ESPN Denounced for Not Showing USA Hockey Team Singing National Anthem After Win

Published on January 10, 2024

ESPN is being put on ice for not broadcasting the USA Hockey junior team as they locked arms and belted out the national anthem in celebration of clinching the gold medal in the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Junior Championship on Jan. 5. The raw and momentous scene’s absence on America’s top sports network didn’t come to light until TSN Sports, a Canadian television station, posted a video of the young men showing their patriotism on X. The video has since gone viral, with many commenting that they were reduced to tears after watching the young men in their USA Hockey uniforms robustly singing “The Star Spangled Banner” in celebration of their victory....