Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.
Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on March 14 after winning the Liberal leadership race to replace outgoing prime minister Justin Trudeau. He wore a No. 24 jersey and an Oilers ballcap at Rogers Place.
“It’s a special moment for the organization, [having] the prime minister here with the team,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said. “Not too many, I assume, prime ministers have been Oilers fans, so it’s nice to have one that cheers for a good team.”
The 60-year-old Carney grew up in Edmonton during the Oilers’ glory days in the 1980s, when they won…