Boston should feel proud of its hockey fans. By not booing during the Canadian national anthem on Thursday, they continued to acquit themselves with class during the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. Fans in Montreal lustily booed The Star-Spangled Banner before Team USA’s two games at the Bell Centre as a gesture of protest to Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and threats to use economic

Now, it is on the NHL to retain all those new fans. Now, it is on Team USA to do what it could not Thursday and win gold a year from now at the Olympics.

Team USA will play its biggest game in 15 years on Thursday night when it meets Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship. The Americans have already shown they can beat their bitter rivals, but the Canadians will do everything they can to avenge Saturday's loss and win the tournament.