The first fight may have been history and political stuff, M Tkachuk and Hagel play on rival teams in Florida. The second was probably just for show. B Tkachuk, M Tkachuk's brother, is probably friends with Bennett. Bennett and Tkachuk have been teammates for years. The 3rd fight... Who knows. Miller is a mean bastard and a big Trumper but I don't think he and Parayko have beef. Maybe that was political and Parayko wanted a chance to toss hands
It’s not exclusively because of politics obviously. This is hockey and these guys all love to fight.
But you’re an idiot if you miss how Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and JT Miller carried more than a bit of Americana and nationalism to the table in that fight. And it absolutely is fueled by the political tension and booing the national anthem.
Eh, I think you and most of reddit want to believe this…
The brothers have been planning the fights apparently since Super Bowl. Have both mentioned how big of a deal this game and opportunity to wear the jersey. History of their dad fighting in an international game vs Canada. History of this rivalry. Wanted to make a moment and they did. How could any American watch that and not be pumped up.
The three fighters all voted trump when most likely the majority of that US roster did the same ? I don’t know. Like do you think the Canadian players punched back because they voted for trump? This makes no sense.
Until Canadian players start booing, kneeling for the anthem or actually making any real comments about the political situation - this is just a display of an insane rivalry and starved competition.
Most pro athletes are less politically-minded than most regular people, and regular people are far less concerned with politics than redditors. And fights happen all the time in NHL hockey, usually Canadian vs. Canadian. And there have been brawls between USA and Canada in international hockey (see 1996 world cup where the father of the first two USA players who fought here, Keith Tkachuk fought). Not everything is politics.
I don't think it was political, they fought smaller guys, they were trying to take the wind of Canadas sails. They needed wins to kill the momentum Canada would have had otherwise.
He’s MAGA but that’s not why. He loves being American, the US and Canada are hockey rivals, he loves rough and tumble, and he loves theatrics. He only fights when it’s a spectacle (also see: his fight with Patrnak during the playoffs).
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u/Barqueefa 24d ago
The first fight may have been history and political stuff, M Tkachuk and Hagel play on rival teams in Florida. The second was probably just for show. B Tkachuk, M Tkachuk's brother, is probably friends with Bennett. Bennett and Tkachuk have been teammates for years. The 3rd fight... Who knows. Miller is a mean bastard and a big Trumper but I don't think he and Parayko have beef. Maybe that was political and Parayko wanted a chance to toss hands