Hating the guys who just bled for their country to earn a gold medal because they laughed at an awkward joke the president of the country they just bled for made, after chugging 6 beers in 13 mins with dopamine flowing like water, is certainly a choice
Absolutely no one is saying “that’s out of line Mr. President” and ruining one of the coolest moments of their lives for everyone. I’m not a Trump guy but getting congratulatory call from the president, no matter who it is, after winning a gold medal at the Olympics, is a moment as American as apple pie.
These are 20-something year old kids high on life (and USA-crested Mich Ultras). No one’s making a political statement in that moment.
They laughed at an awkward joke, and if I had to guess, most of them were prob like “the fuck was that joke about?” afterwards.
Jack Hughes is an LGTBQ+ advocate. He said his first thought after scoring was Megan Keller’s OT goal. Half the boys watched the women beat Canada in the gold medal game.
But there’s a 0% chance any of them are ruining that insanely cool moment. Idc what your politics are.
And if you truly think they should’ve ruined that moment and made some sort of moral stand, imo youre just completely out to lunch and are missing the bigger picture of how big of a moment this was. Touch some grass, get off social media. Half these kids prob don’t even know the 3 branches of government.
Out of line joke the president made. Shitty joke but that’s on brand for him
But don’t turn this unbelievable moment into some social justice crusade. Just let the moment live.
"If we played them ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight we shut them down because we can. Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world."
- Herb Brooks, today in 1980
MIKE TIRICO’S ALL-TIME GREAT OLYMPICS SIGN-OFF:
“All the young people out there, those dreams are formed now. Go chase them, our country loves sports, it brings us together unlike anything else. And if you didn’t know that: you saw it in Team USA Hockey”
I get every NHL team takes a massive risk letting their superstar player play high intensity Olympic hockey mid season.
That said, Olympic hockey is such an incredible showcase for the game. Especially with the United States having their most talented team in history, it just brings so many eyes that don’t ever usually watch onto the spot.
It’s a necessary risk for the NHL to grow their market share.