Team USA Hockey GM Says ‘Political Flair’ Added to Fight-Filled Game Against Canada — Wants Trump to Attend Rematch

PERINO Okay here are ░░░░░░░░ Canadian fans booing the ░░░░░░░░ Spangled Banner before Saturday ░░░░░░░░ s rivalry game between ░░░░░░░░ U S and Canada ░░░░░░░░ Montreal Despite the jeers ░░░░░░░░ USA went on to ░░░░░░░░ 3 1 and the ░░░░░░░░ got off to a ░░░░░░░░ start Beyond the boos ░░░░░░░░ were three fights in ░░░░░░░░ the first nine seconds ░░░░░░░░ the matchup Bill Guerin ░░░░░░░░ general manager of team ░░░░░░░░ for the Four Nations ░░░░░░░░ off he s also ░░░░░░░░ U S hockey Hall ░░░░░░░░ Famer who spent parts ░░░░░░░░ two seasons in the ░░░░░░░░ We re honored to ░░░░░░░░ you on the show ░░░░░░░░ I said in the ░░░░░░░░ break this game really ░░░░░░░░ up our Saturday night ░░░░░░░░ party Everybody was really ░░░░░░░░ it GUERIN Yeah it ░░░░░░░░ that s good to ░░░░░░░░ I think it livened ░░░░░░░░ a lot of dinner ░░░░░░░░ It was a great ░░░░░░░░ and a great game ░░░░░░░░ know the three guys ░░░░░░░░ got into the fights ░░░░░░░░ on really set the ░░░░░░░░ for us and yeah ░░░░░░░░ was an unbelievable game ░░░░░░░░ You know three fights ░░░░░░░░ nine seconds right Bill ░░░░░░░░ could put that on ░░░░░░░░ t shirt right now ░░░░░░░░ what I am reading ░░░░░░░░ I was not in ░░░░░░░░ arena I want you ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and describe ░░░░░░░░ based on your experience ░░░░░░░░ boos were so loud ░░░░░░░░ couldn t hear the ░░░░░░░░ So was there bad ░░░░░░░░ prior Was it the ░░░░░░░░ of the anthem Or ░░░░░░░░ you think it has ░░░░░░░░ to do with the ░░░░░░░░ of the day between ░░░░░░░░ two countries GUERIN I ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ Canada U S is ░░░░░░░░ huge rivalry in hockey ░░░░░░░░ know I think there ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ political flair to it ░░░░░░░░ is just the time ░░░░░░░░ re in And then ░░░░░░░░ know I think our ░░░░░░░░ used that as inspiration ░░░░░░░░ you let it get ░░░░░░░░ better of you then ░░░░░░░░ are in trouble But ░░░░░░░░ really do think the ░░░░░░░░ used it as inspiration ░░░░░░░░ Your counterpart is John ░░░░░░░░ from Canada he s ░░░░░░░░ coach there He said ░░░░░░░░ game is in a ░░░░░░░░ place because last night ░░░░░░░░ game existed You can ░░░░░░░░ whatever you want about ░░░░░░░░ but that was what ░░░░░░░░ the game Then both ░░░░░░░░ flexed and nobody backed ░░░░░░░░ Then a hockey game ░░░░░░░░ out and it was ░░░░░░░░ I m gonna ask ░░░░░░░░ dumb question here Like ░░░░░░░░ the fighting at the ░░░░░░░░ beginning I understand if ░░░░░░░░ hits you or something ░░░░░░░░ at the very beginning ░░░░░░░░ does that help set ░░░░░░░░ tone GUERIN You know ░░░░░░░░ Dana it just does ░░░░░░░░ it shows everybody that ░░░░░░░░ mean business and we ░░░░░░░░ not backing down and ░░░░░░░░ know look both teams ░░░░░░░░ up And I agree ░░░░░░░░ Coop The game is ░░░░░░░░ off because of that ░░░░░░░░ I have to be ░░░░░░░░ that might have been ░░░░░░░░ highest level of hockey ░░░░░░░░ played with both teams ░░░░░░░░ of those lineups with ░░░░░░░░ future Hall of Famers ░░░░░░░░ it had everything You ░░░░░░░░ the fights were just ░░░░░░░░ know the thing that ░░░░░░░░ it off The level ░░░░░░░░ play was absolutely incredible ░░░░░░░░ both teams put it ░░░░░░░░ out there and that ░░░░░░░░ good for our game ░░░░░░░░ Yea Some of these ░░░░░░░░ into the boards phenomenal ░░░░░░░░ mean really just focused ░░░░░░░░ Bill what year were ░░░░░░░░ born GUERIN 1970 HEMMER ░░░░░░░░ so you were 10 ░░░░░░░░ when you probably had ░░░░░░░░ greatest hockey moment in ░░░░░░░░ history of team USA ░░░░░░░░ you go into a ░░░░░░░░ Thursday night for the ░░░░░░░░ Personally I think Donald ░░░░░░░░ should be there but ░░░░░░░░ s his call right ░░░░░░░░ go to Daytona you ░░░░░░░░ to go to this ░░░░░░░░ Is t here a ░░░░░░░░ that USA and Canada ░░░░░░░░ play twice in one ░░░░░░░░ GUERIN Yeah there definitely ░░░░░░░░ There are two games ░░░░░░░░ one at 1 00 ░░░░░░░░ plays Finland and then ░░░░░░░░ play Sweden tonight at ░░░░░░░░ 00 and that will ░░░░░░░░ who will play in ░░░░░░░░ championship game We would ░░░░░░░░ it if President Trump ░░░░░░░░ in attendance PERINO So ░░░░░░░░ we GUERIN We have ░░░░░░░░ roomful of proud American ░░░░░░░░ and coaches and staff ░░░░░░░░ listen we re just ░░░░░░░░ to represent our country ░░░░░░░░ best way we can.”