The PWHL is on international break, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your women’s hockey fix. The Rivalry Series — aka the spicy, icy five-game showdown between the Canadian and American national teams — is back on the ice. Drop that puck.
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One of the most heated rivalries in sports will resume on Thursday, as the Canadian and American women's hockey teams face off in the final leg of this season's Rivalry Series.
The Canadians lead 2-1 as the five-game series shifts to Halifax on Thursday evening, followed by the finale in Summerside, P.E.I. on Saturday. The Americans hosted the first three games in the fall in California, Utah and Idaho. On the ice, the rivalry is as strong as it ever was, even as players from both countries worked together to build a new professional league and now share locker rooms on their PWHL teams.
“It’s definitely an interesting time,” Canada forward Blayre Turnbull said following Wednesday’s practice at the 10,500-capacity rink. “I don’t know if that would happen here in Halifax, but I think the magnitude of this game is bigger than politics right now.”
Fans at several professional sports events in Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver have booed the American national anthem over the past week, apparently in response to a brewing trade war between Canada and the United States. Spectators in Nashville returned the favour on Monday when the Predators hosted the Ottawa Senators.
Talks between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday led to a pause in raised tariffs on imports to the two countries.
Turnbull, 31, is from Stellarton, N.S., and knows what to expect from a Maritime crowd. She believes fan excitement will overpower any dissent during the singing of national anthems. “The fans and all the young kids in the stands are going to be so over-the-moon excited and overjoyed to have the opportunity to watch us play, that I don’t foresee any booing taking place,” Turnbull said.
“I think it’s going to be more of an empowered atmosphere where everyone is there to cheer us on and just promote our game, and hopefully that’s all that happens.”
Canada head coach Troy Ryan had “some brief conversations with some individual people” about the North American political divide, sparked by executive orders from Trump over the weekend that threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian imports.
Ryan said the subject, however,hasn’t been discussed as a team.
“It’s definitely not part of the noise within our group,” said Ryan, from Spryfield, N.S. “If they decide they want to talk about it, we’ll talk about it, but it’s not something we think we have to get ahead of.”
“I think hockey is just not a place for a lot of political views,” he added. “We understand people’s concerns but we’re here to just put on a show — and play against our biggest rival.”
Canada currently leads this season’s five-game Rivalry Series 2-1 after the U.S. hosted the first three meetings this past November.
American head coach John Wroblewski says his young squad is ready to stage a comeback Thursday in front of what will be a raucous Canadian crowd.
“You don’t need to say much more about the passion that Canadians have for their sport,” he said. “The political unrest that’s happening in arenas right now — I don’t have a lot to comment on with that.
“What I would like to say is that the celebration of this amazing event should be on display. This is one of the coolest sports events.”
Turnbull, Ryan and Canadian assistant coach Kori Cheverie of New Glasgow, N.S., hopetheir homecoming is a special experience after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020 world women’s hockey championship in their home province.
The popularity of the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, which has brought new fans to the game and is already looking at expansion, is also adding to enthusiasm for the female game in both countries.
“Last night at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, we had a lot of young athletes, young women, young girls that play hockey,” said Ryan, who is also head coach of the PWHL’s Toronto Spectres.
“The PWHL has just exposed it on a whole other level. The international game, and the Canada-U. S. Rivalry Series, has probably been a great foundation for what the PWHL has been able to build on; it’s just an exciting time for women’s hockey and women’s sports in general.”
Fans of all ages decked in PWHL merchandise filled the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame on Tuesday to meet Montreal Victoire captain Marie Philip-Poulin and Toronto Sceptres captain Turnbull, among others.
“After worlds got cancelled a few years ago, I didn’t expect the opportunity to come back and play at home, so I’m really excited about it,” Turnbull said of Thursday’s matchup. “It’s a game that I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced.saffhfghfghfgh
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One of the most heated rivalries in sports will resume on Thursday, as the Canadian and American women's hockey teams face off in the final leg of this season's Rivalry Series.
The Canadians lead 2-1 as the five-game series shifts to Halifax on Thursday evening, followed by the finale in Summerside, P.E.I. on Saturday. The Americans hosted the first three games in the fall in California, Utah and Idaho. On the ice, the rivalry is as strong as it ever was, even as players from both countries worked together to build a new professional league and now share locker rooms on their PWHL teams.
“It’s definitely an interesting time,” Canada forward Blayre Turnbull said following Wednesday’s practice at the 10,500-capacity rink. “I don’t know if that would happen here in Halifax, but I think the magnitude of this game is bigger than politics right now.”
Fans at several professional sports events in Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver have booed the American national anthem over the past week, apparently in response to a brewing trade war between Canada and the United States. Spectators in Nashville returned the favour on Monday when the Predators hosted the Ottawa Senators.
Talks between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday led to a pause in raised tariffs on imports to the two countries.
Turnbull, 31, is from Stellarton, N.S., and knows what to expect from a Maritime crowd. She believes fan excitement will overpower any dissent during the singing of national anthems. “The fans and all the young kids in the stands are going to be so over-the-moon excited and overjoyed to have the opportunity to watch us play, that I don’t foresee any booing taking place,” Turnbull said.
“I think it’s going to be more of an empowered atmosphere where everyone is there to cheer us on and just promote our game, and hopefully that’s all that happens.”
Canada head coach Troy Ryan had “some brief conversations with some individual people” about the North American political divide, sparked by executive orders from Trump over the weekend that threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian imports.
Ryan said the subject, however,hasn’t been discussed as a team.
“It’s definitely not part of the noise within our group,” said Ryan, from Spryfield, N.S. “If they decide they want to talk about it, we’ll talk about it, but it’s not something we think we have to get ahead of.”
“I think hockey is just not a place for a lot of political views,” he added. “We understand people’s concerns but we’re here to just put on a show — and play against our biggest rival.”
Canada currently leads this season’s five-game Rivalry Series 2-1 after the U.S. hosted the first three meetings this past November.
American head coach John Wroblewski says his young squad is ready to stage a comeback Thursday in front of what will be a raucous Canadian crowd.
“You don’t need to say much more about the passion that Canadians have for their sport,” he said. “The political unrest that’s happening in arenas right now — I don’t have a lot to comment on with that.
“What I would like to say is that the celebration of this amazing event should be on display. This is one of the coolest sports events.”
Turnbull, Ryan and Canadian assistant coach Kori Cheverie of New Glasgow, N.S., hopetheir homecoming is a special experience after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020 world women’s hockey championship in their home province.
The popularity of the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, which has brought new fans to the game and is already looking at expansion, is also adding to enthusiasm for the female game in both countries.
“Last night at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, we had a lot of young athletes, young women, young girls that play hockey,” said Ryan, who is also head coach of the PWHL’s Toronto Spectres.
“The PWHL has just exposed it on a whole other level. The international game, and the Canada-U. S. Rivalry Series, has probably been a great foundation for what the PWHL has been able to build on; it’s just an exciting time for women’s hockey and women’s sports in general.”
Fans of all ages decked in PWHL merchandise filled the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame on Tuesday to meet Montreal Victoire captain Marie Philip-Poulin and Toronto Sceptres captain Turnbull, among others.
“After worlds got cancelled a few years ago, I didn’t expect the opportunity to come back and play at home, so I’m really excited about it,” Turnbull said of Thursday’s matchup. “It’s a game that I’ve been looking forward to since it was announced.saffhfghfghfgh