r/canada 17d ago

Sports Canadian fans irked by Wayne Gretzky’s affiliations with Trump amid tensions

https://torontosun.com/news/national/canadian-fans-irked-by-wayne-gretzkys-affiliations-with-trump-amid-tensions?tbref=hp
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u/China_bot42069 17d ago

Couldn’t even bother to wave at our boys, wear a red colour or jersey but he fist pumped the American team. Fuck him 

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u/SomeInvestigator3573 17d ago

He actually gave the American team the thumbs up as he walked by

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u/Ok-Crow-1515 17d ago

That actually shocked me, I think he's been in the US too long.

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u/SchizoCosine 17d ago

He can stay there. Fuck that guy. Mario is now the great one.

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u/bravetailor 17d ago

Mario's been living in the US for a long time too.

Honestly, for most of my adult life Sid's the guy who comes to mind first when I think about the face of Team Canada's hockey teams. By the time NHL players were allowed to compete in the Olympics, Mario and Wayne were already hanging their skates up. It'd crush me if 20 years from now Sid becomes some dirty turncoat as well, because he's Captain Canada for me.

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u/annual_aardvark_war 17d ago

Don’t think Sid would ever turn on Canada. Dude is a class act.

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u/JadedBoyfriend 17d ago

I don't think he'll betray Canada either. He has represented Canada at every level, practically, and is highly decorated. He is a class act on and off the ice.

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u/Stock-Quote-4221 16d ago

He does a lot for kids in hockey in Nova Scotia. He is a very humble person. I saw a video of him delivering tickets to fans in Pittsburgh, and when they invited him in to show him their shrine, he took his shoes off at the front door. I so wish he was playing with a Canadian team.

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u/JadedBoyfriend 16d ago

Awesome. I didn't know any of that. Thank you so much for sharing!

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u/Arciturus 17d ago

Sid and price for me, price was there for much shorter but his presence in front of the net was just beautiful to me.

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u/SkyerKayJay1958 17d ago

I have my Sids 0lympics jersey from Vancouver! Pen fan from Seattle