BC’s David Eby, Alberta’s Danielle Smith Watch Oilers-Canucks Playoff Game Together

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, front second left, and B.C. Premier David Eby, front second right, watch the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers play Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on May 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Hockey brought a pair of provincial politicians together May 10th when the premiers of B.C. and Alberta took in a playoff game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.

B.C. Premier David Eby and his Alberta counterpart, Danielle Smith, watched Game 2 from a private suite at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Several others were in the suite and the two premiers did not sit next to one another.

Ms. Smith challenged Mr. Eby to a bet over the result of the best-of-seven, second-round Stanley Cup playoff series over social media last week.

Mr. Eby accepted the wager, which will see the loser of the all-Canadian matchup deliver a statement, written by the winner, in their provincial Legislature while wearing the opponent’s jersey.

The Canucks went into the game up 1-0 in the series. Games 3 and 4 are set to be played in Edmonton on May 11 and May 14.