Kaepernick has drawn the media spotlight since he was photographed sitting down for the national anthem during preseason games for the San Francisco 49ers. “If this is the coach of Team USA and he is taking that position, then he should be stripped of his duties and he should not be allowed to represent the United States of America”.
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“You look at a guy like Carey and it looks like he hasn’t missed a step, it’s pretty easy for him”, Holtby said.
USA coach John Tortorella says Kane is “ready for more responsibility now”.
Coach John Tortorella on Tuesday reiterated he does not have a starter in mind from the pool of Jonathan Quick, Ben Bishop and Cory Schneider for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but he went one step further than he had previously and said he knows when he will settle on a No. 1 netminder.
Tortorella has talked a lot about the importance of his players representing their country well since camp opened.
Tortorella, whose son is now deployed in Afghanistan as a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, feels that dishonoring the flag is dishonoring those who defend it.
Earlier in the day, a member of the U.S. Army spoke to Tortorella’s team, prompting the coach to reiterate his respect for the military.
“I think he’s ready for more responsibility now”, Tortorella said of Kane. “We’re not afraid to lead “SportsCenter” with it if it’s great hockey game or a specific play, something out of the ordinary. So you want to go out there and give it your all and help the team get to the ultimate goal”.
While that may give a little more context as to Tortorella’s stance on this particular issue, there’s also a good chance the scenario Tortorella addressed won’t happen anyway.
The good news for hockey fans is you will see McDavid in this tournament, and regardless of which jersey he’s wearing, I’m sure he and his young teammates will wow fans.
Suter, the most experienced global player on Team USA with 70 career worldwide games, served as an alternate during the 2014 Olympics. There will be two groups of four teams, Group A and Group B. The teams in the groups will each play one game against each other in a round robin format.
The World Cup of Hockey returns next weekend, marking the first time the NHL-sanctioned global tournament will be held since 2004. No chance getting involved in that stuff.
Bill Daly originally stated that no anthems would play ahead of games, but that idea was clearly scrapped in favor of this new decision.
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Good to know. So it appears that Tortorella – whose son is an Army Ranger now deployed overseas – is making the statement nearly purely on principle rather than out of perceived necessity; though his anthem stance will presumably apply to his National Hockey League team, the Columbus Blue Jackets.
