Hayton was to captain team Canada at the World Juniors, with some of the best players from around the world in the 10-day tournament. Things were going great, and Hayton was gaining some valuable experience until of course, he made a big mistake.
Hayton failed to take off his helmet during the Russian national anthem, and he sparked headlines as disrespectful because of the action. Team Canada had just lost, and in a move that was viewed as downright wrong Hayton failed to do the customary thing and take off his helmet during the anthem.
This is a very hard subject because if it was a player I had not heard of before I bet I would move quickly to condemn them for the move.