It is fair to say that Team USA hockey coach John Tortorella has earned a reputation for being outspoken, but it seems he expects his players to be anything but.

Asked what he would do if any of his players tried to copy Colin Kapernick’s national anthem protest, Tortorella was adamant.

He told ESPN: ‘If any of my players sit on the bench for the national anthem, they will sit there the rest of the game.’