Atiba Hutchinson hopes to hoist a trophy for Canada before calling it quits

After 20 years of banging the drum for Canada Soccer, Atiba Hutchinson was a natural to lead the Viking Clap in front of the south stand at BMO Field after the Canadian men's 4-1 win over Honduras.

"I've always wanted to do that," the 40-year-old captain said with a smile. "It was nice. I was just trying not to lose my rhythm [with the drum].

"It was good. [The fans] were kind of calling for me. I was just happy to do that. The support that they've always given to us as a team, [and] me myself, has been really great. It was a cool moment."

Hutchinson earned cap No. 103 off the bench, adding to his Canadian men's record (Christine Sinclair has won 322 caps for Canada). And with playing time dwindling of late at Turkey's Besiktas, where he is a club icon, he knows the end is near.

What's next, he was asked after Tuesday's game.

"A couple more games," he said. "But yeah, I'm really close now to the end of it. It's been a great spell for me, a good career, I think. I just wanted to finish off on a high note. This is not my [retirement] announcement but I'm kind of just letting you guys know that I'm happy about the career that I've had with the national team. Just getting really close to the end of it."

The hope is that Hutchinson can hoist a trophy for Canada before calling it quits.

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He will get that chance in June when the 53rd-ranked Canadians take on No. 61 Panama in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal in Las Vegas. The 13th-ranked U.S. takes on No. 15 Mexico in the other semifinal at Allegiant Stadium.

Winning the tournament would be "huge," said Hutchinson.

"It's something that's missing for us," he said. "Lately we've been doing well. We've been playing good over this