Column: Chicago Blackhawks fans can send a message tonight by cheering — not booing — the Canadian national anthem

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Column: Chicago Blackhawks fans can send a message tonight by cheering — not booing — the Canadian national anthem

It wasn’t a big surprise to hear Nashville Predators fans booing the Canadian national anthem Monday night at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators were playing the Ottawa Senators, whose fans booed our national anthem before a game last week. It quickly became a trend in NHL arenas across Canada and at a Toronto Raptors NBA home game, so it probably was only a matter of time before reciprocal booing became a thing at U.S. venues. “It’s too bad,” Det…