NEW - Half of Those Players Probably Didn't Want to Be There

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift · Feb 27, 2026 · 9m

The US Canada hockey rivalry just landed in uncomfortable territory, and you felt it watching that clip. You saw the laugh. You saw the AI video of Brady Tkachuk appearing to insult Canadians, fake and taken down. But statistically, based on the last election, about half those players probably didn't want to be there either, and that half never makes the highlight reel.

Rob Breakenridge pulls out the Sidney Crosby comparison: 100% proud Canadian, loves Pittsburgh, went to the White House when the Penguins won the Cup during Trump's first term, and nobody had a problem with it. The AI video is…