Quote from NHL.com :
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The President of the Montreal Canadiens, Pierre Boivin, today issued the following statement in regard to the incident that occurred last night during the playing of the American national anthem, at the Bell Centre.
"On behalf of the entire Montreal Canadiens organization, I would like to express my deep regret over the conduct displayed by certain fans prior to Thursday night's game against the New York Islanders.
"During the performance of The Star Spangled Banner, some of the fans in attendance at the Bell Centre chose to express their political beliefs by jeering the American national anthem. It is our firm belief that this kind of behaviour has no place in the context of professional sports.
"The Montreal Canadiens organization has always held a high respect for its neighbours and friends in the United States, and we look forward to maintaining this strong and positive relationship.
"We apologize to anyone who may have been offended by this incident, and would encourage all fans at the Bell Centre to conduct themselves in a manner worthy of our game and our two great nations."
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LOL. I just saw a clip of it. It wasn't as if the WHOLE crowd was booing. It was just some people. And of course, since these select people were booing the American anthem, all of us Canadians are ignorant, right crash?
