The Canada-U.S. rivalry at the Olympic men’s hockey tournament will definitely be an exciting match. When the North American rivals met this Sunday, Canadian players played against their NHL teammates. One by one, players on both sides have been indicating that national loyalties trump over locker-room friendships.  Apparently, loyalty to flag and country outweighs league friendships. When asked on his feelings at the moment, American defenseman Jack Johnson said that the Americans dislike the Canadians as much as the other side dislikes them at the moment, and especially when the puck drops and the game starts. American forward Ryan Kesler was caught twice saying how he “hated” Team Canada. While Johnson just used the word “dislike” it seems that his actions are taking the feeling to the next level. He chartered a plane last week from California to attend the opening ceremonies without extending an invitation to Los Angeles Kings teammate Drew Doughty. He also admits to not speaking to Doughty since arriving in Vancouver. “Nope, I haven’t said a word. And I don’t think anything needs to be said,” asserts Johnson. The same feeling is shared by their Canadian NHL teammates. Canadian forward Jonathan Toews predicted that, whatever you call it – hate or dislike – it will show during the game. He clarified that for himself, it's not anything he feels against a particular individual but more like not wanting to lose to his American teammates. “We want this for ourselves, we know we’ve got a lot of support behind us."  He added that their team will use the support from the crowd and use that energy in the game against their fiercest rival to date. Canada vs. USA This is nothing new for veteran Martin Brodeur. He says it’s just the way it is, having played against his American teammates in 2002. He declared that everyone would be playing hard for their own countries.  He is confident that after the Olympics, everyone will go back to being buddies again in the NHL. There’s plenty on the line to fuel such feeling on both sides. This was the toughest for both teams in this year’s Olympics as the winner gets to play automatically at the quarterfinals while the loser will have to endure playing an extra playoff game.   Lucky for the USA team, they snatched victory from the crowd favorite. Brian Burke, the general manager of Team USA, acknowledges the crowd to be on behalf of Canada. “The games are in Canada, that’s the way it ought to be,” he says. There has been speculation that the Americans will wear their uniforms from the 1960 Olympics where they beat Canada, which was also the last time the Americans beat Canada at the Games. Burke however won’t confirm such speculation saying that it is classified information.