Posted on 02/22/2025 7:32:36 AM PST by lasereye
Following Canada's 3-2 overtime win over Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted a celebratory message on social media. It was also a clear reference to the rising political tensions between the two countries.
Team USA and Canada added another chapter to their storied rivalry on Thursday night. After playing to a 2-2 tie through 60 minutes, the game went to overtime, and Connor McDavid became a national hero with the game-winning goal.
Shortly after Connor McDavid's shot hit the back of the U.S. net, Trudeau posted about the dramatic victory on X. Trudeau's message was short, but it was a clear response to rhetoric from President Donald Trump.
You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 21, 2025
Since taking office for his second presidential term, Trump has alluded to Canada becoming the 51st state on multiple occasions.
Because of the geopolitical landscape surrounding the game, USA vs. Canada was even more intense than it usually was throughout the 4 Nations Face-Off. Canadian fans in Montreal booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" twice.
In the first meeting between the two teams, there were three fights in the first nine seconds. While there were no fisticuffs in Thursday night's championship, the hockey was intense, and the atmosphere inside TD Garden was spectacular.
The next chance the U.S. will have to unseat Canada as the top hockey country in the world will be at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
When the Raptors won the NBA Title, Liberal Canadians praised the fact that Basketball was more “Inclusive” than “Racist” Hockey, which they said was a game that only appealed to “White Rednecks”.
I guess Trump is making Canadian Liberals love Hockey again.
Governor Trudeau said what?
Obama calls him President Trudeau.
Would it be considered bad sportsmanship if Trump “droned” Ottawa....
..or maybe topped the Ontario Spire....
..or maybe did it and deflected blame by providing intelligence it was the Quebecois?
Limitless possibilities to just toy with them.....:->
Would it be considered bad sportsmanship if Trump “droned” Ottawa....
We’ll allow the Canadians to bomb the Baldwin Residence...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8wa7cUueg
We don’t want Canada but their truckers seem to be an awesome lot.
The USA HAS ~330,000,000 peeps and TWO! NHL Hockey teams in Florida.
The last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was 1993.
if you add the scores for both games, USA wins 5 to 4.
Since he got King Charles III to dissolve the Canadian Parliament for him Trudeau is now the de facto dictator just like his Dad was in Cuba.
Face off?
Let’s scale it down to something Justin could better understand.
How about eyebrow off?
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