The national conversation surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit or kneel during the playing of the national anthem as a form of silent protest is still rolling on. The latest place the much-debated issue cropped up was at Team USA’s training camp for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. The U.S. squad is led by John Tortorella, a man who only bites his tongue when it comes to strategy on the ice. And the Columbus Blue Jackets coach, who also spent time with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks, had some thoughts about what would happen if any of his players sat in a similar form of protest.
Team USA hockey coach says he’d bench player for sitting during anthem
