Ducks' Trevor Zegras jokes unique national anthem rendition contributed to slow start

"The Star-Spangled Banner" became a polarizing taxable successful the NHL implicit the past period due to the fact that of a feud betwixt President Donald Trump and Canadian officials implicit tariffs.

The nationalist anthem became a talking constituent again successful the league for a antithetic reason.

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Anaheim Ducks halfway Trevor Zegras, #11, during the archetypal play against the Dallas Stars astatine the American Airlines Center successful Dallas connected March 18, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

U.S. Marine Corps seasoned Bruce Gust performed his ain rendition of the anthem astatine the Bridgestone Arena earlier the Nashville Predators took connected the Anaheim Ducks. He brought retired bongos to assistance adhd a rhythmic bushed to the song.

Ducks prima Trevor Zegras joked that the unsocial show affected his play astatine the start.

"I deliberation the bongo anthem threw america disconnected a small spot successful the first," Zegras said. "But erstwhile we recovered from that, we were backmost to our game, which was good."

He finished with a extremity and an assistance arsenic Anaheim won the game, 4-1.

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Anaheim Ducks halfway Trevor Zegras, #11, celebrates his extremity with teammates during the 2nd play of an NHL hockey crippled against the Nashville Predators, connected Thursday, March 20, 2025 successful Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Since the commencement of February, fans successful Canada person booed the U.S. nationalist anthem amid the backmost and distant betwixt Trump and Canadian lawmakers. Americans person returned the favour by booing "O, Canada" during performances successful U.S.-based arenas.

The contented came to a caput successful hockey during the 4 Nationals Face-Off arsenic American and Canadian squad members dropped gloves and fought during 1 of their games.

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson, #36, celebrates the triumph with defenseman Oliver Kylington, #58, against the Nashville Predators during the 3rd play astatine Bridgestone Arena connected Thursday, March 20, 2025 successful Nashville, Tennessee. (Steve Roberts-Imagn Images)

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The booing went extracurricular of hockey arsenic well, with the dismissal of the U.S. anthem being heard earlier NBA and MLS games arsenic good arsenic a WWE premium unrecorded event.

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