Justin Trudeau sends fiery message to US after Canada’s 4 Nations win
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a fiery message to the United States on Thursday night as his country won the 4 Nations Face-Off in an overtime thriller.
Team Canada’s Connor McDavid scored the game-winning goal to give his team the 3-2 win over the U.S.
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Jun 17, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau greets fans at a Toronto Raptors rally at Nathan Phillips Square. (John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports)
The game was played amid political strife between Trudeau and President Donald Trump as the U.S. world leader has teased Canadian lawmakers about the country becoming its “51st state.” Trump has openly called Trudeau the “governor” of Canada as well. It continued on Thursday ahead of the game.
“You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” he posted on X.
Politics infiltrated hockey earlier this month as NHL and NBA fans booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” when Trump announced tariffs against Canada, which have since been paused.
AMERICANS BARELY BOO CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM, THEN BELT OUT ‘THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER’ IN PATRIOTIC DISPLAY
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his son Xavier wait for the start of the first period of 4 Nations Face-Off hockey game between Canada and the United States in Montreal on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
The booing continued into the 4 Nations Face-Off and it culminated in a round of fisticuffs during the U.S. and Canada’s first matchup. Three fights occurred in a mere nine seconds after Canadian fans booed the national anthem in Montreal.
The U.S. was able to pull out a win in that game.
Canadian fans drowned out the smattering of boos in the TD Garden as they sang “O, Canada.” American fans followed up with their own singing of the national anthem.
Team Canada forward Sam Bennett (9) celebrates scoring against Team USA goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the second period during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden. (Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images)
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When the dust cleared, it was the Canadians who were holding the 4 Nations trophy.
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Connor McDavid #97 of Team Canada reacts after scoring the game-winning goal during the first overtime period of the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship game between Team Canada and Team United States at TD Garden on February 20, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: Ben Jackson/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images
Canada beat Team USA 3-2 in an overtime 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game thriller in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday night, which saw political tensions spill into the arena.
The big picture: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a swipe at President Trump’s call for Canada’s annexation as the 51st U.S. state moments after the win, saying on X: “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.”
Zoom in: Ahead of the game, U.S. hockey fans booed Canada’s national anthem — after Canadian fans booed a rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner” before Team USA’s winning game Montreal last week.
Go deeper: Trump’s first month turns U.S. foreign policy upside down
Editor’s note: This article and the headline have been updated to reflect Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comment and further context has been added.
American Matthew Tkachuk and Canada’s Brandon Hagel fight during the opening seconds of a 4 Nations Face-Off tournament game on Saturday. Photo: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Political tensions between the U.S. and Canada are colliding with a high-stakes hockey game Thursday night between the sport’s major superpowers.
Why it matters: The drama-filled matchup, featuring the best players from Team USA and Canada, has become the most anticipated international hockey game in over a decade.
Charlie McAvoy of Team USA and Sidney Crosby of Team Canada battle for position during Saturday’s game. Photo: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Team USA will play its Canadian rivals for the 4 Nations Face-Off championship title Thursday in Boston.
The intrigue: Team USA has a chance to make up for its loss to Canada 15 years ago at the Vancouver Olympics, The Athletic reports.
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
“I don’t think there are a lot of Americans who wake up in the morning saying, ‘Oh, damn Canada. Oh, we should really go after Canada,'” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remarked Saturday, encapsulating the shell shock many north of the border are now feeling.
Why it matters: The U.S. is indeed going after Canada. The 25% tariffs President Trump announced on Canada and Mexico — which will likely plunge our northern neighbor into recession — have united Canadians of all political stripes in indignation.
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Connor McDavid etched his name in Canadian hockey history with a golden goal on Thursday in Boston, winning a game and a tournament that felt bigger than anything ever played in an All-Star break.
With the goal, Team Canada beat Team USA 3-2 in the first best-on-best championship game between the two countries since the 2010 Olympic gold medal game, which Canada won in overtime thanks to Sidney Crosby.
The first two periods were both even, with each team notching a goal in each frame. Nathan MacKinnon got Canada on the board with his fourth goal of the tournament, most of any player, but Brady Tkachuk answered back.
Tkachuk, who missed practice Wednesday with an illness, contributed a lot more than a goal, though. He was arguably the Americans’ most physical player, delivering multiple big-time hits and setting the tone for the game.
Team USA took the lead in the second period on a Jake Sanderson goal, and then Sam Bennett tied it right back.
There was no scoring in the third period, as strong goaltending and high-effort defending took over. Both countries waited for that one last punch, but the high stakes naturally had to last until there was a tournament-winning golden goal on the line.
Even the overtime rules reflected how much each team wanted the win, as as there was no three-on-three hockey or a shootout. Just normal, sudden-death hockey, until one team wins.
This rematch came just five days after the U.S. beat Canada 3-1 in round-robin play in a game that was punctuated by three fights in the first nine seconds of play. En route to the championship game, Canada beat both Sweden and Finland, while the U.S. beat Finland but lost to Sweden on Monday, after their spot in the final was already clinched. The tournament replaced the NHL All-Star Game this year ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics in Milan, which NHL players will participate in for the first time since 2014.
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To no surprise, Connor McDavid is named 4 Nations Player of the Game.
The tournament MVP is Nathan MacKinnon.
Here is Jack Baer’s recap for Yahoo Sports:
“Connor McDavid etched his name in Canadian hockey history with a golden goal on Thursday in Boston, winning the All-Star break tournament that every player cared about.”
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Connor McDavid wins the 4 Nations Final for Team Canada, winning the faceoff versus Auston Matthews, then getting a pass from Mitch Marner. He wrists it past Connor Hellebuyck in front of the net!
Jordan Binnington makes another great stop on Brady Tkachuk, this time with the glove. Then he makes the save on a slap shot by Auston Matthews.
Auston Matthews is denied by Jordan Binnington! Right at the net.
Connor McDavid trying to get the win for Canada early on, but had his shot blocked by Brock Faber.
The puck has dropped for overtime in Boston. USA 2, Canada 2 — next goal wins!
Who do you have for the overtime winner?
No 3-on-3 hocus pocus in overtime for this 4 Nations Face-Off Final, folks.
This game was destined to go to overtime, wasn’t it?
Connor McDavid had an open net on the left side, but J.T. Miller gets there in time to block the shot for USA.
Canada’s Nathan MacKinnon gets a wrist shot from the left wing, but Connor Hellebuyck swallows it up.
Two minutes remaining in the third period with a 2-2 tie.
