US EditionAuston Matthews Gets 100% Real About USA-Canada Rivalry Ahead of 2026 Olympics
NBC's 30-second ad features John Hamm playfully taunting Team Canada while hyping Team USA hockey for the Winter Olympics, using footage from a Feb. 15 game in Montreal.
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The Canada-USA rivalry is back: Team USA fires a major shot at Canada in this new Olympic ad.
Actor Jon Hamm and Team USA players fire a shot at Canada in a new Olympic ad. Watch the commercial as the rivalry heats up on route to Milan, Italy.
Auston Matthews, Team USA go after 'Canadian tears' in new Olympics ad
A new ad for the upcoming Winter Olympics from NBC is throwing some serious shade on Team Canada. In the 30-second spot, called “The Speech,” actor John Hamm is giving a pep talk to hockey’s Team U.S.A. in their locker room. “It’s an honour to speak to you all before you head off to the Olympics,” he says. “You’re going to Milan to bring home the biggest prize of all.” “Canadian tears,” Jack Eichel responds, which takes Hamm back a step. “Exactl…
‘Canadian tears’: Actor Jon Hamm plays turncoat (again) in latest NBC Olympic ad - Daily Faceoff
A popular figure is getting involved in the hype for the 2026 Winter Olympics. In a new commercial produced by NBC, titled “The Speech,” actor Jon Hamm appears giving a locker room speech to members of the United States men’s hockey team, with Auston Matthews, Quinn Hughes, Charlie McAvoy, Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk in attendance. Hamm, a native of St. Louis, Mo. and diehard St. Louis Blues fan, tries to hype the team up as it prepares to hea…
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