I have MANY THOUGHTS about this, but that's for another time (or perhaps I'll hide them in the comments)...
And if you think the US doesn't care about this tournament, you might wanna think again. On Feb. 20, Trump wrote: "I'll be calling our GREAT American Hockey Team this morning to spur them on towards victory tonight against Canada, which with FAR LOWER TAXES AND MUCH STRONGER SECURITY, will someday, maybe soon, become our cherished, and very important, Fifty First State." He also called our Prime Minister "Governor Trudeau."
"I will be speaking before the Governors tonight in D.