US EditionNHL commissioner Bettman says criticism of U.S. men's team at Olympics 'unfortunate'
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said criticism of the U.S. men’s hockey team celebration at the Olympics was inaccurate and that both men’s and women’s teams celebrated together.
- At a media availability Tuesday in Calgary, Gary Bettman, NHL commissioner, said the men's team celebration portrayal 'was unfortunate and not accurate' and they had no intent to slight the women's team.
- Following the Feb. 22 win, the men's locker room was joined by Kash Patel, FBI director, and players received a speakerphone call from President Donald Trump inviting them to the State of the Union.
- Both U.S. teams won Olympic gold, each final a 2-1 overtime result over Canada, while the U.S. women's Olympic hockey team declined a White House invitation, citing travel logistics.
- The men spent much of last week answering questions about why some laughed during Trump’s joke, and several players visited the White House on Feb. 24.
- Players such as Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson were asked about an AI-doctored video on the White House TikTok and the backlash, while the two American hockey teams supported each other in the athletes' village.
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