USA junior hockey team praised for belting out national anthem after winning gold: 'We love our country'

Several members of the USA junior's team joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss how they were able to take home the world championship. 

The players on the USA junior hockey team went viral after they belted out the national anthem to celebrate their victory.

The U.S. National Junior Team secured gold at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday, and shortly after prevailing over their Swedish counterparts, the players gathered to sing the national anthem. 

Canadian-based network TSN Sports aired the footage, as observers were quick to applaud the team's emotional show of national pride. 

Several of the players joined "Fox & Friends" on Monday to recount what the patriotic moment meant to their team and how the instance was indicative of the "culture" on their team. 

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"I would say just for us… just shows how much we love our country and… how we came together in such a short amount of time," University of Michigan sophomore Rutger McGroarty told Steve Doocy.

"We set a culture for ourselves, and… we won the gold medal," he continued. "So… we're all pretty fired up."

Team USA proudly sings the national anthem after securing the international victory ('Fox & Friends' screengrab)

After the players garnered international attention for their profound patriotism, former ESPN host Sage Steele called out her previous employer for not highlighting the players' "special moment."

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"Crazy that CANADA's top sports network @TSN_Sports chose to show this special moment from AMERICA's junior hockey team after winning gold..but