It's not Americans booing Canadians, or Canadians booing Americans.
It's just hockey fans booing.
It's not patriotism, or even nationalism.
In hockey arenas on both sides of the border, it's just boors. (No disrepect to the Dutch intended.)
Booing anthems the newest fan pastime
Maybe it's just time to dispense with national anthems at the beginning of sports events. I mean, what's the point, anyway.
More than half the hockey players on American-based hockey teams are actually Canadians. And almost all the baseball players on Canadian-based teams are Americans. So what is the purpose of playing the anthems at the beginning of games anyway.
If it can't be performed with civility and mutual respect, why do it at all.