The Canadian and American national women91裸聊视频檚 hockey teams aren91裸聊视频檛 worried about the current political climate overshadowing Game 4 of the Rivalry Series.

Players and coaches from both sides of the border are ready to hear boos at Halifax91裸聊视频檚 Scotiabank Centre on Thursday evening, whether politically motivated or not, but they91裸聊视频檙e focused on the intense rivalry between some of hockey91裸聊视频檚 best players.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 definitely an interesting time,91裸聊视频� Canada forward Blayre Turnbull said following Wednesday91裸聊视频檚 practice at the 10,500-capacity rink.

91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know if that would happen here in Halifax, but I think the magnitude of this game is bigger than politics right now.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淭he 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 don91裸聊视频檛 foresee any booing taking place,91裸聊视频� Turnbull said.

91裸聊视频淚 think it91裸聊视频檚 going to be more of an empowered atmosphere where everyone is there to cheer us on and just promote our game, and hopefully that91裸聊视频檚 all that happens.91裸聊视频�

Canada head coach Troy Ryan had 91裸聊视频渟ome brief conversations with some individual people91裸聊视频� 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,hasn91裸聊视频檛 been discussed as a team.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 definitely not part of the noise within our group,91裸聊视频� said Ryan, from Spryfield, N.S. 91裸聊视频淚f they decide they want to talk about it, we91裸聊视频檒l talk about it, but it91裸聊视频檚 not something we think we have to get ahead of.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 think hockey is just not a place for a lot of political views,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淲e understand people91裸聊视频檚 concerns but we91裸聊视频檙e here to just put on a show 91裸聊视频� and play against our biggest rival.91裸聊视频�

Canada currently leads this season91裸聊视频檚 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.

91裸聊视频淵ou don91裸聊视频檛 need to say much more about the passion that Canadians have for their sport,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭he political unrest that91裸聊视频檚 happening in arenas right now 91裸聊视频� I don91裸聊视频檛 have a lot to comment on with that.

91裸聊视频淲hat 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.91裸聊视频�

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 women91裸聊视频檚 hockey championship in their home province.

The popularity of the six-team Professional Women91裸聊视频檚 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.

91裸聊视频淟ast night at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, we had a lot of young athletes, young women, young girls that play hockey,91裸聊视频� said Ryan, who is also head coach of the PWHL91裸聊视频檚 Toronto Spectres.

91裸聊视频淭he 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; it91裸聊视频檚 just an exciting time for women91裸聊视频檚 hockey and women91裸聊视频檚 sports in general.91裸聊视频�

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.

91裸聊视频淎fter worlds got cancelled a few years ago, I didn91裸聊视频檛 expect the opportunity to come back and play at home, so I91裸聊视频檓 really excited about it,91裸聊视频� Turnbull said of Thursday91裸聊视频檚 matchup. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a game that I91裸聊视频檝e been looking forward to since it was announced.

91裸聊视频淚 can91裸聊视频檛 wait for the puck to drop.91裸聊视频�

Game 5 of the annual Rivalry Series is set for Saturday at Credit Union Place in Summerside, P.E.I.

Notes: Canada assistant coach Caroline Ouellette, senior manager of player development and scouting Cherie Piper and general manager Gina Kingsbury all won gold at the 2004 worlds at the same arena, then called the Metro Centre. Canada beat the U.S. 2-0 in front of a sold-out crowd 91裸聊视频�. Canada came back to claim last year91裸聊视频檚 Rivalry Series with four straight wins to beat the U.S. 4-3 in the seven-game event.