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The Canadian Olympic women&#8217;s hockey team is hoping to get a little inspiration from the hottest show in the world.
In a video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScCe9Ql2hsg&amp;list=PLDsQU3UFA4hWyVEna7KSXsgS3zUGFUD2R&amp;index=8" target="_blank">shared today by CBC</a>, Canadian forward Emma Maltais was shown walking through the mixed media zone holding up a wooden loon gifted to her by a fan, a little homage to the Crave Original hockey romance show Heated Rivalry.
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If you&#8217;re unfamiliar with the concept of the show, two closeted male pro hockey players from competing teams in Montreal and Boston carry on a secret romance.
The show, based around a book series by Rachel Reid, centres oncharacters Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rozanov, who learn more about each others&#8217; cultures and lives throughout their years hiding their relationship.
In the season one finale, Rozanov visits Hollander&#8217;s Canadian cottage, where he is alarmed by a loon call.
&#8220;Stupid Canadian wolf bird,&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KfkaEBbpAnE" target="_blank">Rozanov said</a>, who is played by actor Connor Storrie. &#8220;What kind of a bird makes a noise like that?&#8221;
It appears that Maltais and the rest of the team have rallied behind their own loon, carrying it throughout the Winter Games and calling it &#8220;wolf bird.&#8221;
In 2002, Team Canada&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s hockey team had the famed &#8220;lucky loonie&#8221; buried at centre ice of the arena in Salt Lake City, a tradition that <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-two-olympic-medals-lucky-loonie-snowboarding" target="_blank">has been often copied but never fully replicated.</a>
&#8220;Maybe this is Team Canada&#8217;s lucky loon,&#8221; CBC Olympics reporter Claire Hanna quipped.
<h2>When does Canada&#8217;s women&#8217;s hockey team play next?</h2>
Canada will play Switzerland on Monday at 12:10 p.m. PT/ 3:10 p.m. ET with a shot at the gold medal game on the line. Canada came out victorious by a 4-0 score in the preliminary round.
But Canada&#8217;s road to repeat as gold medal winners will be tough.
In the preliminary round, they were beaten 5-0 by the United States, which has been pretty commonplace in recent matchups. The Americans play Sweden on Monday in the other semifinal.
The United States are riding a seven-game win streak against the Canadians, including a gold medal victory over their rivals in last year&#8217;s world championship gold medal game.
But while their longtime rivals might appear to have a stronger roster on paper, perhaps Canada&#8217;s lucky loon will give them the edge, should the two teams meet in the final.
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The Canadian Olympic women's hockey team is hoping to get a little inspiration from the hottest show in the world.