Brad Marchand Slams Fans For Disrespecting National Anthems At Hockey Games

The NHL has been in controversy in more recent times over Canadian fans booing the US anthem in their annoyance over some US changes.

That in turn got American fans to strike back and boo the Canadian anthem, fueling a controversy over the league's anthem traditions at the beginning of a game.

Several of the pros, such as Detroit's Patrick Kane, and Boston's Brad Marchand, weighed in on what should be done.

Marchand explained the incident on What Chaos! podcast and said it was a display of dumb disrespect.

Marchand is of the view that anyone who is booing the anthems is dumb and that he can't believe there are that many disrespectful fans in the world, something that a number of other players also weighed in on.

While Marchand was able to get his message across without hesitation, other players such as Auston Matthews opted to be neutral to the controversy, even when it would be in his interest to get in on it.

Marchand is set to play for Team Canada on Saturday when it plays the USA in Montreal, after their game against Sweden tonight.

How the fans behave during the singing of the anthems is not yet known, but it is certain that build-up to the game is going to be absolutely electric.