Hockey Coach Becomes Viral Sensation for Telling Players to Either Respect National Anthem or Leave

Megan Rapinoe #15 of the U.S. Women's National Team kneels during the playing of the U.S. National Anthem before a match against Thailand at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on September 15, 2016. Jamie Sabau/Getty Images

A hockey coach has garnered the attention of the internet for a locker room speech he made about the national anthem, where he told players to either respect it or to leave.

The coach, who has not been identified, became viral after a video of him giving a talk to a number of players in his hockey team was posted to Twitter on July 8. It garnered over 29,000 likes and 11,000 shares about a day after it was posted.