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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird hold the shirts each hopes the other will wear thanks to their bet over the winner of the New York Rangers-Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup playoff series. (Associated Press)
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Yin Shanshan, who plans to study for a master's degree in Canada, checks her textbook during a French course of Alliance Francaise, an organization that promotes French language and culture, in Tianjin, China. Thousands of people in China are trying to gain enough proficiency in French to emigrate to Quebec. (Associated Press)
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Ottawa 67's forward Steven Janes, left, collides with London Knights defenseman Olli Maatta, right, as they skate into the neutral zone during their junior hockey game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights forward Ryan Rupert, right, keeps his eye on the puck as he falls to the ice after colliding with Ottawa 67's forward Sean Monahan, left, during their junior hockey game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Fans celebrate as London Knights defenseman Brett Cook is congratulated by a teammate after scoring a goal against the visiting Ottawa 67's during their junior hockey game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Fans celebrate as London Knights defenseman Brett Cook skates by after he scored a goal against the visiting Ottawa 67's during their junior hockey game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Ottawa 67's winger Shane Prince, middle, is sandwiched into the boards by London Knights forwards Austin Watson, left, and Colin Martin, right, during their junior hockey game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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The London Knights, at left, and visiting Ottawa 67's, at right, warm up on the ice before their junior hockey game at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights fans walk past the John Labatt Centre for a pre-game dinner before returning to watch their hometown junior hockey club play against the visiting Ottawa 67's, in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Fans trickle into the John Labatt Centre to watch their hometown junior hockey club, the London Knights, play against the visiting Ottawa 67's, in London, Ontario, Canada on Saturday March 3, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Wearing a sombrero signifying his in-game hat trick, London Knights winger Seth Grifith thanks the crowd after being named first star in their 7-2 hockey win over the visiting Oshawa Generals at the John Labatt Centre in London,Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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The London Knights celebrate their 7-2 hockey win over the visiting Oshawa Generals at the John Labatt Centre in London,Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights hockey fans Jim Stevens, left, his wife Yvonne Stevens, react to a missed scoring opportunity while watching their hometown junior hockey club play against the visiting Oshawa Generals at the John Labatt Centre in London,Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. The long-time fans have been season ticket holders for the past 7 years. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Hockey fans leave the John Labatt Centre after watching their hometown junior hockey team, the London Knights, defeat the visiting Oshawa Generals in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. The Knights beat the Generals with a final score of 7-2. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights hockey fans Jim Stevens, left, his wife Yvonne Stevens, Gary McNaughton, and his wife Sue McNaughton, react to a missed scoring opportunity while watching their hometown junior hockey club play against the visiting Oshawa Generals at the John Labatt Centre in London,Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. The long-time fans are all season ticket holders, with the Stevens having their seats for 7 years and the McNaughtons theirs for 6. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights fan Zach Vossen, 6, left, accidentally throws his drinking straw when reacting to a Knights goal while watching the hometown team play against the visiting Oshawa Generals with friend Nathan Brackstone, 7, right, at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Fans fill the approximately 9,100 seats at the John Labatt Centre to watch their hometown junior hockey club, the London Knights, play against the visiting Oshawa Generals in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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Cassie Brock, 13, laughs as her cousin, Kylie Brock, 9, left, reaches out to high five London Knights defenseman Tommy Hughes as he walks through the home players' tunnel at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights assistant captain Scott Harrington communicates with his teammates on the bench during their junior hockey game against the Oshawa Generals at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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John Wood, right, hands his ticket to an attendant as he and friend Mel Murray, behind, enter the John Labatt Centre to watch the hometown London Knights play hockey against the visiting Oshawa Generals in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. The hockey fans have been season ticket holders of the junior hockey club for the past 8 years. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
