BOSTON, MA
Canadians and Americans will be tuning in tonight to watch a Canadian game played by Canadians and Americans in an arena owned by Americans, engineered by Canadians, and sponsored by an American subsidiary of a Canadian bank.
“It’s going to be quite the matchup at TD Garden in America this evening as Canada and the US go head-to-head to see whether Canadians or Americans hate each other more, ever since the US President decided a couple weeks ago that this was a thing,” said Canadian-American dual citizen and hockey pundit Gary Mackenzie. “It’s interesting how quickly this trumped up Canada-USA divide has arisen.”
Canadians will be especially keen to watch whether the American goalie who plays for a Canadian team in Canada can perform playing for an American team against Canada in America.
“Yeah, we’ll also be watching how the American captain who grew up watching a Canadian game played by an American team that used to be in Canada can perform in America vs. the Canadians,” said Mackenzie. “I just hope I have enough Canadian beer made with American hops and Canadian barley to make it through the Canada-US game.”
Americans watching the Canada-US game will be tuning in on their television sets powered by Canadian electricity to see whether the Americans can beat the Canadians at the Canadian game.
(photo credit: Achem Hepp/CC)