Hockey fans conflicted over travelling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs

Five Canadian teams compete in the NHL playoffs this year, while the others come from the United States.

Hockey fans conflicted over travelling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs

Jack Gurevitch is a Montreal Canadiens superfan and a proud Canadian who’s upset by United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats to annex Canada, but he says he won’t let the political situation influence whether he travels to U.S. cities to support his team in the playoffs.

Over 80% of people have changed their opinion about travel to U.S.: poll

As the trade war continues with the U.S. many Canadians are foregoing travel to our neighbour to the south. U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and references to Canada becoming the 51st state has angered many Canadians. Trump’s back-and-forth on tariffs can be difficult to follow. On April 3, Trump slapped a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian-made vehicles and the threat of 25 per cent tariffs on all goods still looms. The change in government al…