Canadian hockey fans travel to U.S. with mixed feelings to support NHL teams [Video]

Mark Jarry has cut as many American goods as possible from his personal spending.

The middle-aged man from the South Shore of Montreal also stopped taking regular trips south of the Canadian border after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to a second term and threatened to make Canada the 51st state.

That changed when Jarry’s beloved Montreal Canadiens entered the NHL playoffs.

Jarry and fellow dyed-in-the-wool fan Gabriel Borduas flew to Washington for Game 1 of the Canadiens’ first-round series against the Capitals on Monday.

“We came here because it’s the Canadiens,” said Jarry in French while decked in a Canadiens jersey at Capital One Arena. “At a certain point, the heart wins over reason.”

Montreal is one of five Canadian teams …