John Baird, Hillary Clinton face off in friendly cross-border Stanley Cup wager
Posted April 12, 2012 2:51 pm.
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WASHINGTON – John Baird and Hillary Clinton are dropping the gloves — diplomatically speaking.
Canada’s foreign affairs minister is embarking on a friendly wager with his U.S. counterpart during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Baird is backing his hometown Ottawa Senators in their best-of-seven series with the New York Rangers.
Clinton, the U.S. secretary of state, is a former New York senator.
The pair announced the wager at an event in Washington, each clutching their team’s hometown jersey — Baird’s emblazoned with the name of Senators centre Jason Spezza.
Baird was in the U.S. capital for a meeting of G8 foreign ministers to discuss the escalating crisis in Syria.
