Booo Canada, Yay USA. I guess? Hockey is so screwed. Apparently Sid “The Kid” was booed last night in his own arena when being introduced as a gold medalist in the Olympics.
Ryan Miller? He was given a lions roar of a cheer by the visiting crowd? Patriotism or hockey slowly being flushed down the toilet?
Some Penguins fans admittedly were conflicted, enthused by the United States’ successful tournament — the Americans were unbeaten before losing to Canada — but too loyal to Crosby to boo the player who led Pittsburgh to the Stanley Cup last spring. “I’ll leave it up to other people to decide, but for me it was a pretty proud moment,” Crosby said. “Being in Canada, playing hockey growing up as a kid and dreaming of playing for your country, then having it work out that way, it’s still pretty amazing to think about.” There was a mixed reaction when a replay of Crosby’s game-winning goal was shown on the Mellon Arena scoreboard, with some cheering but also audible booing. Later in the game, when the replay was shown again during a break in play, there were noticeably more boos than cheers.
