a bit, and obviously it's always a great atmosphere," the 27-year-old said in response, per OutKick.

Matthews, who has many high-profile sponsorships with food companies and a bank, took a lighter approach to the controversy.

"I think it's something you just embrace and have fun with. I mean, if you're getting booed, you must be doing something right, so in the end, these are moments, games, situations that you kind of dream of playing in, so I don't think there's really any issue in that."

In February, similar situations occurred in Vancouver and Ottawa. Before the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Detroit Red Wings 3-2, fans at Rogers Arena booed the U.S. national anthem. Before an Ottawa Senators 6-0 win over the Minnesota Wild, fans at the Canadian Tire Centre also booed the U.S. anthem.

It was quickly noted that both franchises had a majority of non-Canadian players leading their teams in scoring.

For Ottawa, this included: Brady Tkachuk from Scottsdale, Arizona; Josh Norris from Oxford, Michigan; Adam Gaudette from Braintree, Massachusetts; Drake Batherson from Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Shane Pinto from Franklin Square, New York.

At the same time, the Canucks had just two Canadians in the their top 13-highest point-scorers.

Many Canadians have strongly condemned President Trump over the threat of 25% tariffs, despite Canada having had tariffs on U.S. dairy for decades, in the range of 200%-300%.

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Ottawa Senators fans boo US national anthem over trade tariffs — forget all of their top scorers are Americans



Ottawa Senators fans in Canada booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" despite their best players being from south of the border.

The Senators hosted the Minnesota Wild on Saturday and walloped their opponents 6 to 0. During the playing of the U.S. national anthem, fans booed as the threat of tariffs on their goods into the U.S. loomed.

The only problem is that the Senators top scorers are Americans.

Brady Tkachuk leads the team in goals, and he hails from Scottsdale, Arizona. Second in goals is Josh Norris from Oxford, Michigan. Adam Gaudette from Braintree, Massachusetts, Drake Batherson from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Shane Pinto from Franklin Square, New York, round out the team's best players.

Interestingly enough, forward Michael Amadio was the only Canadian to score a goal that night, as well.

The Senators do not have any Canadian goalies on their roster, either.

It turns out Senators fans may have a greater reliance on imports than they thought, as only veteran player Claude Giroux has hit the 10-goal mark this season in terms of Canadian skaters.

A similar situation happened at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday. Before the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Detroit Red Wings 3 to 2, fans booed the U.S. national anthem.

The X user who posted the video explicitly said the trade tariffs were the reason:

"Trump said a levy of 25% on Canadian and Mexican imports as well as an additional 10% tax on Chinese goods would come into force on Tuesday."

Trump said a levy of 25% on Canadian and Mexican imports as well as an additional 10% tax on Chinese goods would come into force on Tuesday.
— Clay Imoo (@CanuckClay) February 3, 2025
 

Similarly, the Canucks got no scoring from any Canadians that night, with Detroit's Alex DeBrincat of Farmington Hills, Michigan, scoring the game-winner in overtime.

The Canucks roster is also riddled with Americans, and while Canadian Jake DeBrusk leads the team in goals, the top three point-getters on the team are Americans Quinn Hughes, J.T. Miller, and Conor Garland.

The Canucks have struggled this year and actually could benefit from a lot more production out of their Canadian players; just two of their 13 highest point-producers are Canadian, left winger Danton Heinen and the aforementioned DeBrusk.

In the end, the tariffs did not end up being implemented, or at least were delayed another 30 days when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to implement a $1.3 billion border plan that was actually mapped out weeks earlier.

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