In his bid to become the prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney turned to sports.

Not only did his “elbows up” campaign slogan sweep the nation, but in an ad, he delivered the rally cry alongside iconic actor Mike Myers just outside the boards of a hockey rink.

Carney went on to win the election, rallying votes through hockey imagery to counter threats from the United States at the time.

Months later, the 4 Nations Face-Off — the first best-on-best men’s hockey tournament since 2016 — brought Canadians back to that feeling of being inside the rink, capped by Connor McDavid’s overtime goal to beat the Americans.

It is apparent that Canadians rally around hockey. We know the sentiment exists with other sports too — think of this Blue Jays' World Series, or the Raptors’ 2019 title run, or

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