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Baird pays off hockey bet with case of cool Ottawa microbrewery beer

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and U.S. Secretary State John Kerry bet a case of beer on the World Women’s Hockey Championship. Baird had a case of Molson Canadian on the line; Kerry had a case of Sam Adams. Well, the U.S. beat Canada earlier this week and while Baird is sending a case of Canadian to Kerry, he’s also sending a case of Beau’s beer to the U.S. embassy staff in Ottawa. Beau’s is a Continue reading Baird pays off hockey bet with case of cool Ottawa microbrewery beer

PMO's favourite hockey coach: Darryl Sutter

The Globe and Mail today reports:

The President of the United States is about to get an earful on the Keystone XL pipeline from an unexpected source: the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings.

Darryl Sutter – who is also the owner of a 3,000-acre ranch near Viking, Alta. – plans to weigh in on the pipeline debate when Barack Obama plays host to the reigning Stanley Cup champions on Tuesday.

This has made the folks in the Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office very happy, so much so that the following talking points have just been issued by the PMO to the Conservative caucus: Continue reading PMO's favourite hockey coach: Darryl Sutter

Toronto Sun reaches out to Ottawa Senators fans — kinda

Here’s Lance Hornby with the game preview.

And if you’re looking for a little back story on that Toronto Sun cover, here’s colleague Tony Spears: Ottawa Senators move to keep Toronto Maple Leafs fans out of the Bank

Hockey: Invented by the British, now Russia's national sport, says US writer

Canadiens score — MONTREAL, CANADA – Lars Eller (#81) of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates after scoring his second period goal during the NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre on February 2, 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images/AFP)

Are you kidding me, Joshua Keating?

Keating writes:

Hockey, the British-invented, Canadian-developed national sport of Russia…

British-invented? We invented it! Continue reading Hockey: Invented by the British, now Russia's national sport, says US writer

Hockey's back — on the front page

Across the country, there’s just one story on the front page:

And in Toronto, the Sun takes note of our hockey fan in space:

Baird makes hockey playoff bet with Clinton

In Washington for a meeting of G8 foreign ministers, Canada’s John Baird and American’s Hillary Clinton have made a wager on the first round of the NHL playoffs. Baird, of course, is an Ottawa-area MP and the Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs against the New York Rangers. Clinton, of course, is a former senator from New York. Continue reading Baird makes hockey playoff bet with Clinton