American Reporter Mocks Connor McDavid Hours Ahead of the Biggest Game of his Life

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Graham Montgomery
February 20, 2025 (7:31 PM)

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American sports reporter Greg Cote mocked Connor McDavid and the Canadians as he sang a parody version of the Star Spangled Banner ahead of the Four Nations final tonight.

Team Canada will have their biggest test of the Four Nations tournament tonight as they play Team USA a second time, this time for the trophy and the bragging rights.

The Americans prevailed in the first contest by a final score of 3-1, but many things have changed since then.

For example, American defenseman Charlie McAvoy is out of the lineup with a shoulder injury, but he is still doing what he can to support the team off the ice.

McAvoy is not the only lineup change for the two teams as Canada appears to be making some moves as well, even without injury.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis will be back in the lineup after he was a healthy scratch against Team Finland in their last match of the round robin.

Every lineup decision will be heavily scrutinized as fans across the world await the sport's biggest game in years.

The contest has been hyped up across the continent with fans on both sides throwing chirps at each other.

Today, we saw American sports commentator Greg Cote troll Canada by pretending to start singing O Canada only to switch to a parody version of the Star Spangled Banner with a jab at Connor McDavid thrown in for good measure.

"Oh Can..... you see by the dawn's early light. What so proudly we hailed that Connor McDavid's still overrated. Who's broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, the Tkachuk's gallantly scoring."

Puck drop is just moments away, so be sure to tune in for what is bound to be the most exciting game of the year.

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